Market Outlook

Former Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for stealing bitcoins during the Silk Road investigation.

Highlights of day two of Scaling Bitcoin included the debut of segregated witnesses and a roundtable discussion between developers and China's miners.

Day one of Scaling Bitcoin Hong Kong saw discussion and debate on proposals aiming to increase the processing power of the bitcoin blockchain.

Blockchain startup Everledger has joined a financial tech accelerator owned by insurance and financial services company Allianz.

Blockchain technology startup Chain will be shutting down its free bitcoin API service at the end of this year.

Goldman Sachs filed a patent application earlier this month for a securities settlement system based on a new cryptocurrency called “SETLcoin”.

Lloyd's held a seminar in London last week to highlight blockchain technology to insurance market participants as part of their modernisation plan.

CoinDesk goes under the hood of Nasdaq's first blockchain product Linq, a platform for private shares trading.

Financial services giant State Street is touting the blockchain experience of its newly appointed executive vice president and global CIO.

The Japan government is gearing up to regulate bitcoin activity more actively in the wake of the collapse of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox.

A group of banks, exchanges and clearing houses has formed a working body to discuss how blockchain tech might be used in settlement.

Royal Bank of Canada president and CEO Dave McKay issued new comments on the blockchain at a roundtable discussion today.