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Markets

OpenBazaar was the big winner at the 2016 Blockchain Awards, besting the competition in three of the five award categories.

By Pete RizzoMay 3, 2016

Markets

CoinDesk interviews Circle founders Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville about their $76m blockchain payments company, its market strategy and its future.

By Pete RizzoMay 2, 2016

Markets

Blockchain startup Chain is today releasing a new permissioned protocol built in collaboration with 10 financial and telecom firms.

By Pete RizzoMay 2, 2016

Markets

IBM has announced a new framework for securing blockchain systems running in its cloud services.

By Pete RizzoApr 29, 2016

Markets

Australian stock transfer company Computershare is working with a UK-based blockchain startup to create securities registries using the technology.

By Stan HigginsApr 28, 2016

Markets

Confirming a long-rumored move, gaming and digital media platform Steam is now accepting bitcoin payments through processing service BitPay.

By Stan HigginsApr 27, 2016

Markets

The UK Treasury has said in a new report that it won’t impose AML rules on digital currency wallet providers in a bid to avoid regulatory burdens.

By Stan HigginsApr 25, 2016

Markets

Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange bitFlyer has raised $27 million in new funding, one of the largest rounds for a Japanese digital currency firm to date.

By Pete RizzoApr 25, 2016

Tech

Bitcoin mining company BitFury has inked a deal with the Georgian government to develop a system for registering land titles using the blockchain.

By Stan HigginsApr 22, 2016

Markets

International payments network SWIFT is looking to build its own distributed ledger platform, a new report reveals.

By Stan HigginsApr 20, 2016