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Europe to see bitcoin boost as global exchange BitFlyer given EU green light
One of world's largest bitcoin exchanges by volume gets go-ahead to operate in Europe, Tokyo-based business says.
South Korea's crypto-crackdown begins: Anonymous trading has just been banned
Seoul plan requires local banks to launch real-name system for cryptocurrency to make all transactions traceable in bid to block money laundering.
Blockchain 2.0: Exchanging value in the physical and digital world, continuously and simultaneously
The Spherity team consider liquid supply medium exchange: continuous transactions, token streaming and digital twins.
Status supports Matrix: ICO gains used to back non-blockchain decentralisation technology
Status, which last year tokenised to the tune of about $100m, has sunk $5m into non-blockchain decentralisation technology Matrix.
Blockchain identity system ShoCard meets GDPR standards
ShoCard removes the need for authentication data to be stored on an organisation's databases.
John McAfee says 'don't panic' as Indian banks probe top cryptocurrency exchanges
Technology pioneer John McAfee is urging spooked bitcoin investors not to panic after it emerged that major banks in India were investigating the country's top exchanges.
Is bitcoin doomed? Price may soon crash to $1,000, Wall Street veteran warns
Despite a rapid rise in value over the past year, the price of bitcoin could fall to $1,000 per coin in the next 12 months, a major Wall Street investment chief has warned.
BTL's blockchain energy trading project adds Gazprom, Total, Eni and more
Mercuria, Vattenfall, Petroineos and Freepoint are also joining phase two of BTL's 'OneOffice' trading project.
ING, Societe Generale and ABN Amro do first blockchain agricultural commodity trade
The enhanced Easy Trading Connect (ETC) blockchain prototype was coordinated by seller Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC); the buyer was Shandong Bohi Industry in China.
Cryptocurrency scandal: South Korean regulators probe claims of insider trading
As speculation about South Korea's stance on crypto shifts markets, it has emerged that at least one government official in the region is under investigation for insider trading.
Poloniex: Users of crypto-exchange fume over account issues: 'Can't access my money!'
Users of US cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex claim to be facing lengthy delays in verification, delayed customer service responses and account balance display errors.
From CryptoPunks to Decentraland: The work of art in the age of blockchain revolution
The Rare Digital Art Festival, which took place in New York City last week, was packed to the rafters.
The bitcoin resurgence? Cryptocurrency bouncing back after 48 hours of 'carnage'
Popular digital currency appears to rise in value after chaotic start to 2018 and particularly rough 48 hours.
Ethereum-based Digix and Republic Protocol doing dark pool crypto to gold trading
Republic Protocol is building a decentralized open-source dark pool protocol for the trading of cryptocurrency pairs across the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains.
Necurs: World's biggest botnet spews millions of spam emails pushing Swisscoin cryptocurrency
Swisscoin is an obscure cryptocurrency and its trading was briefly suspended after it was reported to be a ponzi scheme.
John McAfee calm on bitcoin crash: 'Relax everyone, cryptocurrency can't be stopped'
Outspoken technology pioneer John McAfee steadies cryptocurrency investors' nerves
As bitcoin crashes, Reddit's cryptocurrency community post links to suicide hotlines
As the price of a single bitcoin tumbled for the first time in months, Reddit's cryptocurrency community started posting links to global suicide hotlines.
Jumio offers KYC to the ICO space with Byteball
Cryptocurrency platform joins forces with trusted identity verification expert to comply with KYC regulations.
KODAKCoin first in line to trade on Overstock's tZero token platform
KODAKCoin will be the first third-party security token to launch on tZERO.
High net worth financial advisor deVere Group launches cryptocurrency trading app
deVere Group is one of the world's largest independent advisors with 70 offices across the world, over 80,000 clients and $12bn under advisement.
SWIFT and CSD community advance blockchain for post-trade
SWIFT and central securities depositories join forces to demonstrate the value of standards in DLT for securities markets, such as proxy voting and digital assets.
He used the name 'KillaMuvz' to sell cyber-tools to hackers - and then he got caught
A 24-year-old cybercriminal who ran an online "product-testing service" for criminal hackers called reFUD.me has pleaded guilty to computer misuse and money laundering.
Hospital sent offline as hackers infect systems with ransomware, demand payment
A US hospital has been forced to shut down its computer systems for days after criminal hackers infected its network with file-locking ransomware and demanded payment.
Bitcoin Bucket: KFC Canada now accepts cryptocurrency for a 'finger lickin' good' bucket of chicken
This isn't the first time KFC has ventured into some tech-savvy yet wacky concepts and consumer products to promote their "finger lickin' good" chicken.
Anonymous Bitcoin philanthropist will match $4m in donations to research mental health benefits of MDMA
The Pineapple Fund will match donations to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies dollar for dollar.
Bitmark partners with Asia's biggest streaming service KKBOX for music rights and royalties
Bitmark is working with investment group KKFarm and CTBC, the Chinese bank.
South Korea bitcoin ban: Panic after officials flirt with total trading clampdown
Values of numerous forms of digital currency tumble after South Korea, a hotbed for currencies like bitcoin, weighs up trading ban.
This bitcoin conference has been forced to ditch bitcoin payments because of high fees
Blockchain seminar refuses to take cryptocurrency as payment and blames high fees and network congestion for ban.
The year cryptocurrencies became mainstream
Iqbal Gandham, UK Managing Director at eToro, looks at the rise of crypto and suggests diversification for the coming year.
Quantopian: Searching for the Vitalik Buterin of quant finance
CEO and founder John Fawcett says software and automation can open up the industry's tiny talent pool and a selection process that introduces all sorts of biases.