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Blockchain Employment Startup Wins $10,000 at Consensus 2016

Decentralized employment company Colony has become the unanimous winner of the Consensus 2016 Proof of Work contest and the attached $10,000 prize.

Balaji Srinivasan, co-founder and CEO of 21 Inc., announced the launch of the 21 software package at the Consensus 2016 blockchain conference.

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

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

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

By Pete RizzoMay 2, 2016

Blockchain data startup Tierion has raised $1m in seed funding from several of the industry’s leading venture capital firms.

By Pete RizzoApr 29, 2016

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

By Pete RizzoApr 29, 2016

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

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

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