Companies

Startups

Digital Currency Exchange Kraken Acquires Bitcoin Buying Service

San Francisco-based digital currency exchange has acquired wallet funding service Glidera.

Business  ·  13 December 2016
Exchanges

Bitcoin Wallet Blockchain Adds Ex-Barclays Chief to Board

Bitcoin wallet startup Blockchain has added former Barclays Bank group chief executive Antony Jenkins to its board of directors.

Business  ·  13 December 2016
Venture Capital

Bitcoin-Powered Marketplace OpenBazaar Raises $3 Million

The developers behind OpenBazaar, the open-source marketplace protocol powered by bitcoin, have raised $3m in new funding.

Business  ·  13 December 2016
Europe

Dutch City Trials Blockchain for Real Estate Contracts

Deloitte’s Netherlands branch is working with the city of Rotterdam to create a prototype for recording lease contracts on a blockchain.

Business  ·  12 December 2016
Exchanges

Why Circle’s Bitcoin ‘Pivot’ Isn’t What it Seems

Circle’s announcement this week that it will no longer offer users the ability to buy and sell bitcoin is not what it seems.

Business  ·  12 December 2016
Exchanges

What the Blockchain Industry is Saying About Circle’s Bitcoin Shift

Industry observers, startup execs and researchers weigh in on Circle's shift away from its bitcoin exchange service.

Business  ·  7 December 2016
Markets

Bitcoin Price Could Triple in 2017, Saxo Bank Says in ‘Outrageous’ Prediction

Danish investment bank Saxobank has an “outrageous” prediction for 2017: the price of bitcoin could triple.

Business  ·  7 December 2016
Exchanges

Is Your Blockchain Token a Security? Coinbase Leads Legal Framework Launch

Coinbase, Coin Center and Union Square Ventures have released new research into the distributed application business model.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 December 2016
Exchanges

Circle Cuts Bitcoin Buying and Selling in Product Pivot

Circle Internet Financial has announced it will no longer allow customers to buy and sell bitcoin.

Business  ·  7 December 2016
Venture Capital

‘Big Four’ Firm Deloitte Invests in First Blockchain Startup

Professional services firm Deloitte invested in its first blockchain startup today, revealing it is backing SETL.

Business  ·  7 December 2016
Investments

Overstock Faces Investor Hurdles Ahead of Blockchain Stock Sale

Overstock is lending a hand to broker-dealers as it inches closer to its blockchain-powered stock issuance.

Business  ·  6 December 2016
Blockchain

BNY Mellon Shakes Up Treasury Unit for Blockchain Focus

BNY Mellon’s treasury unit has organized a new innovation group aimed at investigating and testing new technologies like blockchain.

Business  ·  6 December 2016
Startups

Smart Contracts Startup Hires Cryptographer Lisa Yin

Smart contracts startup Symbiont has hired cryptographer Lisa Yin as its new chief security officer.

Business  ·  2 December 2016
Exchanges

Coinbase Seeks Patent for Bitcoin Private Key Security System

Bitcoin and ether exchange startup Coinbase is seeking a patent for a security system for bitcoin private keys.

Business  ·  2 December 2016
Startups

Bitcoin Loan Platform BitLendingClub to Shut Down

Peer-to-peer bitcoin lending platform BitLendingClub has announced that it is shutting down next year.

Business  ·  2 December 2016