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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.
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.
Greece banks hit by Armada Collective hackers demanding ransom in bitcoin
At least three banks hit by hackers of Armada Collective as Greece's central bank put on high alert.
Bitcoin versus M-Pesa: Digital payments rumble in the jungle
Safaricom has invoked AML to shut out BitPesa - but doesn't this stifle innovation?
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.
Hackers replace dark web Isis propaganda site with advert for Prozac
Dark web Islamic State site replaced with message to calm down and link to Prozac site
Bitcoin Black Friday 2015: Best deals from retailers accepting cryptocurrency
More than 2,000 retailers accepting bitcoin are expected to offer deals on Black Friday this year.
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.
Paris attacks: EU to crack down on bitcoin transfers in attempt to strangle Isis funding
EU ministers are in a crisis meeting to strengthen controls over electronic payments and trade of relics.
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.
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.
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.
Blockchain, Bitcoin and the rise of banks as shared ledger providers
Some claim there's only one true sharable cryptographic ledger, and that it is Bitcoin.
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.
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.
Bitcoin inventor 'Satoshi Nakamoto' nominated for Nobel Prize in Economics
Bitcoin's unknown creator has been officially nominated for a Nobel Prize.
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).
Bitcoin price nears $500 - How high can it go amid China-fuelled surge?
Analysts believe the price of bitcoin could rise above the +$1000 apex of 2013.
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.
Bitcoin price hits 2015 peak amid speculation of 'second bitcoin bubble'
Tightening of capital controls in China and Europe's no-VAT ruling credited for bitcoin price rise.
Bitcoin to become sixth largest global reserve currency by 2030
Banks are estimated to spend over $1bn on blockchain projects in next two years.
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.
Bitcoin exchange MtGox CEO Mark Karpeles spent embezzled funds on prostitutes
MtGox filed for bankruptcy in 2014 after losing 850,000 bitcoins to alleged data theft.