Cryptocurrency

Scotland's whisky industry began as contraband. Distillers once outran English tax collectors. The business has since grown into a global powerhouse worth billions. Scottish food and drink exports re

Sirin Labs is redirecting its focus toward cryptocurrency. The smartphone maker behind the ultraexpensive Solarin, priced at $16,000, has unveiled Finney, a new product line designed from the ground u

India's government is developing its own digital currency. The central government has started discussing the proposal with a committee of officials, according to unnamed sources cited by the Business

The CFTC has sued Gelfman Blueprint Inc. and its CEO Nicholas Gelfman for running a bitcoin Ponzi scheme that took more than $600,000 from about 80 investors between January 2014 and January 2016. Th

China's crackdown on cryptocurrencies has sent mainland investors and token founders scrambling for alternatives. Traders are buying and selling bitcoin among themselves while founders of crypto proje

Leverj, built by the team that created Coinpit, is preparing to launch a decentralized exchange for cryptocurrency derivatives. The platform aims to address security and usability gaps that plague tod

Propy, a blockchain-based startup developing a decentralized property registry and global real estate marketplace, has concluded a token sale generating US$15 million in capital from more than 6,500 p

Bitcoin has collapsed 38% since early September as China cracks down on digital assets. Within hours of each other this week, two major exchanges announced they will shut their doors: ViaBTC said it w

A Copenhagen-based company called Media Sifter is pursuing an ambitious vision: harness blockchain technology and collective intelligence to rebuild how people consume news. The startup plans

A new contender in the cryptocurrency exchange arena is taking a decidedly different approach to platform governance. Mandarin Exchange proposes tackling the persistent problems of centralized exchang

When Ethereum's developers activated the hard fork to reverse the DAO hack, the community celebrated the decision. Vitalik Buterin opened champagne. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, tweeted about the

Finland's central bank released a research paper that presents bitcoin in favorable economic terms. The Bank of Finland commissioned economists Gur Huberman, Jacob Leshno, and Ciamac Moallemi to write

Tether and Ethfinex plan to release the Tether ERC20 token on Ethereum starting September 18. The token converts US dollars into a tradeable form on the Ethereum blockchain, letting users move dollars

The regulatory hammer is coming down on token sales across the globe. The US, China, and Hong Kong are all tightening their grip on initial coin offerings and crowdfunding mechanisms, which opens an u

A technical presentation by Greg Maxwell, a Bitcoin Core contributor and chief technology officer at Blockstream, recently took place at a SF Bitcoin Developers event. The discussion centered on the i

A blockchain-based venture aims to overhaul the $7.6 trillion global travel marketplace, challenging the duopoly of Expedia and Priceline, which together command 95% of U.S. bookings. Winding Tree pro

Bitcoin's underlying technology offers capabilities that current financial systems lack. Supporters argue that peer-to-peer protocols could supplant banking intermediaries altogether, since transactio

Foodborne illness represents a staggering global health burden. The World Health Organisation reports that approximately one in every ten individuals on Earth suffers from contaminated food consumptio

Ripple opened a new office in Mumbai as it expands into the world's largest destination for remittances. The company appointed Navin Gupta as country manager, drawing on his two decades of experience

The world of token sales has experienced a seismic shock this week as China's monetary authorities moved decisively against the booming sector. In a stunning reversal, a regulatory body overseen by th