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Is Dream Market still online? Dark web users panic on Reddit after global crackdown on drug sites
AlphaBay and Hansa marketplaces are now offline - but many fear what comes next.
Apple finally accepts Dash as approved cryptocurrency on App Store
Apple has now formally reversed decision to deny entry to the App Store for applications integrating Dash.
IOTA Foundation partners with Imperial College London to drive Tangle DLT
Imperial will help build IOTA protocol enhancements, PoCs and data visualisation of the IOTA 'Tangle'.
London Stock Exchange and IBM to pilot blockchain for European SMEs
Platform being built and tested by LSE subsidiary Borsa Italiana on Hyperledger Fabric version 1.0
Bitfury launches Exonum, securely anchored to the Bitcoin blockchain
Bitfury is embarking on an international roadshow to showcase Exonum to the global IT community.
Meet bextmachine - using blockchain, IoT and AI to make coffee supply fair and transparent
Parent company bext360 unveiled bextmachine at TechCrunch's Sessions: Robotics at MIT in Boston on 17 July.
IBM mainframe revamped for the super-encrypted blockchain era
IBM Z protects cloud services, applications and data bases in one click.
Warning: Bitcoin network disruption imminent as cryptocurrency splits
Bitcoin users are warned to stop accepting payments at least a day before 1 August to prevent losses.
Tata Technologies CEO: IoT, 3D printing and machine learning are helping manufacturing come home
Tata Technologies boss Warren Harris said things that were previously proof of concept initiatives are now attracting the right sort of investment.
Falcon Private Bank gets regulatory approval to offer Bitcoin to its wealthy clients
The bank is working with Bitcoin Suisse AG, a regulated financial service provider and crypto-assets broker.
R3 collaborates with Intel for added privacy and security on Corda
Collaboration was announced at the Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor launch event in New York.
Hyperledger releases production-ready blockchain - Fabric 1.0
Hyperledger Fabric offers a modular architecture allowing components, such as consensus and membership services, to be plug-and-play.
Crypto exchange KyberNetwork promises decentralised execution and instant trades
KyberNetwork also provides payment APIs that allow Ethereum accounts to receive payments from any crypto tokens.
'Fairtrade for the blockchain age': Provenance raises $800K ahead of commercial launch
Funding has been secured from Humanity United, a foundation that is part of the Omidyar Group.
TigerRisk joins R3 and ACORD's insurance industry Centre of Excellence for DLT/blockchain
R3 has a number of insurance and reinsurance providers as members, inlcuding MetLife, AIA and Suncorp Group.
Hedge fund Numerai's unique AI crowdsourcing token and the crazy world of crypto-economics
Numerai chose not to ICO, but that didn't stop speculation on NMR tokens.
Bitcoin user loses $215,000 by mistake due to transaction fee error
BTC.com appealing for the user who paid an exorbitant transaction fee to come forward and claim their money.
MIT Enigma's Catalyst to be the Quantopian of crypto-assets
Co-founder Guy Zyskind said once the community starts curating data and sharing it, the sky's the limit.
John McAfee settles legal dispute with Intel over use of his name
McAfee agreed to not trademark the phrase 'John McAfee Privacy Phone'.
SWIFT adds 22 global banks to its cross-border blockchain project
The blockchain proof of concept is part of the SWIFT gpi service for cross-border payments.
Hackers steal 'billions' from huge South Korean ethereum and bitcoin exchange
Bithumb hacked: Exchange claims employee's PC exposed personal customer records.
Di Iorio and Shrem to offer token rating service and Jaxx Unity reward coin
Anthony Di Iorio guaranteed that distribution of the Jaxx Unity Coin will not involve buying anything for an investment.
Commerzbank and Fraunhofer IML collaborate on blockchain-based trade finance
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML working on 'Financial Supply Chain Management 2025'.
Classic Ether Wallet has been hacked – do not use it to send currency
A hacker has switched the wallet's domain registration to a hostile server to steal coins from transactions.
First Petya, now Ukrainian state power firm hit by second cyberattack 'similar to WannaCry'
Hackers have plagued Ukraine with numerous ransomware attack strains including WannaCry and Petya.
Ripple launches first blockchain-powered payment service between Japan and Thailand
Siam Commercial Bank, in collaboration with Japan's SBI Remit, is using Ripple's blockchain.
Blockstream's Adam Back: Confidential Transactions started a blockchain privacy trend
Confidential Transactions is a way to encrypt the amount in a Bitcoin transaction while still making it publicly verifiable that the transaction balances.
The mysteries of Petya: How a global ransomware outbreak unfolded from Ukraine
The global wave of cyberattacks has allegedly been traced to its source: Ukraine.
Blockchain developer ChromaWay launches Postchain 'the first consortium database'
ChromaWay's Postchain innovation was announced at Money 20/20 in Copenhagen.
World Economic Forum blockchain report calls for 'multi-stakeholder collaboration'
'Realizing the Potential of Blockchain' was published at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in China.