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Former Bitmain Chip Designer Seeks to Revoke Mining Giant's Patent

A former employee is engaged in a tit-for-tat battle with mining giant Bitmain over the alleged misuse of intellectual property.

By Wolfie ZhaoOct 17, 2017

Day one of Swift's annual Sibos conference found the interbank messaging platform under pressure from the rising tide of cryptocurrencies.

Former Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said blockchain technology has the opportunity to innovate in payments during Ripple's Swell conference.

By Bailey ReutzelOct 16, 2017

DLT startup Ripple is one of several firms to contribute to a new payments services app from the Gates Foundation.

By Stan HigginsOct 16, 2017

JPMorgan Chase is backing a new blockchain-based platform for interbank payments, the firm announced today.

By Stan HigginsOct 16, 2017

A distributed ledger tech pilot, aimed at simplifying back-office reconciliation processes at major financial institutions, is moving forward.

By Omkar GodboleOct 16, 2017

Blockchain startup SmartContract has today unveiled a new a proof-of-concept built with assistance from five major financial institutions.

Accenture has hired Iliana Oris Valiente as managing director and global blockchain innovation lead for its emerging technology group.

Mainstream institutional investors had some harsh critiques for the cryptocurrency and ICO token community at a recent SEC committee meeting.

By Aaron StanleyOct 16, 2017

Business network platform Tradeshift has joined the Hyperledger blockchain project as its latest premier member.