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2017: A Defining Year for Cryptocurrency Regulation

This Year in Review article look at some of the major regulatory developments from 2017.

By Stan HigginsDec 31, 2017

China may have moved to ban crypto activities in 2017, but that doesn't mean the country won't be a major player in the year ahead.

Putting real-world assets on a blockchain may be a promise worth pursuing, but field reports suggest it's an idea still just out of reach.

Blockchain in healthcare might not be sexy, but it's moving forward according to one of the sector's leading female CEOs.

Competing technologies? Not so much argues Symbiont executive Caitlin Long who believes the best of both bitcoin and blockchain will prevail in 2018.

By Caitlin LongDec 29, 2017

Cryptocurrency exchange service Poloniex is taking steps to ramp up the information it gathers on customers.

By Wolfie ZhaoDec 29, 2017

New data from Google suggests internet users searched for information on bitcoin at a rate that outpaced some of the top news stories this year.

By Wolfie ZhaoDec 28, 2017

Think DAOs and tokens are just a joke? This lawyer believes they may be coming to bring an open-source ethos to your business model.

By Tekin SalimiDec 28, 2017

Blockchain supply chains are coming to market, but they might not look the same as they were once envisioned.

A Chinese-based cloud company, headed by a high-profile media mogul, has moved to purchase a Delaware blockchain-based stock exchange.

By Wolfie ZhaoDec 27, 2017