| A bitcoin-based blockchain wallet application developed by LHV Bank and industry startup ChromaWay has won the Estonian Banking Association's 2016 Innovation Award. The app was selected over of entries by Nordic bank SEB and cross-border money transfer startup Transferwise. Pete Rizzo / Apr 15, 2016 02:52 pm
Following a two-week open nomination period, Coin Center and Blockchain have announced the finalists for the 2016 Blockchain Awards, to be held as part of the think tank's annual fundraiser. Decentralized e-commerce platform OpenBazaar leads the pack with three nominations. Pete Rizzo / Apr 15, 2016 01:55 pm
R3CEV's top lawyer, Jacob Farber, spoke yesterday at the Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Conference, discussing eight proof-of-concepts his company is working on. However, during his panel, he said these focus areas won't necessarily be replaced by the technology. Michael del Castillo / Apr 14, 2016 10:01 pm
Bitmain has invested $1.6m in bitcoin data and OTC trading services provider BitKan. The investment marks the Beijing-based mining giant's third investment in a bitcoin services company so far in 2016. Pete Rizzo / Apr 14, 2016 09:08 pm
In a letter to shareholders, the chief executive of major US clearinghouse DTCC wrote that the company seeks to be "at the forefront" of the development of blockchain applications in finance. The letter was published as part of the firm's 2015 annual report. Stan Higgins / Apr 14, 2016 07:54 pm
Travel giant AirBnB has indicated it does not have any plans to incorporate bitcoin into its products or services. The statements come in the wake of speculation its acqui-hire of industry startup ChangeTip is perhaps an indication of its interest in blockchain technology. Pete Rizzo / Apr 14, 2016 05:30 pm
Days after disclosing that it had been the target of a hacking, digital currency exchange ShapeShift says it now believes the incident involved a former employee. Stan Higgins / Apr 14, 2016 04:59 pm
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