Market Outlook

Bitcoin surveillance startup Elliptic has raised $5m in Series A funding in a round that involved a private equity firm with US defense connections.

The vision of blockchain identity promises to empower users but key questions remain, according to one blockchain investor.

Japanese technology conglomerate Hitachi is set to open a financial technology research laboratory that will focus on blockchain applications.

Interdealer broker ICAP has completed an internal blockchain technology trial focused on securities post-trade processes.

Online retail giant Overstock announced it will issue public shares of company stock on its tØ blockchain platform.

Australian delivery company Australia Post is looking into possible blockchain technology applications for storing identity information.

Dubai’s Global Blockchain Council has revealed it plans to hold events this year that will seek to assist startups with job placement and investments.

Tech giant Microsoft has added five new services to its blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) solution.

Decentralized blockchain prediction market project Augur has officially entered beta following its crowdfunding effort last year.

Who's leading the Hyperledger blockchain project? CoinDesk profiles the 11 members of its Technical Steering Committee.

The Russian Finance Ministry has reportedly beefed up penalties for the issuance of so-called money surrogates including digital currencies.

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has hired Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio as its first chief digital officer.