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Machine learning in markets: When intelligent algorithms start spoofing each other, regulation becomes a science
Anthony Amicangioli of Hyannis Port Research developed Riskbot, 'a supercomputer that watches supercomputers'.
Stellar announces 'build challenge' worth millions of dollars
Stellar said it would grant awards in categories: Anchors, Applications, Exchanges and first time submissions.
Hacker selling 9.2m US hospital records and social security numbers on the Dark Web
The plaintext 2GB database contains personal sensitive information on 9,278,352 Americans.
Kraken acquires Dutch Bitcoin exchange CleverCoin anticipating strong European trade
CleverCoin is the third digital currency exchange Kraken has swallowed this year after Coinsetter and Cavirtex.
Bitcoin startups talk about Brexit price spike and government-backed currencies
IBTimes looks at the strengths and weaknesses of fixed supply currency at time of Brexit-induced volatility.
Brexit: Will London lose its fintech crown?
Ramping up government startup grants could help protect the UK's lead in technology.
Toyota Financial Services joins R3 distributed ledger consortium
TFS joins over 50 major financial institutions in the R3 consortium.
Winklevoss twins bring gold-plated Bitcoin trading to London
Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded and run by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has expanded to the UK.
Euroclear and itBit collaborate on gold market settlement blockchain
The two will explore the creation of "a next generation settlement service for the London gold market".
The curious tale of Ethereum: How a hacker stole $53m in digital currency and could legally keep it
IBTimes UK explains the DAO cyber heist, and what's next for the Ethereum community and the hacker behind it.
Legal experts examine the DAO attack and Ethereum fork
Andreas M. Antonopoulos hosted a special Let's Talk Bitcoin show with Pamela Morgan, Brian Klein and Taylor Gerring.
US Department of Homeland Security awards Factom funding for blockchain IoT project
Factom given $199,000 to advance the security of digital identity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
ChromaWay and the Swedish Land Registry test smart contracts for real estate sales
Telia and Kairos Future are also part of the blockchain-based real estate transactions proof of concept.
Credits scoops 'Best Blockchain Startup' at Europas awards
Credits beat off stiff competition from runnersup Clearmatics, Everledger and Provenance.
Blockchains, banks and zero-knowledge proofs
IBTimes UK talks to Prof Eli Ben-Sasson of Technion, Israel Institute of Technology on the Zerocash project.
SpectroCoin adding Dash to exchange and e-wallet
CEO Vytautas Karalevičius says cryptocurrency is a top option because of 'usage for actual payments'.
Allianz pioneers Symbiont smart contracts for catastrophe swaps
Smart contracts reduce the time and costs of managing catastrophe swaps and issuing insurance linked securities.
Microsoft to be main sponsor of Ethereum Devcon2 in Shanghai
The Ethereum Foundation welcomes Microsoft as the Premiere Sponsor of Devcon2, Shanghai 19-21 September, 2016.
Poker and gaming token Breakout Coin opens crowdsale on Bittrex
The cryptocurrency which powers poker and gaming sites aims to sell 6.6 million tokens over the next 24 days.
DigixDAO tokens to trade on Bittrex exchange
Trading of DigixDAO tokens is expected to begin on Bittrex on Tuesday, June 14 at 17:00 UTC.
Chinese mining giant BTCC talks about Bitcoin $700 price pop
IBTimes talked to Samson Mow of Bitcoin conglomerate BTCC at the recent Consensus 2016 conference in NYC.
Hacker puts 290,000 driver licence records for sale on the dark web stolen from government computers
The information was listed on The Real Deal marketplace, which also hosted the Myspace and LinkedIn breaches.
WAVES blockchain raises $16m after 'tsunami of Bitcoins' floods last days of crowdsale
WAVES raised 29634 Bitcoin via the initial coin offering (ICO) website and 460 in NXT Asset Swaps.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen meets with blockchain experts in Washington DC
The Federal Reserve, IMF and World Bank heard from the Chamber of Digital Commerce, Chain and Bloq.
Ethereum prediction market Augur teams up with blockchain security experts Airbitz
Airbitz Edge Security encrypts, backs up, and synchronises private keys and account data across devices.
Russian cybercrime bosses found making $90,000 per year with ransomware
Russian ransomware bosses make an average 'salary' of about $90,000 per year.
Microsoft warns of ransomware ZCryptor that doubles as a virus and demands $500 in Bitcoin
The ransomware targets removable and network drives and has the ability to spread on its own.
ConsenSys and Microsoft tackle human rights abuses with blockchain-based identity system
Ethereum-based ConsenSys rallied support for its uPort identity system at ID2020 at the United Nations.
What the European Parliament vote on cryptocurrency regulation really means
Siân Jones, of the European Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Forum explains the recent MEP vote
Santander first UK bank to do blockchain-based international payments using Ripple
The new application is currently being rolled out as a staff pilot for payments of between £10 and £10,000.