Bitcoin and Blockchain News Apr 9, 2016

Crypto Exchange Service ShapeShift Offline After Hack - 

Digital currency exchange service ShapeShift is offline after a security incident earlier this week. According to a statement posted to Reddit by ShapeShift CEO Eric Voorhees, an unknown quantity of funds had been taken from the service's connected wallets.

Stan Higgins / Apr 08, 2016 09:55 pm


Bitcoin Bores Traders as Volume Declines on Price Stability - 

Volumes in the bitcoin markets declined sharply this week as the digital currency entered a new period of price stability. While some traders suggested this was scaring away interest, others indicated it could be a sign of the market's maturity or a "calm before the storm".

Charles Bovaird / Apr 08, 2016 09:13 pm


Libertarian Party of Texas to Store Election Results On Three Blockchains - 

At its state convention, the Libertarian Party of Texas will log the results of its ballot initiatives on three separate blockchains implemented by Blockchain Technology Corp. This is just the most recent of a number of global efforts to build blockchain tech into ballots.

Michael del Castillo / Apr 08, 2016 07:50 pm


Japan's Financial Regulator to Discuss Blockchain Market Applications - 

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) is set to hold a meeting early next month at which representatives of the regulatory body will hold a policy discussion on blockchain applications in the country's financial markets. The meeting was announced 8th April.

Stan Higgins / Apr 08, 2016 06:27 pm


Microsoft Adds Distributed Storage Blockchain to Azure - 

Distributed file storage startup Storj Labs is the latest blockchain service provider to join Microsoft's blockchain offering. The announcement follows the March news that Microsoft had added Augur, BitShares, Lisk and Syscoin to its development testbed.

Pete Rizzo / Apr 08, 2016 04:14 pm


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