Blockchain

Blockchain

Ex-BlackRock Exec Joins Wallet Provider Blockchain as General Counsel

After more than 25 years in traditional finance, Howard Surloff joins Blockchain as the first general counsel on the company's executive team.

Business  ·  2 October 2019
Bitcoin

Massive $1 Billion Bitcoin Whale Transaction Makes Waves

Crypto exchange Huobi is investigating a massive move of 94,505 BTC from its wallets.

Markets  ·  6 September 2019
Gold

Cryptocurrency Not Proven Safe Haven Says Investor Mark Mobius

"Anything that’s created by man can be broken into . . . and it could create a big crises," investor Marcus Mobius said about blockchain

Markets  ·  5 September 2019
Investments

Wallet Giant Blockchain Raising $50 Million Crypto Fund: Report

Crypto wallet and data provider Blockchain is raising a VC fund to invest in industry startups and cryptocurrencies, according to a report.

Business  ·  4 September 2019
Blockchain

Seoul’s Artbloc to Offer High-End Art Using Blockchain-Based Fractional Ownership

Artbloc hopes to bring high-end works to mainstream investors by using blockchain technologies

Markets  ·  30 August 2019
Blockchain

Iconloop Signs Deal With Art Site to Create Record of Ownership

The works include five by Lee Ufan, founder of the avant-garde School of Things, and three works of Whanki Kim, an early abstract artist in Korea.

Markets  ·  22 August 2019
Blockchain

Blockchain Education Initiatives Launch at California Universities

A VC-backed blockchain firm aiding student groups at Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge is officially rolling out its programs at three California universities.

Markets  ·  22 August 2019
Bitcoin

These Bitcoin Users Want DAI and DeFi – Here’s How They Plan to Get It

The Cross-Chain Working Group project will (almost) enable bitcoin transactions on ethereum, opening up a new world of interacting smart contracts.

Business  ·  16 August 2019
Blockchain

The City of Seoul Will Create a Cryptocurrency for Citizen Rewards

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will establish its first blockchain-based administrative services in November.

Markets  ·  6 August 2019
Lending

Korea’s Shinhan to Offer Blockchain-Based Securities Lending

A new brokerage account in South Korea will let investors lend securities on a blockchain.

Markets  ·  3 August 2019
Security

Firearm Firm Wins Patent for Integrating Blockchain into ‘Black Box’ for Guns

A new solution adds a blockchain-based recording system to firearms.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 July 2019
Exchanges

Bitcoin’s Largest Wallet Blockchain Just Launched Its First Crypto Exchange

Bitcoin wallet provider and blockchain explorer Blockchain just launched its first exchange platform, the PIT.

Markets  ·  30 July 2019
Blockchain

LG Expands Blockchain Ambitions With Food Ledger and Crypto Trademark

LG has experimented with blockchain since 2017 through its many subsidiaries. This is the closest its gotten to releasing a wallet.

Markets  ·  9 July 2019
Blockchain

Nestle Announces New Blockchain Initiative Separate From Ongoing IBM Project

The largest food company by revenue has doubled down on blockchain pilots.

Markets  ·  2 July 2019
Blockchain

Longenesis Brings South Korean Medical Records to the Blockchain

A new partnership lets patients and doctors store medical records privately on the blockchain using Bitfury's Exonum platform.

Markets  ·  1 July 2019