Google and Apple like Ripple's Interledger Protocol for interoperability - and because it's not Visa
Ripple chief technical officer Stefan Thomas gave some insights about W3C's Web Payments Working Group.
The 'Holy Grail' hedge fund strategy to handle a black swan the size of World War I
Carmot Capital's George Sokoloff proposes a thought experiment – a breakdown of a well-diversified investment strategy in 1912.
Rakuten Blockchain Lab to open in Belfast
Former Bitnet engineers Stephen McNamara and Fergal Downey will run the lab.
BTC Relay wants Bitcoin and Ethereum to hang out together
BTC Relay is a bridge between Bitcoin and Ethereum that allows a user to pay with Bitcoin to use Ethereum.
Dataminr solves Twitter's 'needle in haystack' problem for hedge funds and banks
An early alert about the recurring food scare at Chipotle illustrates the power of Dataminr's algorithms.
Hardware Bitcoin wallet KeepKey integrates with ShapeShift
The Bitfinex hack is driving plenty of demand for cryptocurrency cold storage solutions.
HSBC says Hyperledger and R3 should 'put heads together' for trade finance distributed ledger
R3 said its ethos is about industry-wide collaboration and partnering with complementary technology providers.
Cobalt DL targets FX post-trade processing with distributed ledger technology
Eight big FX participants commit to new service; First Derivatives becomes investor and tech partner.
Dash comes to iPhone with Jaxx wallet
Jaxx community overwhelmingly requested integration with 7th most valuable cryptocurrency.
Blockchain-based Omni Foundation adds 'Euro-coin' pair to its USDT digital dollar on Tether
Real dollar-to-euro trading now available on blockchain through Omni via Tether.
PwC blockchain expert pinpoints sources of ambiguity in smart contracts
PwC's Ajit Tripathi discusses the limits of automating business logic in smart contracts.
Bitcoin pioneer Jered Kenna and TradeZero offer digital currency dark pool trading
Kenna said the exchange would eventually trade other digital currencies
R3 and 15 banks tackle trade financing challenges with distributed ledger technology
Corda platform facilitates invoice financing and letter of credit transactions in trials.
HSBC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch use Hyperledger Project for blockchain-based trade finance
The banks plus Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore proves Letter of Credit transactions can be executed on blockchain.
Ethereum's 'Lightning Network' Raiden to strike IoT and micropayments
Raiden creator Heiko Hees said a 100K transactions per second proof of concept could happen by end of August.
Steemit: Get on the blockchain social media juggernaut and earn cryptocurrency for posting content
It achieves community building and social interaction through rewards and a reputation system.
Machine learning can balance risks involved in bitcoin trading
Arshak Navruzyan, founder of Startup.ML, has been applying machine learning to quantitative finance problems.
RSK Federation supported by Bitcoin industry for 'belt and braces' smart contracts security
Some 25 big names in Bitcoin have joined the RSK Federation.
Blockchain compliance firm Elliptic and LexisNexis bring bank-grade risk management to Bitcoin
The deal integrates LexisNexis Risk Solutions AML risk management data into Elliptic's Bitcoin transaction monitoring.
Testing time for cryptocurrency security as Bitfinex reports $65m of bitcoin stolen by hackers
Hackers have stolen some 119,756 bitcoin or about $65m in cash at current prices.
WorldRemit calls for urgent restoration of money transfers to Nigeria
Hundreds of global remittance companies forced to cease transfers while Western Union, MoneyGram and Ria continue.
Thomson Reuters joins R3 distributed ledger consortium
Thomson Reuters joins the global network of R3 partners united in its lab environment, the R3 Lab and Research Centre.
Blockchain holds huge potential for wholesale insurance, states Z/Yen and PwC report
PwC's Belfast-based blockchain technology team worked with Z/Yen in undertaking the global industry survey.
UK government awards first G-Cloud blockchain platform-as-a-service agreement to Credits
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) awarded a place on the G-Cloud 8 framework agreement to Credits.
Invested money matters most in big data sentiment analysis
Kavout, which boasts former Google and Microsoft engineers, combines signals from a range of categories.
The Chamber of Digital Commerce launches Smart Contracts Alliance
The Smart Contracts Alliance will be co-chaired by Mark Smith, CEO of Symbiont, and Sean Murphy, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright,
Blockchain design is evolving to power the new 'economy of things'
IBTimes spoke with IoT/blockchain innovators David Sønstebø, IOTA founder, and Tom Fuerstner, founder of Riddle&Code.
Brexit could perversely benefit European technology sector with risk-reducing M&A run
Silicon Valley investment firm Magister Advisors has completed its H1 report, The State Of European Tech Up To Brexit
How fintech and microfinance remove intermediaries and loan costs
Zidisha lets web users lend directly to individual borrowers in developing countries without any intermediary
DigixGlobal secures deal with Silver Bullion and The Safe House in Singapore
DigixGlobal will be transferring their current gold holdings to Silver Bullion for the upcoming relaunch of DGX 2.0.