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How are banks actually going to use blockchains and smart contracts?
IBTimes spoke to Dr Gideon Greenspan, founder of Coin Sciences and MultiChain, about enterprise blockchains.
Digital Asset Holdings: Blockchain startup run by ex JPMorgan executive Blythe Masters raises $50m
The likes of JPMorgan, ABN Amro, BNP Paribas and Santander invested in the start-up.
Genesis Mining billboards say Jamie Dimon is right - 'Bitcoin will eat your lunch'
JP Morgan CEO mocked by cloud mining operation.
Chinese central bank to launch its own digital currency
People's Bank of China believes the move will give policymakers better control over money supply.
BTL launches blockchain remittance platform Interbit
BTL is launching remittance platform Interbit at the BC Tech Summit on January 18th & 19th in Vancouver.
Bitcoin innovators SatoshiPay poised to recover website revenues lost through ad-blocking
Cryptocurrency in the form of nanopayments can provide content providers with an alternative revenue stream.
Digital currency: Putting blockchain regulations into the broader context of today
Steve Ehrlich, an associate at Spitzberg Partners, surveys the regulatory landscape regarding blockchain.
Consult Hyperion's Dave Birch imagines when blockchains dissolve regulatory boundaries
IBTimes UK spoke to the digital identity expert about transparency as a starting point for blockchains.
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.
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.
Bitcoin blackmail refusal sees BTCC hit with cyberattacks
Blackmail attempt is the latest in series of bitcoin ransom campaigns.
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.
Nasdaq makes first ever share trade using bitcoin's blockchain technology in 'seminal moment'
Nasdaq used Linq ledger to transfer shares in 'seminal moment' for blockchain technology.
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.
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.
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
'Not this again': Satoshi Nakamoto denies being alleged bitcoin creator Craig Wright
Online account named after bitcoin creator Nakamoto denies claims he is also known as Wright.
Bitcoin inventor exposed? Police raid home of Craig Steven Wright, alleged to be Satoshi Nakamoto
Craig Steven Wright has been alleged by two US publications to be the founder of Bitcoin.