Bitcoin and Blockchain News Jan 6, 2016

Ethereum Will Arrive (and 15 Other Blockchain Predictions for 2016) - 

What do executives from the wider blockchain community believe will happen to the industry in 2016? In this year-end feature, Andrew Keys of Ethereum-based decentralized app studio and Microsoft partner ConsenSys offers 16 bold predictions for the year ahead.

Andrew Keys / Jan 06, 2016 05:59 am


Digital Currency Exchange Cryptsy Suspends Trading - 

Digital currency exchange Cryptsy has taken its trade engine offline and suspended user fund withdrawals. The move comes amid a months-long period of issues reported by customers on social media, with purported issues extending back to early this fall.

Stan Higgins / Jan 05, 2016 10:32 pm


Accenture: Global Insurers Will Embrace the Blockchain - 

In a new blog post, a managing director for Accenture argued that in the years ahead, the insurance industry will move to embrace the blockchain. Some major insurance companies have already begun exploring proofs-of-concept that utilize a blockchain.

Stan Higgins / Jan 05, 2016 09:30 pm


Vermont's Blockchain Recordkeeping Report Due Next Week - 

A report on the use of blockchain technology as a mechanism for storing state records is set to be delivered to Vermont's legislature by the end of next week. The report was commissioned as part of a bill signed into law last summer by Governor Peter Shumlin.

Stan Higgins / Jan 05, 2016 05:59 pm


BitPay Among Latest to Join Microsoft Blockchain Platform - 

Bitcoin payments startup BitPay is among four new partners joining Microsoft's forthcoming blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) offering on its Azure platform. Other new additions include Manifold Technology, LibraTax and Emercoin, which join firms such as Eris, Factom and ConsenSys.

Pete Rizzo / Jan 05, 2016 04:32 pm


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