Companies

South Africa

South African Bank Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

One of South Africa’s largest banks has joined the global blockchain consortium led by R3CEV.

Business  ·  12 July 2016
Europe

Belgian Regulators Issue Warning About OneCoin Investment Scheme

A top finance regulator Belgium has issued a warning about OneCoin.

Business  ·  11 July 2016
Canada

Bitcoin Exchanges Weigh Impact As Vogogo Moves to Shutter Payments Service

Bitcoin services startup Vogogo is closing its payment processing service next month after it failed to gain traction or generate money.

Business  ·  8 July 2016
Startups

Bitcoin Remittance Startup Freemit to Close Amid Funding Shortfall

Bitcoin remittance startup Freemit is officially closing down, two years after the effort to build the service began.

Business  ·  7 July 2016
Investments

Blockchain Identity Startup Netki Raises $3.5 Million

Netki, a digital identity startup, has raised $3.5 million to help it expand its team and technology offerings.

Business  ·  5 July 2016
Startups

Russian Finance Firms Form Blockchain Consortium

A group of Russian banks and financial services companies has formed a private-sector consortium focused on blockchain applications.

Business  ·  1 July 2016
Startups

Abra Launches Blockchain Remittance App in US

After months of small-scale testing in the Philippines, blockchain payments app Abra launched in the US today.

Business  ·  30 June 2016
Venture Capital

Siemens to Invest in Blockchain Startups

German engineering giant Siemens plans to invest in blockchain startups and projects through a newly created business unit backed by $1.1bn.

Business  ·  28 June 2016
Exchanges

Kraken Acquires Dutch Bitcoin Exchange CleverCoin

San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Kraken is making yet another acquisition, scooping up Dutch exchange CleverCoin.

Business  ·  28 June 2016
Japan

Bitcoin Exchange Raises $16 Million in Ongoing Series A Funding

A bitcoin exchange startup based in Singapore has raised $16m in new funding as part of an ongoing Series A.

Business  ·  27 June 2016
China

31 Chinese Firms Form Financial Blockchain Consortium

A group of technology and finance companies in Shenzhen, China, have launched a new blockchain consortium.

Business  ·  24 June 2016
Venture Capital

ASX Buys Bigger Stake in Blockchain Startup DAH

The Australian Stock Exchange is boosting its stake in New York blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings.

Business  ·  22 June 2016
Europe

Euroclear to Develop Blockchain Gold Settlement System

Clearing and settlement leader Euroclear has announced its first partnership with a blockchain industry business.

Business  ·  21 June 2016
Acquisitions

ChangeTip Struggles to Sell Assets After Airbnb Acqui-Hire

Bitcoin micropayments startup ChangeTip is struggling to find a buyer after its engineering team was purchased by travel startup AirBnB in April.

Business  ·  13 June 2016
Startups

Bitcoin Exchange Owner Extradited Following Cybercrime Indictment

Two individuals tied to the now-defunct US bitcoin exchange Coin.mx have been extradited to the US from Israel, prosecutors announced today.

Business  ·  9 June 2016