Distributed Ledger Technology

Banking

Japan’s SBI Holdings Teams With Ripple to Launch New Company

SBI Holdings, the financial services business division of Japan’s SBI Group, has announced it is creating a new company with Ripple.

Business  ·  29 January 2016
Ethereum

Microsoft Explores Adding Ripple Tech to Blockchain Toolkit

Microsoft has issued an update to its blockchain toolkit offering, revealing it is exploring how to add Ripple's Interledger protocol.

Tech  ·  8 December 2015
Ethereum

Ethereum Swaps Tool Added to Microsoft’s Blockchain Sandbox

Microsoft has added a new decentralized application to its Ethereum blockchain-as-a-service toolkit introduced in October.

Tech  ·  23 November 2015
Blockchain Technology

Wanxiang Blockchain Labs Launches $300k Annual Grant Program

A $50m venture fund backed by Chinese conglomerate Wanxiang has announced a new blockchain-focused grant program.

Tech  ·  13 November 2015
Ripple Labs

Ripple Sues Social App for $2 Million Over Trademark Infringement

Ripple has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Kefi Labs, the makers of a social photo-sharing app called Ripple.

Tech  ·  13 October 2015
Ripple Labs

Ripple Releases Interledger to Connect Banks and Blockchains

CoinDesk speaks to Ripple about Interledger, its new protocol aimed at connecting bank and blockchain ledgers.

Tech  ·  8 October 2015
Venture Capital

Santander InnoVentures Adds $4 Million to Ripple’s Series A Round

Ripple has received an estimated $4m in funding from Santander InnoVentures, bringing its Series A total to $32m.

Business  ·  6 October 2015
Banks

UBS’ Alex Batlin on the Future of Blockchain Tech in Finance

When it announced its blockchain innovation lab earlier this year, UBS caused a ripple of excitement and trepidation. It was a watershed moment: one of the world’s wealthiest investment banks was putting its money, and public image, behind blockchain technology. Not only that, but it would be experimenting deep in the financial heart of London. The […]

Business  ·  23 August 2015
Banks

Bitcoin: Another Banking Headache

Investor William Mougayar discusses how banks dealt with the emergence of the Internet and how blockchain tech is causing them a whole new headache.

Tech  ·  17 August 2015
Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin: On Public and Private Blockchains

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin explores the differences between public and private blockchains and the pros and cons of both.

Tech  ·  7 August 2015
Startups

Eris COO: Private and Public Blockchains Need to Co-Exist

Eris COO Preston Byrne talks misconceptions about his firm, which is among the more notable to claim the blockchain can exitst without bitcoin.

Business  ·  2 August 2015
Ethereum

Ethereum Launches Long-Awaited Decentralized App Network

Long one of the most ambitious projects in the industry, decentralized application platform Ethereum is set to open to the public tonight.

Tech  ·  30 July 2015
Ripple Labs

Ripple Labs Taps US Treasury Official for Advisory Board

Blockchain startup Ripple Labs has added a former US Treasury Department official to its board of advisors.

Business  ·  29 July 2015
Venture Capital

Blockchain Project Factom Raises $1.1 Million in Crowdsale

Factom has closed $1.1m in new funding following the debut of a release client and before an expected beta client rollout.

Business  ·  22 July 2015
Ripple Labs

Report Highlights ‘Areas of Concern’ in Ripple Protocol Design

A report commissioned by secretive consulting group R3CEV and authored by bitcoin developer Peter Todd has raised questions about Ripple's technology.

Tech  ·  13 July 2015