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Digital Currency Exchange ShapeShift Claims Hack Was Inside Job
Digital currency exchange ShapeShift says it now believes that a hacking incident announced last week involved a former employee.
Australian Regulator: Too Early to Investigate Troubled Bitcoin Firm Igot
Australia’s securities regulator has suggested it cannot yet intervene in a dispute involving bitcoin service Igot and unhappy customers.
Airbnb Acqui-Hires ChangeTip Staff, But Code Still for Sale
A number of employees from the company behind bitcoin tipping service ChangeTip have been hired by travel lodgings startup Airbnb.
Coinalytics Rebrands As Skry, Hires IBM Vet to Go ‘Blockchain’
Coinalytics announced it has rebranded as Skry, unveiled a new logo and hired a former architect at IBM Watson and AI expert.
MUFG Building Blockchain Proof-of-Concept for Promissory Notes
Blockchain startup Chain has inked a new deal with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG).
Amid Blockchain Securities Push, Overstock CEO Takes Medical Leave
In a letter to shareholders, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has announced that he will take a medical leave of absence.
Crypto Exchange Service ShapeShift Offline After Hack
Digital currency exchange service ShapeShift is offline after a security incident earlier this week.
Microsoft Adds Distributed Storage Blockchain to Azure
Distributed file storage startup Storj Labs is the latest blockchain service provider to join Microsoft’s blockchain offering.
Intel Unveils 'Sawtooth Lake' Proposal at Hyperledger Meeting
Tech giant Intel unveiled a new experimental distributed ledger platform dubbed "Sawtooth Lake" at a Hyperledger meeting today.
Hours After Launch, OpenBazaar Sees First Drug Listings
The open-source peer-to-peer marketplace software OpenBazaar is now live, marking a major milestone for the long-running project.
