Gem launches global healthcare blockchain and partners with Philips
Gem Health will combine secure patient IDs and data records with medical services and supply chain optimisation.
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin asks if Google, Apple and Facebook are threatened by blockchains
The Gafa companies (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) have been conspicuously silent on blockchain.
How the Ethereum blockchain is helping fund a cure for HIV
The HEAL Alliance which is the non-profit behind HEAL Bond on Blockchain hopes it will raise $10bn.
BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION by Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott goes on sale 10 May
Don Tapscott is the author of 15 books about the digital revolution; Alex is CEO of North West Passage Ventures.
BTCC Bitcoin mining pool launches rapid connection for customers in seven continents
BTCC Pool was launched in October 2014, operates on a pay-per-share model, guaranteeing miners a return.
NGO collective Start Network testing rapid response humanitarian crisis funding using blockchain
Pilot is being done with NYC-based decentralisation design studio ConsenSys using the Ethereum blockchain.
EDCAB leads European Parliamentary roundtables as MEPs mull Bitcoin clampdown
EDCAB is the only independent European public policy platform for virtual currencies and distributed ledger tech.
SWIFT and Accenture provide banks with blockchain 'blueprint'
SWIFT looked at the gaps in existing DLT solutions and highlighted eight key areas.
Ethereum, R3 and Digital Asset Holdings get real as London busts the blockchain hype
Heavyweights of blockchain gathered at the SWIFT Business Forum and Tomorrow's Transactions 2016 to bust the hype.
Barclays' Smart Contract Templates stars in first ever public demo of R3's Corda platform
The first public demo of R3's Corda took place before an audience of over 800 people at The O2 in London.
Decentralised exchange OpenLedger launches Ethereum-based DigixDAO trading
The Digix DGD asset will trade on OpenLedger from 28 April.
EtherEx looks beyond cryptocurrency trading towards a tokenised future on Ethereum
EtherEx has floated crowd sale and ETX token idea to address gas imbalance and drive development of the project.
Ethereum-based system of CV smart contracts to save recruiters time and money
APPII, a UK based technology start-up, has built the app with London-based Applied Blockchain.
Bitcoin legal experts launch European Digital Currency & Blockchain Technology Forum
EDCAB founder Siân Jones has an unparalleled legal understanding around cryptocurrency.
Chinese government's startup investment fund is bigger than the GDP of Denmark
The Chinese government's startup investment fund stands at $337bn (£236bn, €299bn)
Parmesan cheese to bottle caps - alternative currencies in the age of Bitcoin and Apple Pay
Banco Emiliano accepts Pamesan cheese as collateral for a loan and holds $187m worth of cheese in its vault.
Estonia's LHV Bank and ChromaWay win Innovation Award 2016 for blockchain app
Cuber uses the coloured coins protocol pioneered by ChromaWay to transact tokens representing euros.
WAVES raises $2m in 24 hours in bid to take on permissioned blockchains
The WAVES open blockchain crowdfund briefly DDoS'd its servers as money poured in.
Debenhams reports 5.5% earnings hike as CEO Michael Sharp bows out
Sharp, who announced last October that he would be stepping down in 2016, formally submitted his resignation.
Airbnb has no plans to move into blockchain
An article about Airbnb hiring Bitcoin engineers from ChangTip raised speculation about the firm's blockchain plans.
How Bitcoin will smash Donald Trump's Mexican remittance wall
Eco-friendly Bitcoin mining company Genesis Mining is known for raising crypto awareness with poster campaigns.
Do high frequency trading algorithms create more volatility than humans?
IBTimes UK spoke to Professor Avanidhar Subrahmanyam at UCLA, an expert on stock market activity and behavioural finance.
Overstock's Patrick Byrne: I feel the blockchain revolution is my victory
Byrne's t0 project is the only effort that has brought the spirit of Bitcoin and real decentralisation to capital markets.
Power to the people - the blockchain's consumer energy revolution begins in New York
TransActive Grid, a joint-venture between ConsenSys and L03 Energy, goes live in New York with first paid transaction.
BNP Paribas smart contracts favourite CommonAccord makes its case
CommonAccord plans to 'open source' and automate the drafting of legal documents by creating a global template.
Credits launches beta of blockchain Platform-as-a-Service
Announcement from the Credits team was made at Money 20/20 Europe in Copenhagen.
R3's Richard Brown emphasises privacy of Corda project
The consortium of over 40 big banks sets out the key features of its distributed ledger design.
Will financial analysts lose their jobs to intelligent trading machines?
AI specialist Josh Sutton reveals the advantage of vast datasets for macro plays like oil.
Money 20/20 Europe: Blythe Masters highlights common standards to avoid 'Betamax' blockchain
CEO of Digital Asset Holdings, warns blockchains could be equivalent of Betamax v VHS.
BitGold Business Accounts expands payroll, invoicing and checkout solutions
BitGold launched the new services at Money 20/20 Europe in Copenhagen this week.