Market Outlook

Russia's central bank is preparing new legislation focused on bitcoin and other digital currencies, reports say.

Singapore's central bank has published new details of distributed ledger trial that saw it issue digital tokens tied to its national currency.

The makers of web browser Brave have raised new funding through the use of a blockchain-based token aimed to incentivize user growth.

A bitcoin trader on LocalBitcoins has been sentenced to prison terms after being convicted of running an unlicensed money transmission business.

The government of Belize has issued a cease-and-desist order to one of the main promoters of OneCoin.

A Michigan LocalBitcoins trader plead guilty last week to operating an unlicensed money services business.

A meeting of bitcoin startup executives and miners held this weekend has resulted in a new proposal for how the project should be upgraded.

Blockchain startup Blockstack has released a decentralized browser aimed at making apps more easily accessible.

Global banking consortium R3 has closed an investment round larger than $100 million, the biggest round in distributed ledger history.

ShapeShift has unveiled a new product called 'Prism', one that brings a whole new style of investment to the cryptocurrency markets.

Global financial institution Citi and stock exchange Nasdaq have partnered on a new blockchain payments initiative.

The parent company of bitcoin options exchange operator LedgerX has raised $11.4m in a Series B funding round.