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Russian cybercrime suspect in $4bn bitcoin fraud case can be extradited to US, court rules
Russia is also seeking alleged cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik's extradition on separate fraud charges, but no date has yet been set for that hearing.
NFL hack: More than 1,100 football players including Colin Kaepernick exposed in breach
Discovered on 26 September by researchers from Kromtech Security, the leak has been blamed on a misconfigured database. It exposed player email accounts and phone numbers.
R3 launches version 1.0 of Corda distributed ledger platform
Codebase developed in collaboration with 50 financial services and technology institutions
Bitnation launches Pangea jurisdiction for creating nations on the blockchain
This autumn Bitnation intends to reset society with the Pangea Arbitration Token.
Blockchain bridging network Aion announces heavyweight advisory board
Board includes Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio, John Lee, VP, Enterprise, Toronto Stock Exchange, and Salim Ismail, former VP, Yahoo.
Blockchain: Cardano cryptocurrency launches with Bittrex as first exchange partner
New Ada cryptocurrency token will tradable on one of the largest digital currency exchanges
Blockchainers comment on latest in global ICO crackdown
South Korea ICO ban focuses Switzerland's Financial Market Authority.
Former Deutsche Bank MD Rhomaios Ram appointed as Utility Settlement Coin consortium executive
Ram spent more than 22 years at Deutsche, including spell as head of transaction banking for the UK and Ireland.
Chilean regulator SBIF joins R3 distributed ledger technology consortium
Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions of Chile becomes a regulatory member of R3's DLT network.
Finney: This is the world's first 'blockchain smartphone'
Security-focused start-up Sirin Labs pitches ambitious funding project for 'Finney' smart devices.
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin proposes 'fairer' Interactive Coin Offering protocol
Jason Teutsch of the TrueBit Foundation co-authored the white paper.
R3 and TradeIX develop open account trade finance DLT business network
Banks involved include Bangkok Bank, Barclays, BBVA, Bladex, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, ING, RBS and Wells Fargo.
After the gold rush: ICO summer still in full swing
The crowdfunders gathered at this week's World Blockchain Forum: Investments and ICOs.
'Arrogant' dark web drug dealer selling fentanyl via 'online supermarket' jailed for over 13 years
At least 76 UK drug deaths have been linked to fentanyl since December 2016.
Commerzbank, KfW and MEAG simulate security transaction on R3 Corda
The security was sold to MEAG and settled without a paying agent or a clearing system
Ethereum-based Aragon leads blockchain exodus from Slack amid phishing scams
Rocket.Chat is the preferred platform for future project communication within the blockchain space.
Meet Europe's elected cryptocurrency radicals
Estonia's Kaspar Korjus and Eva Kaili MEP took to the stage at Blockchain Live in London.
US Department of Energy enlists Guardtime and Siemens for blockchain cybersecurity project
Also features Washington State University, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Department of Defense Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center.
Blockchain IoT firm Chronicled creates MediLedger Project to safeguard pharmaceuticals
Chronicled has partnered with life sciences consultancy LinkLab to explore blockchain track and trace.
The new industrial revolution: Why Europe is fertile ground for blockchain innovation
Tim Mitja Zagar is the co-founder and CEO of ICONOMI.
Bitcoin platform Luno announces European expansion and $9m Series B funding round
The funding round was led by London-based Balderton Capital.
How Overstock's tZERO exchange could inherit the tokenised world
Jonathan Johnson, Medici Ventures: 'Tokens and coins need to trade on an SEC licensed ATS platform.'
What's happening to bitcoin in China? Markets close as Beijing plans total trading ban
BTC China, Huobi and OKCoin shut as authorities mull over "comprehensive" crackdown.
Ethereum stalwarts Digix Global and OmiseGO back Japan's GB Blockchain Labs
GBBL is part of Global Brain, the tech-focused venture capital firm from Japan with $500m AUM.
BTC China bitcoin exchange will cease trading amid uncertain cryptocurrency future
The exchange said it was acting "in the spirit of" a central bank ban last week on initial coin offerings.
John McAfee slams Jamie Dimon's Bitcoin 'a fraud' tirade
Cybersecurity pioneer believes bitcoin will spike to a value of $500,000 by 2020
Santander returns to R3 for FCA mortgage project
Santander, which is not named in the FCA mortgage prototype, turned in its R3 membership back in November 2016.
Bitcoin is a 'fraud' only useful for drug dealers and North Korea, says JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
Dimon's tirade against bitcoin comes as JPMorgan invests in blockchain tech.
R3 CordaCon explores Intel SGX, zero knowledge proofs and netting on distributed ledgers
CordaCon 2017 in London comes just weeks before release of Corda 1.0.
North Korean hackers ramp up attacks to steal Bitcoin to get around sanctions and fund the regime
'Cyber criminals may no longer be the only nefarious actors in this space,' security firm FireEye said.