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UK Telecom Regulator Wins Grant to Study Blockchain

The U.K.'s communications regulator, Ofcom, received £700,000 to study potentially using blockchain in managing the nation's 1 billion phone numbers.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 8, 2018

Oasis Labs is launching an support program for startups focused on privacy applications of blockchain, and some big investors are on board.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 8, 2018

The U.A.E. plans to introduce regulations that would permit initial coin offerings to be used as a means of fundraising for domestic companies.

By Daniel PalmerOct 8, 2018

IBM is taking its food-tracking blockchain into production and has already signed up European supermarket giant Carrefour.

By Ian AllisonOct 8, 2018

A patent application by the Shenzhen Graduate School outlines a blockchain platform for managing top-level web domains.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 5, 2018

Crypto company Circle is reportedly moving to acquire SeedInvest, a crowdfunding platform for startups.

By Stan HigginsOct 5, 2018

Adam White, one of U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase's most senior executives and fifth-ever employee, is leaving the company.

By Daniel PalmerOct 5, 2018

The HM Land Registry is moving to phase 2 of a long-running blockchain research project aimed at streamlining property transactions in the U.K.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 5, 2018

BlackBerry announced Thursday it was working with ONEBIO to support a new blockchain platform aimed at storing and sharing medical research data.

The tone distinguishing Crypto Springs from the plethora of blockchain conferences was an acute focus on uncomfortable and open-ended questions.

By Leigh CuenOct 4, 2018