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No R3: Overstock Plots Blockchain Consortium For 'Everyone Else'
Online retail giant and upstart blockchain innovator Overstock has begun working to build its own blockchain consortium.
Adam Back Appointed Blockstream CEO in Leadership Shake-Up
Bitcoin startup Blockstream has a new CEO.
R3 Adds Bitcoin Exchange Veteran to Research Lab
Former itBit client group director Antony Lewis has officially joined banking consortium R3.
Why Blockchain Won’t Disrupt Banks First
Despite the promise that blockchain holds for banking, the sector will likely not be first to put the burgeoning technology into real-world action.
Would a Deutsche Bank Collapse Impact Bitcoin Prices?
Deutsche bank is facing rising pressure that could result in the firm's financial insolvency.
Indian Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Raises $1.5 Million
Indian bitcoin exchange startup Uncoin has raised $1.5m in a new funding round.
Regulators Block Sale of Bitcoin Miner Avalon
A planned acquisition deal between Chinese manufacturer Shandong Luyitong and bitcoin mining hardware company Canaan is no more.
IBM: Banks Expect Commercial Blockchains By 2017
Some of the world's banks and financial markets are bullish on blockchain products, new survey data shows.
CME Group Adds New Exchange to Bitcoin Index
CME Group has added China-based digital currency exchange OKCoin to its bitcoin pricing indexes, first announced in May.
CGI Launches Blockchain Lab for Trade Finance
CGI has launched a blockchain trade finance and supply chain laboratory to explore applications of blockchain technology.
