The US Federal Reserve hinted in a report this week that it might look to integrate distributed ledger tech in the future.
Users of cloud-based accountancy platform Xero can now send payments via the blockchain, thanks to an integration with Veem.
A Russian political group formed by President Vladimir Putin is planning to advance a green-friendly cryptocurrency concept.
Both new and founding members of the Utility Settlement Coin project think its work could lead central banks to adopt blockchain-based fiat currency.
The creator of the first ever commercial fuel pump to accept bitcoin has revealed a plan to add Lightning Network functionality to his design.
Citi's head of cash management for Asia-Pacific explains why state-issued currencies on a blockchain could supercharge the technology's potential.
China UnionPay hopes to patent a system for connecting a network of ATMs using blockchain tech, public records reveal.
Nine more blockchain-related patent applications filed by Bank of America have been made public, a number that brings the bank's total to at least 30.
A candidate for the US Congress in upstate New York has begun accepting donations in bitcoin.
Payments multinational Visa may be looking to blockchain as a way to facilitate the transfer of digitized assets, according to a patent filing.
While Ripple has denied any short-term partnerships with Alibaba – a deal between the two firms could be in both companies' best interests.
Canada-based fintech vendor D+H Corporation has filed several patent applications relating to the creation and use of private distributed ledgers.
Bitcoin's much-anticipated Lightning Network is now compatible with seven payment networks, thanks to new code from Ripple and Bitfury.
ProtonMail has revealed it is adding bitcoin as an official, automated payment option – and other cryptocurrencies may soon follow.
Department store chain Marui has become the latest mainstream retailer in Japan to accept bitcoin payments, starting with a trial in a Tokyo store.