| 21 Inc has launched a free web app that can help bitcoin users determine what level of fee will ensure a transaction is confirmed in time. The fee predictor service provides a real-time guide to the fee levels currently being paid on the bitcoin network, and estimated time until confirmation. Daniel Palmer / Feb 10, 2016 02:36 pm
Financial compliance authority Juan Llanos is joining blockchain analytics firm Coinalytics as the executive vice president of business development. The hiring comes at a time when blockchain analytics platforms are more broadly gaining the attention of major financial firms. Bailey Reutzel / Feb 10, 2016 01:59 pm
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a group of central bank governors and financial regulators from the world's major economies, has begun working on blockchain technology issues. The FSB was formed in 2009 in the wake of the global financial panic, and aims to guide international financial policy decisions. Stan Higgins / Feb 09, 2016 06:14 pm
A distributed ledger effort being led by the Linux Foundation now has 30 members, up from 20 when it was announced in December. New members include a diverse set of both established and new finance and technology companies such as ABN Amro, BNY Mellon, Red Hat and Symbiont. Pete Rizzo / Feb 09, 2016 05:30 pm
A California bankruptcy court is set to weigh in on whether bitcoin should be considered a currency. The hearing, set for 19th February, follows months of legal wrangling between the trustee of bankrupt bitcoin mining firm HashFast and Marc Lowe, a former promoter for the service. Stan Higgins / Feb 09, 2016 04:46 pm
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