Market Outlook

Derivatives giant CME Group is looking to patent a way for bitcoin miners to hedge against the risks they face.

A warning from history: what the South Seas Bubble of the 1700s can teach us about the current craze for ICOs.

TrueBit, an under-the-radar effort to supercharge ethereum smart contracts, is gaining momentum, with some dapps already planning an integration.

Ant Financial, the payments affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is moving to expand the scope of its blockchain-powered charity project.

Bitcoin's legal status in Russia is again uncertain after a central bank official backed away from positive statements from its Ministry of Finance.

Testing has begun on a blockchain-based gold trading platform backed by the UK's Royal Mint.

India's government is taking steps to develop a digital currency strategy in the wake of earlier controversies this year.

After review, the UK central bank said today it will build the next version of its settlement system with distributed ledger tech in mind.

Digital currency exchange Bitifnex has withdrawn its lawsuit against US banking giant Wells Fargo, a week after it was first filed.

Conversations are still ongoing in China, where bitcoin exchanges are in talks with regulators over how to once again open withdrawals.

Russia’s government is reportedly planning to recognize bitcoin as a type of financial instrument next year.

The Monax 'Burrow' codebase has officially been accepted by Hyperledger’s Technical Steering Committee for incubation.