Samsung’s ‘Digital Transformation Framework’ Includes Blockchain Tech
May 8, 2019 at 12:10 | CoinDesk
Samsung SDS is adding blockchain tech to its enterprise IT offerings.
Business News
Over 50 Banks, Firms Trial Trade Finance App Built With R3’s Corda Blockchain
May 8, 2019 at 09:30 | CoinDesk
ABN Amro, Standard Chartered and around 50 other firms have participated in tests of Voltron, a trade finance platform built with R3's Corda.
London-Listed Argo Blockchain Adds 1,000 Miners in Bid to Salvage Stock Price
May 8, 2019 at 08:20 | CoinDesk
Struggling crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain says it's expecting to break even in the second quarter after an investment in new equipment.
Bitstamp Hires Ex-Coinbase Trading Head to Court Wall Street Money
May 8, 2019 at 06:00 | CoinDesk
Europe-based crypto exchange Bitstamp has hired former Coinbase trading head and Wall Street veteran Hunter Merghart to lead its U.S. operations.
Bitmain Discloses 88% Drop In Its Own Bitcoin Mining Power
May 7, 2019 at 15:15 | CoinDesk
Bitmain's internal bitcoin mining operations are generating 88 percent less computing power than a month ago, suggesting the industry giant has cut capacity.
Starbucks to Track Coffee Using Microsoft’s Blockchain Service
May 7, 2019 at 10:25 | CoinDesk
Starbucks aims to give consumers and farmers more data on its coffee products using a blockchain service from Microsoft.
ASX Is Letting Clients Test Its In-the-Works Blockchain Settlement System
May 7, 2019 at 08:00 | CoinDesk
The Australian Securities Exchange now has a customer testing environment for its blockchain-based clearing and settlement system, due in 2021.
‘One-Stop Shop’ for Crypto Mining and Trading to Launch Spot Market May 23
May 7, 2019 at 06:00 | CoinDesk
Crypto mining and exchange startup Bcause is weeks away from launching a spot trading market for bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash and litecoin.
Microsoft Releases Ethereum App Development Kit for Azure Cloud
May 7, 2019 at 05:25 | CoinDesk
Tech giant Microsoft has released a suite of tools allowing clients to build ethereum-based apps on its cloud computing platform Azure.
Alibaba’s Ant Financial Backs $10 Million Round for Blockchain Privacy Startup
May 7, 2019 at 04:00 | CoinDesk
Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has participated in a $10 million funding round for blockchain privacy startup QEDIT and is using the firm's tech.
Buffet Calls Bitcoin a ‘Gambling Device’
May 6, 2019 at 15:30 | CoinDesk
Warren Buffet told reporters at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska that he still couldn't support bitcoin.
DUST Adds Physical Products to the Blockchain
May 6, 2019 at 14:30 | CoinDesk
New diamond coatings promise to connect physical objects to blockchains. Now users of SAP's cloud service can try it out.
Crypto Crime Blotter: Scammers Dupe Jersey Island Man Out of £1.2 million, Backpage Laundered Cash With Crypto
May 6, 2019 at 08:30 | CoinDesk
Did Backpage launder cash through crypto? What happened to three Germans on the DarkWeb? This week's Crypto Crime Blotter.
PepsiCo Blockchain Trial Brings 28% Boost in Supply Chain Efficiency
May 6, 2019 at 06:30 | CoinDesk
Beverage giant PepsiCo saw an almost 30 percent increase in efficiency during a programmatic advertising trial using Zilliqa’s blockchain platform.
SIX Stock Exchange May Issue Its Own Token, Says Exec
May 6, 2019 at 06:00 | CoinDesk
Swiss stock exchange SIX could issue a token on its planned digital assets exchange in 2020, according to its head of securities and exchanges.
Ripple Adds SBI President To Its Board of Directors
May 5, 2019 at 11:00 | CoinDesk
Ripple has added Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings' president and CEO Yoshitaka Kitao to its board.
Beware the Fake Bitfinex White Papers Appearing Online
May 5, 2019 at 10:40 | CoinDesk
As speculation and impatience arises over the upcoming Bitfinex token sale, opportunistic fakers are creating bogus white papers.
‘Not a White Paper’: Marketing Document Details $1 Billion Bitfinex Token Sale
May 4, 2019 at 11:49 | CoinDesk
New details are emerging about a planned $1 billion token sale to be held by iFinex, the parent company of Bitfinex and Tether, two cryptocurrency companies currently being sued by the state...
Earn.com Founder Balaji S. Srinivasan Is Leaving Coinbase
May 4, 2019 at 08:39 | CoinDesk
Balaji S. Srinivasan, creator of the secretive 21.co and Earn.com, is leaving as CTO of Coinbase.
Fidelity Hires Barclays’ Former Head of Digital Assets
May 4, 2019 at 08:30 | CoinDesk
Financial services giant Fidelity hired Chris Tyrer, former head of Barclays' digital assets project.
Euronet Subsidiary Ria Turns to Ripple Tech Seeking Faster Money Transfers
May 3, 2019 at 08:00 | CoinDesk
Ria Money Transfer, one of the world's biggest remittance firms, has joined Ripple's blockchain-based payments network.
Blockchain Firm SETL Sidesteps Insolvency to Return as Leaner New Entity
May 3, 2019 at 07:00 | CoinDesk
Blockchain infrastructure firm SETL, which filed for insolvency in March, is back as a new entity formed by its management team.
Bitcoin Mining’s New Bidding War
May 3, 2019 at 05:00 | CoinDesk
The cost of secondhand cryptocurrency mining equipment in China has nearly doubled in the last few weeks in response to bitcoin’s price jump.
Facebook in Talks to Build Ecosystem for Planned Stablecoin: WSJ
May 3, 2019 at 04:00 | CoinDesk
Facebook is said to be in talks with firms, including Visa and Mastercard, to support and fund its planned fiat-backed cryptocurrency.