business news | CoinDesk

Boldstart Launches Hyperledger Fabric's First Blockchain Accelerator

The enterprise-facing Hyperledger Fabric blockchain now has its own accelerator, one backed by a notable venture investor.

A new consortium being spearheaded by IBM is seeking to use blockchain to improve global food safety – and cut costs for suppliers.

BTCS, the publicly traded bitcoin miner, is moving toward a new merger, SEC filings reveal.

By Stan HigginsAug 21, 2017

A group of banks led by Credit Suisse is eyeing the launch of a blockchain platform for syndicated loans, according to reports.

By Stan HigginsAug 21, 2017

Swift has completed development work on its first blockchain proof-of-concept, and six global banks are about to put it through its paces.

Payments multinational Visa may be looking to blockchain as a way to facilitate the transfer of digitized assets, according to a patent filing.

By Stan HigginsAug 21, 2017

While Ripple has denied any short-term partnerships with Alibaba – a deal between the two firms could be in both companies' best interests.

By Noelle AchesonAug 21, 2017

Why token sales are like the Japanese game of pachinko, and what that means for the future of the novel fundraising method.

By Avtar SehraAug 20, 2017

A former central banker outlines 10 reasons why he believes his former employer (and other banks like it) will fail to adapt to cryptocurrency.

Canada-based fintech vendor D+H Corporation has filed several patent applications relating to the creation and use of private distributed ledgers.

By Stan HigginsAug 18, 2017