Michael del Castillo

A full-time member of the Editorial Team at CoinDesk, Michael covers cryptocurrency and blockchain applications. His writing has been published in the New Yorker, Silicon Valley Business Journal and Upstart Business Journal. Michael is not an investor in any digital currencies or blockchain projects. He has previously held value in bitcoin (<a href="https://qa.coindesk.com/editorial-policy/">See: Editorial Policy</a>). Email: michael@coindesk.com. Follow Michael: <a href="https://twitter.com/delrayman">@delrayman</a>

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'Big Four' Accounting Firm Deloitte is Now Running a Bitcoin ATM

'Big Four' accounting firm Deloitte is now the owner and operator of its first bitcoin ATM.

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BNP Paribas Opens Lab to Boost Productivity With Blockchain

BNP Paribas has unveiled a new Innovation Lab with a blockchain focus.

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The Stolen DAO Funds Are On the Move

More than $5m worth of digital currency associated with the attack on The DAO is on the move.

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6 Blockchain Startups Accept New Ernst & Young 'Challenge'

Ernst & Young has selected six blockchain startups for its first distributed ledger startup challenge.

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Microsoft Azure's CTO Wants Blockchain to Connect Every Industry

Microsoft Azure's CTO Mark Russinovich envisions a world where every industry is connected by a blockchain consortium.

Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Azure CTO

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Bank Veterans Raise $1.5 Million for Digital Asset Startup

Digital asset trading service Crypto Facilities has raised $1.5m in new funding.

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Ad-Blocking Browser Brave Launches Bitcoin Micropayments

Brave Software has officially launched bitcoin micropayments for its ad-blocking browser product first unveiled earlier this year.

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Plug and Play's Biggest Blockchain Batch Plans Big Bank Collaborations

Meet the eight blockchain startups that were recently accepted into storied Silicon Valley accelerator Plug and Play's fourth FinTech batch.

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Deloitte Spin-Off Nuco Partners on Blockchain IoT Project

A distributed ledger startup spun out of Deloitte has announced its first partnership with an Internet of Things company.

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IBM Bridges Blockchain, AI With New Business Unit

IBM is reorganizing its internal blockchain team into a business unit that encompasses its artificial intelligence and cloud computing efforts.

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