Technology


Markets

IBM Creates Open-Source Blockchain With Linux and Big Banks

IBM has launched an open-source blockchain project along with financial incumbents including JP Morgan and Wells Fargo.

IBM

Markets

Microsoft Adds New Blockchain Services to Software Sandbox

Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform is adding additional options to its blockchain-as-a-service sandbox.

bitcoin team

Markets

Kleiner Perkins is Using Blockchain Tech to Incentivize its Founders

Investment firm KPCB Edge has gone public with Edgecoin, a private blockchain it’s using to reward its startup founders.

startup

Markets

Is Segregated Witness the Answer to Bitcoin’s Block Size Debate?

A newly introduced proposal for how the bitcoin network can be scaled to handle greater transaction volumes is gaining traction among developers.

magic, business

Markets

Hard Fork Question Divides Developers at Scaling Bitcoin Day 2

Highlights of day two of Scaling Bitcoin included the debut of segregated witnesses and a roundtable discussion between developers and China's miners.

scaling bitcoin, hong kong

Markets

China’s Miners Heat Up Debate at Scaling Bitcoin Hong Kong

Day one of Scaling Bitcoin Hong Kong saw discussion and debate on proposals aiming to increase the processing power of the bitcoin blockchain.

Screen Shot 2015-12-06 at 7.04.36 AM

Markets

Blockchain Startup Chain Kills Free Bitcoin API Service

Blockchain technology startup Chain will be shutting down its free bitcoin API service at the end of this year.

faucet, water

Markets

Expectations High For Blocksize Debate Ahead of Hong Kong Summit

Bitcoin's block size debate will be given renewed life this weekend when some of the industry’s most influential stakeholders gather in Hong Kong.

hong kong, cyberport

Markets

WVU Student Government Considers Blockchain Voting

West Virginia University’s Student Government Association is debating whether to use a blockchain-based voting platform for its upcoming election.

West Virginia University

Markets

Why Visa Europe is Testing Remittances on the Bitcoin Blockchain

Visa Europe discusses why it is using the bitcoin blockchain as part of its new proof-of-concept for the remittance market.

visa, euros