Cryptocurrency

South Africa's biggest banks and corporations are testing blockchain technology to cut operational costs and speed up their transactions. Banks are shifting from exploration to serious investment in b

The Lightning Network, viewed by many Bitcoin Core developers as the primary solution for transaction scaling, could reach a usable state this summer. Built as a layer on top of the blockchain itself,

Purse.io lets you spend bitcoin at Amazon. Amazon doesn't accept cryptocurrency, so services like Purse fill the gap. Gyft and eGifter sell Amazon gift cards for bitcoin—eGifter returns points to your

Software development firm 3Pillar Global specializes in crafting digital products that generate revenue across financial services, media, entertainment, health, and data sectors. The company has been

The head of Zcash, Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn, brought some sobering perspective to the Bitcoin conversation recently when he appeared on the Epicenter Bitcoin podcast. A veteran of the cypherpunk movement

BNP Paribas selected eight financial technology startups for its L'Atelier accelerator program. The Paris-based bank will fund and mentor the companies over four months, with each team receiving 100,0

Jonas Nick, a testing engineer at Blockstream, recently presented research on Bitcoin privacy at Zurich's Blockchain Meetup, laying out seven steps for protecting transactions from surveillance. Star

The value of Banx cryptocurrency has experienced a dramatic collapse following its listing on the Bitshares network, where genuine market transactions finally became possible for most holders. Trading

Wirex has added PayPal as a funding option, allowing customers in 39 countries to purchase bitcoin and load their debit cards through the payment service. The London-based company, which rebranded fro

Samson Mow, the COO of BTCC, has positioned himself as a vocal opponent of Bitcoin Classic. During a recent appearance on The Bitcoin Game with host Rob Mitchell, Mow discussed his company's backing o

Lisk's network launches this month. The project raised over 4,600 BTC, roughly $1.9 million, through a coin offering that started in February and runs through the end of March. Upon launch, the team w

A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee convened cryptocurrency industry leaders Wednesday to discuss digital currencies and blockchain technology. The Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade subcommittee

Humble Bundle restored Bitcoin payments this week after pulling them for about seven days. The gaming bundle site brought the feature back with one change: Bitcoin buyers now face a $2.50 minimum orde

A Twitter user with an egg for a profile picture promised something Cryptsy victims desperately wanted: their money back. Operating as @cryptcracker1 and posting on Bitcointalk, he claimed to possess

Sam Cole, CEO of KnCMiner, left the door open to reviving consumer mining hardware at the DC Blockchain summit this week. Speaking after the public event wrapped, Cole said the company would consider

When Satoshi Nakamoto shared the Bitcoin white paper on a cryptography mailing list in 2008, the first responses were predictable. The network won't scale, critics said. Seven years later, people work

At the DC Blockchain Summit, a convergence of cryptocurrency advocates and federal authorities created a rare moment of dialogue surrounding digital asset regulation. The tenor was agreeable and subst

Bitcoin proponents are sounding increasingly confident in the cryptocurrency's fundamental design, even as headlines have painted a picture of technological distress and potential collapse. At the 201

According to Deloitte's latest analysis, most digital currencies currently in circulation lack sufficient real-world utility and will likely disappear, while government-issued cryptocurrencies could m

Banks want blockchains. Blockchain enthusiasts built their ideals around decentralized systems that don't need banks. The disconnect explains something about the billions flowing into blockchain devel