Market Outlook

The Bank of England is continuing to explore distributed ledger technology as part of a wider embrace of financial technology.

TheDAO, the largest and most visible ethereum project, has reportedly been hacked, sparking a broad market sell-off.

Following an attack on ethereum's most notable project, its community is debating if it should take extreme measures to help protect the funds.

The Central Bank of Canada revealed yesterday it is developing a digital version of the Canadian dollar based on blockchain technology.

Microsoft today unveiled a new project designed to make it easier for businesses to team up on new blockchain projects.

Germany-based insurance giant Allianz has tested how blockchain-based smart contracts could be used to handle catastrophe swaps and bonds.

Slock.it has announced several fixes to the code that underlies The DAO, an autonomous organization that has raised over $150m-worth of ether.

PwC is sponsoring new research into the blockchain's potential in the insurance industry, as well as the creation of a proof-of-concept prototype.

San Francisco startup Ripple has become the second blockchain firm to receive a BitLicense in New York.

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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded as much as $600,000 in grants to companies working on blockchain applications.

Is a major Japanese bank developing its own digital currency? MUFG is distancing itself from reports it could release such a product next year.