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DigixGlobal the first organisation to run a fully on chain, decentralised crowdsale on Ethereum for DigixDAO.

Security experts claim the ransom note is almost identical to a new form of ransomware known as SamSam.

Creative Barcode, Blockverify, Smoogs and Bitnation took part in quick pitch sponsored by Visa Europe Collab.

IBM's blockchain tsar Jerry Cuomo also discussed the Hyperledger project and recent R3 commercial paper challenge.

Digital Catapult in London is hosting a lightning blockchain pitch-off on March 30th.

Gold should be returned to transactional unit of currency, suggests Bitgold CEO Roy Sebag.

The funding round was led by Paladin Capital, a Washington-based VC specialising in disruptive security applications.

Uphold, which handles 25 currencies and four commodities, said Litecoin will be added in April and Ether in May.

IBTimes asked Ethereum security expert Gustav Simonsson about the current proof of work consensus system.

The proof of technology test of a blockchain was carried out by its Post Trade Risk and Information (PTRI) division.

IBT spoke to Etheria, Second Life, Voxelus and Simon de la Rouviere of ConsenSys about blockchains and MMOGs.

Microsoft clarified that its support page had inaccurately said it would not accept bitcoins as a choice of payment.

Blockchain Capital and gaming entrepreneur Pierce speaks about opportunities for gaming on blockchains.

Christoffer De Geer of XBT Provider says devaluation of yuan and capital controls in China will boost Bitcoin.

Gem CEO Micah Winkelspecht talks about a huge amount of increased interest from the healthcare space.

CEO Nathan Wosnack said fraudulent conveyance costs the industry approximately $1bn a year in the US alone.

R3 architect Ian Grigg was joined by Dr Lee Braine of Barclays, Robert Sams of Clearmatics and Everledger's Leanne Kemp.

Windows-based programme is so effective that experts claim there's no way of decrypting the files for free.

Symbiont today announced a deal with Ipreo's loan settlement platform to overhaul global syndicated loans market.

Guardtime integrated its keyless signature infrastructure blockchain technology with Oracle's database engine.

Blockchain Tech Lab will happen in London April 11-15 with the Blockcathon on 15-17 April.

Genesis said the Logos Fund officially filed Form D with the SEC last week.

CoinFest UK will take place over two floors in Manchester's MadLab over the 8th and 9th April and is free to attend.

Capital markets expert Larry Tabb highlights problems blockchains face doing real time clearing and settlement.

Police regain control of encryption key after having to stump up just £320 to the cyber criminals.

The second part of a series on gaming and blockchains includes Spells of Genesis, Alex Amsel and Peter Borah.

Caribbean fiat currencies can have digital equivalents linked in a 1:1 ratio with Central Bank issued counterparts.

Manifold Technology started looking at pain points in complex and clunky rewards programmes involving banks.

Hackers claiming responsibility for holding LA hospital to ransom in cyber attack mock US over the decision to pay up.

IBTimes spoke to Peter Todd, Vlad Zamfir, Emin Gun Sirer and Jed McCaleb about consensus protocols.