Companies

India

India’s Axis Bank to Launch Ripple Payments

India-based Axis Bank will soon leverage cross-border solutions offered by with distributed ledger startup Ripple.

Business  ·  9 January 2017
Banking

How Barclays Stole the Blockchain Spotlight in 2016

Was Barclays the leading bank when it came to blockchain in 2016? CoinDesk's Bailey Reutzel explores perception and reality.

Business  ·  9 January 2017
Blockchain Applications

Mobile Telco Du Reveals New Blockchain Healthcare Partnership

One of the UAE's largest telcos has announced a new partner in its drive for blockchain-powered medical records.

Business  ·  4 January 2017
Investments

BitPagos Raises $1.9 Million in Funding, Rebrands as Ripio

Argentinian bitcoin startup Ripio has raised $2.3m in Series A capital.

Business  ·  3 January 2017
Exchanges

Coinbase Customer Doubles Down on Legal Action Against IRS

A Coinbase user resisting an IRS request for customer data has refused to abandon the fight, but experts say the tax agency's actions were expected.

Business  ·  30 December 2016
IRS

IRS Asks Court to Reject Protest Filing From Coinbase Customer

The IRS has asked a US court to let it continue with its search for Coinbase user information in spite of an earlier countersuit.

Business  ·  28 December 2016
Venture Capital

Wells Fargo, ICAP Lead $18 Million Series A for Blockchain Startup Axoni

New York-based blockchain startup Axoni has raised $18m in a new funding.

Business  ·  22 December 2016
Startups

Swiss Telecom Giant Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Project

A major state-owned telecommunications provider in Switzerland has joined the open-source Hyperledger blockchain project.

Business  ·  21 December 2016
Gold

Global Banks Pilot Blockchain-based Gold Settlement Platform

A group of global banks and financial institutions has completed the first pilot of a new blockchain-based gold trading platform.

Business  ·  20 December 2016
Banking

How Savvy Marketing Can Burst the ‘Blockchain Bubble’

A look at the challenges marketers – and the broader blockchain technology community – face when attempting to win new enthusiasts to the tech.

Business  ·  20 December 2016
SEC

Overstock Just Closed its First Day of Blockchain Stock Trading

Overstock's CEO marks the end of the first ever day of blockchain trading with an unusual offer to the SEC.

Business  ·  16 December 2016
Startups

5 Things the Bitcoin and Blockchain Industry Needs to Stop Saying in 2017

In this CoinDesk 2016 in Review feature, Bailey Reutzel takes aim at some of the dominant talking points in the bitcoin and blockchain space today.

Business  ·  16 December 2016
Venture Capital

Overstock Raises $10.9 Million in First Blockchain Stock Issuance

The first blockchain-based Series A has closed, and Overstock.com is on the verge of beginning trading on its blockchain platform.

Business  ·  15 December 2016
China

Wyre Raises $5.8 Million for Cross-Border Blockchain Payments

San Francisco-based bitcoin startup Wyre has raised $5.8m in new funding.

Business  ·  15 December 2016
Exchanges

Coinbase User Asks Federal Court to Stop IRS Bitcoin Subpoena

A Coinbase customer has gone to court to stop the IRS from subpoenaing user data from the bitcoin and ether exchange startup.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 December 2016