Market Outlook

Spain's bitcoin community is celebrating following confirmation that the cryptocurrency is exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) in the country.

Mariano Belinky, managing director of Santander InnoVentures discusses whether distributed ledgers have the potential to transform banking.

The EU's securities watchdog has issued a call for evidence to ascertain if and when blockchain technology can "enter the financial mainstream".

New York's finalized BitLicense regulation is expected to be released by the end of May.

Bitcoin’s consumer appeal and the technical promise of distributed ledgers were hotly debated topics during yesterday's FutureMoney event.

Venture capitalist Brock Pierce has been elected chairman of the board of directors at the Bitcoin Foundation.

Argentinean social network Taringa will tip its content creators in bitcoin following a partnership with wallet and custodial service provider Xapo.

An automated shopping bot designed to make purchases on dark web marketplaces using bitcoin has been released after being confiscated.

Two weeks after closing a final round of comment, the NYDFS suggests it's moving forward to release the final BitLicense "very soon".

Kaspersky Lab has released a new tool to help free computer files 'held hostage' by bitcoin ransomware.

In a new interview, Stellar founder Jed McCaleb discusses the project's new consensus protocol and its plans for the developing world.

Jamie Dimon, chairman and president of JP Morgan Chase, says his bank can learn from disruptive payment systems like bitcoin.