Cryptocurrency

Pantera Capital, a heavyweight in the cryptocurrency and blockchain investment space, is backing Codex, a new startup working to establish a decentralized infrastructure for cataloging art and collect

When Shapeshift came online a few years back, it solved a real problem. Traders could swap coins instantly without creating accounts at traditional exchanges or surrendering personal data. The service

IQeon operates a decentralized gaming network that merges games with cryptocurrency. The platform's player-versus-player system lets 97% of gamers earn money from in-game achievements—a feature most g

The Marshall Islands has become the newest nation to pursue a digital currency initiative. The planned cryptocurrency, referred to as \"the sovereign\" (SOV), is designed to operate as official currency

Rabobank, the Dutch banking giant, plans to launch Rabobit, a cryptocurrency wallet embedded in its online banking platform. The move reverses the bank's previous stance against serving crypto busines

TrustedHealth opens its ICO presale on March 20. The blockchain-based platform connects patients with specialized medical care across borders through a digital ecosystem designed to unite doctors and

Cannabis users looking for a dedicated online space won't find it on Facebook or Instagram. Both platforms remove content related to marijuana without warning, deleting posts and accounts. The impact

Bitcoin users watching the network in late 2017 encountered a new problem: block space was scarce. Starting in November and accelerating through December, incoming transactions swamped the system. Bit

Circle, the Boston-based payments app backed by Goldman Sachs, has bought Poloniex, the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange. For weeks, industry observers had been debating whether the deal would happen. Tod

Sharpay is a sharing button for websites. Users click once and their content spreads to multiple social networks. They earn cryptocurrency for shares and for visits that result from their links. Websi

StormX partnered with I Only Fly First Class to let Storm Play users buy first class tickets using cryptocurrency. Users of the Storm Play app can access I Only Fly First Class through the platform an

Shakepay, a Montreal-based fintech company, is rolling out its cryptocurrency wallet app in private beta. The platform lets Canadian users buy and sell Bitcoin and other digital assets from their phon

Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, spoke about Bitcoin at Regent's University in London on Monday evening. \"Bitcoin has pretty much failed thus far on the traditional aspects of money,\" he

Cryptocurrency exchanges are buckling under the weight of demand. Outages knock platforms offline for hours. Customer service teams don't respond for days. Security vulnerabilities surface with regula

ChronoBank and Dbrain announced a partnership to build an employee evaluation system for short-term decentralized hiring. ChronoBank operates a blockchain-based labor marketplace where workers find jo

Longenesis and Neuromation announced a partnership this week to build a healthcare data marketplace using blockchain and artificial intelligence. Alex Zhavoronkov, chief scientific officer at Longene

Paymentsense surveyed 504 small and medium-sized businesses across the U.K. and Ireland about their views on cryptocurrency payments. The results show that more than a third—35 percent—expect digital

Organizations worldwide are grappling with a surging threat landscape dominated by illicit cryptocurrency-mining software. Research from Check Point reveals that during the month of January, roughly o

Bitstamp, a leading European cryptocurrency trading platform, has integrated Onfido's verification technology to accelerate customer onboarding. The partnership addresses a critical bottleneck that em

Crypto incubators and hedge funds begin with an unfair edge: inside access to promising projects before news reaches the broader market. Global Blockchain Technologies (CSE: BLOC; OTC: BLKCF) offers o