Market Outlook

Ross Ulbricht has been sentenced to life in prison for the operation of Silk Road, the now-defunct online dark market.

Australia's Commonwealth Bank announced it would use Ripple technology at its subsidiaries, with a view to incorporating digital currencies in future.

Kathryn Haun, Digital Currency Crimes Coordinator at the US Department of Justice, will discuss blockchain and transparency at Consensus 2015.

The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has reached a settlement with the students behind controversial hackathon project Tidbit.

European payment processor Netopia mobilPay revealed its new bitcoin startup as part of Plug and Play's Retail & FinTech Expo yesterday.

A new report suggests Benjamin M Lawsky will seek to advise clients on matters relating to digital currency when he leaves office in late June.

Overstock has purchased a stake in broker Pro Securities, on whose electronic system a new suggests its decentralized stock market has been built.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has announced the launch of a bitcoin price index (NYXBT).

Bitcoin wallet providers Darkwallet and Armory are among the strongest on matters of financial privacy, according to a new study.

21 Inc released new details today confirming that its market strategy will focus on distributing bitcoin mining chips embedded in consumer devices.