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Blockchain-powered real estate platform Ubitquity records first property ownership transfer on the Bitcoin public ledger
Marina Reznik of Atlantic Sotheby's International Realty recorded the transaction using Coloured Coins protocol.
Pink Floyd: Blockchain technology in music could be 'truly revolutionary'
A research team at Middlesex University has released their 'Music on the blockchain' report.
Z/Yen's Michael Mainelli believes blockchain works better for insurance than banks
'It's about much, much more than payments. It's about wholesale market data sharing,' says think-tank chairman
EU's AML Bitcoin legislation needs tighter definition of 'wallet provider'
EDCAB founder Siân Jones addressed the European parliament's public hearing on virtual currencies earlier this year.
Krypto Commerce and Jumio doing KYC/AML for prepaid crypto debit card
ID verification specialists Jumio are providing KYC and anti-money laundering services for PoolMiners Card.
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin: Soft fork vulnerability means a mining oligopoly cannot engage in censorship
Soft fork vulnerability is a blessing in disguise, which means a cabal of miners cannot unilaterally make changes to Ethereum.
Blockchains at Payments Innovation: SETL shines, 11:FS takes a stand and DWP tests GovCoin
Peter Randall, CEO of SETL, was joined by Simon Taylor, co-founder of 11:FS, on a fiery blockchain panel.
Blockchain identity innovators Netki raises $3.5m funding led by O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures
Also involved in the funding round was Donuts, Colle Capital, Husseini Group, Digital Currency Group, Tom Turney, Bitfinex, Plug and Play.
The fraud industry: Expect to be KYC'd by criminals when buying stolen credit cards on the dark web
Feedzai's Richard Harris explains how machine learning is used to play cat and mouse with sophisticated fraudsters.
Blockchain content sharing app LBRY declares independent from Google, Apple and Amazon
LBRY has released a Beta version of its app and more content deals.
After Brexit: How the 'Uber effect' is vital to UK economic policy
Hybrid platforms must be part of the UK's new economic policy – here are four ways to accelerate change.
Ethereum-based APPII working with Open University to verify qualifications on blockchains
Open University have been experimenting with a blockchain solution in their Knowledge Media Institute (KMI).
Where are the UK fintech game-changers? Why the industry must innovate before Google buys a bank
Many startups want a slice of the huge financial market but few of them have offered any real innovation.
Healthcare hack: 34,000 US citizens exposed as trove of data being sold on dark web
Dark web leak reportedly includes names, home addresses, emails and social security numbers.
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'.