Two ideas aiming to disrupt IPOs and flight insurance came top at 'Hack The Block' this Sunday, bringing London FinTech Week to a close.
London-based Innovate Finance is opening a blockchain lab in partnership with UK government and IBM-founded Hartree Centre.
Blockchain-focused investment company Coinsilium has reportedly delayed its initial public offering.
Commonwealth governments should regulate bitcoin, according to the Commonwealth's Virtual Currencies Working Group.
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 […]
Two London bitcoin startups have unveiled a new system that "ring-fences" customer funds from other operations.
London-based bitcoin exchange Coinfloor has announced the launch of a broker-based peer-to-peer marketplace.
Bitcoin's security risk will "never be reduced to zero", according to a report released by insurance provider Lloyd’s today.
London-based photographer Abby Scarlet has embarked on a six month challenge during which she will only accept payment in bitcoin.
Bitcoin’s consumer appeal and the technical promise of distributed ledgers were hotly debated topics during yesterday's FutureMoney event.
Swiss investment bank UBS will open a London-based research lab to explore the application of blockchain technology in the fintech industry.
Bitcoin exchange CEX.IO has revealed plans to cancel its trading fees for a one-week period amid mining market woes.
This week's news that the UK government will seek to regulate digital currencies made waves in the local startup community.
Gulnar Hasnain, Green Party candidate for the London constituency of Vauxhall, has raised £1,500 through a cryptocurrency crowdfunding campaign.
London-based green activist Gulnar Hasnain has become the first mainstream political candidate to accept bitcoin in the UK.