Digix launches digital gold asset platform on Ethereum
Every DGX token represents 1 gram of gold, and can be recasted back into a physical gold bar for redemption.
Coinsilium injects $100,000 into smart contracts developer Rootstock
Nick Szabo said Rootstock combines the best of both worlds – Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Blockchain investment database ChainHQ tracks $1bn of funding in distributed ledger technology
ChainHQ has tracked close to $1bn in funding received since 2009.
CoinDesk acquired by Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group
The editorial and business teams at CoinDesk will merge with DCG's newly launched events platform.
Bank of England embroiled in FCA decision to drop review of UK banking culture
BoE executive Megan Butler oversaw FCA decision to drop banking probes, despite denials from City regulator.
ShoCard raises the bar for digital identity using blockchain
IBTimes spoke to Armin Ebrahimi, CEO of ShoCard, which is close to announcing bank and KYC firm partnerships.
Uproov brings Bitcoin notary service to iTunes and Android
Uproov's notary service for photos, videos and audio recordings will be available on Android this week.
Provenance has a big year ahead delivering supply chain transparency with Bitcoin and Ethereum
IBTimes spoke to Jessi Baker about Provenance and a busy year ahead improving supply chains.
Blockchain platform Gem closes $7.1m funding round
Venice, California-based Gem becomes first blockchain firm to close funding in 2016.
Security firm Guardtime courting governments and banks with industrial-grade blockchain
IBTimes UK speaks to Guardtime, which is using its KSI blockchain to secure UK nuclear and flood-defence data.
Bitcoin giant BTCC donates 100 full nodes to help maintain the network
BTCC distributed the nodes in countries that rank low on the full bitcoin node geographic distribution list.
William Mougayar advises banks on 2016's blockchain revolution
Mougayar, an author, investor and Ethereum advisory board member, has written extensively on tech disruption.
Blockchain investor Coinsilium begins trading on ISDX in London
Upon Admission, Coinsilium has 69,793,500 Ordinary Shares on issue representing a market capitalisation of £6.98m
Top blockchain and fintech movers and shakers to watch in 2016
List includes a self-renting lock, a gaming value platform, and blockchain supply chains.
Game-changers FreeMyVunk and Digix allow video gamers to trade virtual assets for physical gold
Gaming platform FreeMyVunk and crypto-assets issuer Digix both use the Ethereum public blockchain.
Linux Foundation blockchain forum: Digital Asset, IBM, Credits and London Stock Exchange on board
Digital Asset chief Blythe Masters said it is contributing the Hyperledger brand to the new forum.
Blockchain consortium R3 opens its doors to exchanges and clearing houses in 2016
R3 also said it was closing initial window to banks having added 12 more to its total of 42.
UK nuclear power plants protected from cyberattack by Guardtime blockchain technology
Exclusive: Guardtime has partnership with Future Cities Catapult, a UK-based centre for smart city innovation.
Ripple chief Chris Larsen: Sorting out payments will aid innovation in securities settlements
Larsen said it is time to cooperate within the distributed ledger technology industry.
Airbitz launches US-wide Bitcoin Starbucks campaign
Airbitz has integrated Fold into its app and is offering 20% discount in Starbucks.
CAF: 100% blockchain transparency could literally be a 'killer app' for charities
Rhodri Davies from the Charities Aid Foundation talks about charities and transparency on the blockchain.
Norton Rose Fulbright considers the legal status of smart contracts
Lawyers Seam Murphy and Michael Sinclair are to publish a paper exploring smart contracts in Q1 2016.
BitPesa CEO: That Safaricom has moved against us shows we have already won
A judge ruled that payments between Safaricom m-Pesa and BitPesa won't be reinstated for the duration of the case.
BitFury opening third carbon neutral Bitcoin mining operation in Georgia
BitFury is opening its third energy saving data center in Republic of Georgia next week
Ebay philanthropist funds 'cryptocomplex' cash for central banks
Omidyar Network and eCurrency Mint (eCM) say a central bank deployment of eCurrency is happening soon.
Swift enhances correspondent banking with a view to 'blockchain roadmap'
Swift will implement improvements to the existing correspondent banking system early in 2016.
Square, Box and Theranos: Which billion dollar unicorns are heading to the glue factory in 2016?
Victor Basta of Magister Advisors said Unicorns will have an aggregate valuation of $0.5 trillion at year-end.
Setting up your own central bank is just the start with Ethereum
IBTimes spoke to Ethereum's Alex Van de Sande about the possibilities opened by smart contracts.
Lawyers' lives being made easier thanks to Stampery and the Bitcoin blockchain
IBTimes UK spoke to blockchain notary service Stampery which went live to the public just over a month ago.
Treasury extends Lloyds share sale until mid-2016 before Tell Sid-style public offering
Chancellor George Osborne said the UKFI plan would be extended until 'no later than 30 June 2016'.