startups


Markets

ItBit Hit With String of Departures in Bitcoin-to-Blockchain Transition

A slew of recent departures from itBit suggest a changing future for a startup originally founded as a bitcoin exchange service.

departure, airplain

Markets

Bitcoin Trading Platform Coinigy Raises $400k

Coinigy has raised $400,000 in new seed funding to develop an updated version of its bitcoin trading platform.

trading, trader

Markets

Coinbase Expands Bitcoin Buying Service to Australia

Coinbase has expanded to Australia, bringing the total number of countries it supports to 33.

australian flags

Markets

Genesis Trading Sees Interest in Classic Ether Market

A prominent digital currency service reports that institutional investors are expressing a slow but budding interest in Ethereum Classic.

trading, desk

Markets

Visa Europe Partners for Bitcoin Micropayments Trial

Bitcoin micropayments startup SatoshiPay is developing a new proof-of-concept with Visa Europe’s Collab innovation unit.

Jar of pennies (John Brueske/Shutterstock)

Markets

PwC FinTech Lead Joins Blockchain Startup Libra

Blockchain startup Libra has announced new hires it says will help it position itself as the "Microsoft Office for blockchain".

Screen Shot 2016-07-25 at 7.54.58 AM

Tech

Why Big Bank Consultants Were Watching Ethereum's Hard Fork

CoinDesk discusses the recent ethereum hard fork with members of major consulting firms with a blockchain specialty.

telescope, new york

Markets

Coinbase Wallet Users Can Now Buy and Sell Ether

Digital currency exchange Coinbase has added support for ethereum, letting consumers buy, sell, send and store ether in their Coinbase accounts.

Screen Shot 2016-07-21 at 12.18.26 PM

Tech

Mizuho to Conduct Blockchain Payments Trial With Ripple

Mizuho Financial Group announced this week it will pilot Ripple's distributed ledger technology for use in cross-currency settlement.

messages, send, money