Market Outlook

Abra, the startup developing a bitcoin powered remittance app, has raised just over $12 million in new funding.

The Consensus 2015 Makeathon drew to a close today when Team 15 was awarded the event's $5,000 prize for a blockchain insurance app.

The Connecticut Technology Council has partnered with blockchain startup Tierion for a trial that finds it using the technology for recordkeeping.

The controversial group behind several bitcoin 'stress tests' has confirmed next week it will push ahead with its biggest so far.

The UK government is exploring the use of blockchain technology in improving the transparency and accuracy of its record keeping.

Which companies are supporting BIP 100 or BIP 101? We've tracked down the answers.

The venture arm of a major Canadian pension fund is reportedly looking at making investments in bitcoin and blockchain startups.

BTCChina has backed Jeff Garzik's block size scaling solution, giving BIP 100 a majority of the network's hashing power.

BitFury – the best-capitalised mining firm in bitcoin – has waded into the block size debate, stating it must be resolved by consensus.

Commonwealth governments should regulate bitcoin, according to the Commonwealth's Virtual Currencies Working Group.

Overstock's crypto subsidiary tØ has acquired Wall Street firm SpeedRoute, a move CEO Joseph Cammarata termed a "quantum leap" for securities trading.