Blockchain
BNY Mellon Shakes Up Treasury Unit for Blockchain Focus
BNY Mellon’s treasury unit has organized a new innovation group aimed at investigating and testing new technologies like blockchain.

Bitcoin Startup Blockchain Adds 10 Millionth Wallet
Wallet service Blockchain has registered its 10 millionth bitcoin wallet.

Bitcoin Wallet Blockchain to Add Buying Option
Bitcoin wallet company Blockchain is beta testing a new in-wallet purchase option in partnership with payments startup Coinify.

Hong Kong Central Bank: Blockchain Holds 'Enormous Potential'
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published a new white paper on distributed ledger tech.

Credit Unions Turn to Blockchain Amid Increasing Competition
The credit union industry's distributed ledger initiative has sparked the interest of CUSOs, a group that has typically not collaborated much.

Blockchain Healthcare Conference Showcases Skepticism and Promise
Blockchain's pie-in-the-sky optimism got some pushback during the Distributed: Health conference this week.

'Flash Boys' Heroes to Tap Blockchain for New Gold Exchange
The company featured in a bestselling book says it plans to use the blockchain to build a more transparent gold exchange.

Ether Prices Spike Above $12 Amid Build Up to Hard Fork
Ether prices surged this week, outshining bitcoin as the Ethereum community made progress toward a hard fork for The DAO.

Bitcoin Startup Blockchain Releases Code for 'Thunder' Payment Channels
The development of payments channels on the bitcoin network took a step forward today with new technology released by wallet startup Blockchain.

Bitcoin Trading Platform ZeroBlock to Close
Bitcoin trading platform ZeroBlock is closing down on Thursday, according to a notice posted to the service’s website.
