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A Former Politico Editor Is Using Ethereum to Help Fix Journalism

A new project staffed with media heavyweights envisions how news outlets could be disrupted and decentralized by blockchain tech.

China's first online-only insurer ZhongAn has filed for an initial public offering, revealing new details about its blockchain development.

By Wolfie ZhaoJul 6, 2017

Kraken users are taking action over the exchange startup's alleged mismanagement of a flash crash in its ether order books.

By Stan HigginsJul 5, 2017

German banking institution Commerzbank is looking to digitize the trade finance process using blockchain.

By Wolfie ZhaoJul 5, 2017

A subsidiary of French bank BNP Paribas has announced that its blockchain securities platform has reached a new milestone.

By Pete RizzoJul 5, 2017

Blockchain startup Setl opens up about its strategy for the Australian post-trade system, a market long dominated by a monopoly.

As the World Economic Forum seeks a leadership role in blockchain, a senior executive argues its members still have much to learn.

An early bitcoin startup CEO looks back on the evolution of regulation in the US, arguing it has had a lasting negative impact on the industry.

Bitcoin startup Bitwage, which focuses on the international payroll market, is expanding its European footprint with a launch in the UK.

By Stan HigginsJul 3, 2017

Attorney Katherine Cooper looks at work ongoing to standardize virtual currency law in the US, and the issues that stand in the way.