Market Outlook

Credit default swaps and blockchain capabilities come together in a successful test announced by the DTCC, J.P. Morgan, Markit, and others.

Bitcoin wallet startup Circle has been granted an electronic money license from a top UK financial regulator.

Bitcoin Core, the volunteer community that develops the open-source bitcoin software, has announced a new sponsorship program.

R3 is building a blockchain platform designed to work without a central controller while still working with banks and regulators.

Bitcoin startup BitPagos is now giving its wallet users access to credit lines in a bid to boost e-commerce spending.

One of Ireland’s “Big Four” banks has recently completed a blockchain trial centered on trade reporting.

A subsidiary of BNP Paribas Group has launched a blockchain tech initiative centered on the crowdfunding of private securities.

The developers of OpenBazaar, the decentralized marketplace protocol, have released the first live version of the software.

After a series of experiment's Microsoft today announced a strategic partnership with R3CEV, a consortium of 42 global banks.

Steptoe & Johnson partner Jason Weinstein argues that, despite perception, blockchain tech benefits law enforcement agents more than criminals.

Caribbean digital currency exchange Bitt has received $4m in new funding from online retailer Overstock.

Coincheck, CHBTC, Korbit and Quoine are among a new group of exchanges that have added support for Ethereum's digital currency ether.