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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.
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.