An American from the state of Washington, who helped to trade drugs and other illegal goods through the Silk Road successor, was sentenced to eight years in US prison.
Bitcoin price has increased by 10% since last week and now makes up $581.
Newcomers to cryptocurrencies will now be able to purchase bitcoin through Buy Widget, aa new product developed by the California-based bitcoin wallet provider.
Now, the AIA Group will join a group of world’s leading financial organizations collaborating on the development of blockchain-based applications.
Two Australia-based tech companies have launched a new initiative that will make bitcoin available for everyday consumers around the country.
As Chinese exchanges control around 95 percent of all bitcoin trading, this country has a significant impact on bitcoin operation all over the world.
Japanese banking group is planning to grow its financial technology business through new acquisitions. Meantime, regulatory authorities in Abu Dhabi are working on establishing fintech ecosystem in the UAE.
Mediachain announces a $1.5 million venture capital seed round with lead investors Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures.
Microsoft has teamed up with Blockstack Labs and ConsenSys to work on the problem of identity in the world.
Bitmain Technologies Ltd. announces their Antminer S9, the world’s first Bitcoin miner using 16nm chips.
The auction of such a kind is the first one in Australia and the second in the world.
The Germany-based startup, focused on the Ethereum blockchain, is working on a new device that is expected to promote the use of the IoT technology.
The Nasdaq Financial Framework aims at delivering cutting-edge end-to-end solutions to financial infrastructure providers worldwide.
The launch of Deloitte Lab seems to be a part of a global initiative aimed at employment of the blockchain in a variety of sectors.
The DAO represents an absolutely new level of decentralized and democratic governance.