Market Outlook

The CFTC has confirmed that bitcoin and other digital currencies are commodities covered by the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).

A Russian official is speaking out against plans by a leading domestic payment company to release a bitcoin alternative.

A judge has sentenced Florida LocalBitcoins user Pascal Reid to serves 90 days in jail in a ruling that closes a notable legal case from 2014.

BitPagos has acquired Unisend Argentina, the country's first order-book exchange as part of an undisclosed deal.

California's AB-1326 bill, which attempted to regulate virtual currency businesses, has been made inactive at the request of a state senator.

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has released the final version of its model regulatory framework for digital currencies.

Ledger, the first ever peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to cryptocurrencies such as a bitcoin, launched today.

A number of the world's largest investment banks are teaming up to develop standards for blockchain technology.

Billed as a potential venue for debate on issues surrounding the viability of the bitcoin network, Scaling Bitcoin took place in Montreal yesterday.

LedgerX has received temporary approval from the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission to act as a swap execution facility.

Check out our round up of the afternoon sessions at CoinDesk's inaugural conference held in New York.

Coinalytics has raised $1.1m as part of a seed round led by Palo Alto-based incubator The Hive.