Even China's crypto-brothers Bobby and Charlie Lee don't entirely agree on scaling Bitcoin
IBTimes UK speaks to brothers Bobby Lee, CEO BTCC, and Charlie Lee, Litecoin inventor.
Bitcoin versus M-Pesa: Digital payments rumble in the jungle
Safaricom has invoked AML to shut out BitPesa - but doesn't this stifle innovation?
Meet Wayne Hennessy-Barrett, the ex-military, pipe-smoking Ethereum board adviser doing microfinance in Kenya
Wayne Hennessy-Barrett is CEO of 4G Capital which provides on-the-ground, unsecured loans in Kenya.
Bitnation and Estonian government start spreading sovereign jurisdiction on the blockchain
Bitnation announces deal with Estonia's e-Resident programme to offer a global public notary service.
Microsoft blockchain affiliate BlockApps muses on Oracle's future in decentralised databases
BlockApps STRATO is being rolled out as part of the Microsoft Azure blockchain-as-a-service offering
Symbiont's Adam Krellenstein: There's really only two smart contract systems - Ethereum's and ours
IBTimes spoke to Counterparty and Symbiont technology chief Adam Krellenstein about the blockchain landscape.
Move over eBay: Countdown to OpenBazaar and the decentralised marketplace revolution
IBTimes spoke to OpenBazaar lead developer Brian Hoffman ahead of the full version release next month.
Bitcoin giant BTCC launches priority blockchain transactions for its customers
BTCC announces BlockPriority to prioritise bitcoin transaction confirmations for its customers.
Overstock's Patrick Byrne down to 'brass tacks' with SEC over public crypto-securities
Patrick Byrne explains how T0 is designed to vanquish the iniquities of Wall Street's system of net settlements.
Barclays Investment Bank describes technology challenges for smart contracts developers
Dr Lee Braine of Barclays spoke about securities settlement and shared ledgers at the recent Ethereum conference.
R3's Tim Swanson examines 'watermarked tokens' on the Bitcoin blockchain
R3 has published an in-depth report titled 'Watermarked tokens and pseudonymity on public blockchains'.
Blockstream's Austin Hill: confidential blockchains can remove systemic risk from finance
IBTimes spoke to Blockstream's Austin Hill about one particular Sidechains Element - Confidential Transactions.
Ethereum's William Mougayar: 20-plus banks testing blockchains outside consortium model
William Mougayar says more and more banks are looking to deploy blockchains outside their legacy systems.
Rootstock merges Bitcoin and Ethereum to help the World Bank drive financial inclusion
IBTimes spoke to Rootstock co-founder Diego Zaldivar ahead of launch at LaBitconf in Mexico City on December 4th.
Decentralised Bitcoin wallet provider Airbitz takes security to the Edge
Decentralised wallet provider Airbitz is offering users a more secure means to buy and sell Bitcoin directly from its app.
DevCon1: Nick Szabo says smart contracts substitute an army of lawyers and accountants
Legendary cryptographer Szabo's speech at the Ethereum conference was titled History Of The Blockchain.
Deloitte cuts a bold figure at Ethereum DevCon1
Matthew Spoke of Deloitte gave a well received presentation followed by triple entry accounting technologists Balanc3.
Microsoft's 'try before you buy' blockchain cloud with Ethereum lining
Microsoft is offering Blockchain as a service on the Azure cloud in conjunction with Ethereum developers ConsenSys.
Blockchain company Coinsilium joins with Seedrs for IPO equity crowdfunding
Shares in Coinsilium will be quoted on the ICAP Securities and Derivatives Exchange (ISDX) Growth Market.
Ethereum DevCon1: 'We can fix the internet – and we can do it this week'
Chief scientist Vitalik Buterin introduced the week long event, highlighting scalability and privacy of the blockchain.
Should we worry about Vueling's awful complaints record as BA switches to Cruz control?
IAG announced Vueling boss Alex Cruz will take over as boss of British Airways.
Inmarsat sees solid growth driven by commercial aviation connectivity
Inmarsat reported 57.7% revenue growth in its aviation division.
BTL Group becomes first publicly listed blockchain company on Toronto Stock Exchange
Blockchain Tech Ltd is listed on the Venture Board of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSXV:BTL).
Risk Focus partners with Kaizen to deliver 'MiFIR readiness'
Trading compliance experts Risk Focus has tied up with Kaizen Reporting well ahead of the MiFID II deadline.
Bitcoin payments firm Coinify adding Ether, Ripple and Counterparty tokens
European digital currency payments processor Coinify adds 15 more coins and tokens to its roster.
Ethereum-based Slock.it reveals first ever lock opened with money
This technology will be officially unveiled at the Ethereum annual Devcon conference in London, 9-13 November.
Bitcoin to become sixth largest global reserve currency by 2030
Banks are estimated to spend over $1bn on blockchain projects in next two years.
HSBC cost-cutting sees 32% profit hike as it stays 'resilient' to China stock falls
HSBC has reported pre-tax profits of $6.1bn (£3.9bn) for the third quarter.
Ryanair profits soar on soggy weather and cheap fuel
Ryanair reported soaring half-year after tax profits of €1.1bn (£800m, $1.2bn).
Decentralised government project Bitnation offers refugees blockchain IDs and bitcoin debit cards
The Blockchain Emergency ID is a rudimentary emergency ID, based on the blockchain technology.