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Microsoft CEO Challenges Swift: Build 'Useful' Blockchain Applications

The CEO of Microsoft believes blockchain can have "massive implications," a comment that helped close Swift's annual Sibos conference this year.

While blockchain solutions can be expensive, it's a price worth paying to mitigate security weaknesses, says Digital Asset's Blythe Masters.

The price of bitcoin is roaring once again today, rising over $500 on a strong recovery from yesterday's lows.

By Omkar GodboleOct 19, 2017

Multilateral organizations have more in common with the crypto community than you might think, Michael J. Casey argues.

No one won the game of trolls, but competition between Swift, Ripple and Stellar is still fierce, even though it might be too early for fists.

By Bailey ReutzelOct 19, 2017

More and more blockchains may be forking, but developers still don't think they've quite found the best way to execute the upgrade.

By Alyssa HertigOct 19, 2017

A conference held by distributed ledger startup Ripple appears to have had a positive impact on the price of its cryptocurrency.

By Omkar GodboleOct 18, 2017

The price of bitcoin is down today, as overbought indicators seem to have yielded a notable correction away from recent highs.

By Omkar GodboleOct 18, 2017

Days after the ethereum blockchain underwent a system-wide upgrade, developers have still yet to confirm the software is fully stable.

Blockchain’s future is bright, just maybe a little less glamorous without the get-rich-quick investment aspect, writes Joe Pindar of Gemalto.

By Joe PindarOct 18, 2017

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