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MIRACL delivering distributed trust and 'Zero-Factor Authentication'
Japan's NTT Software has just adopted MIRACL's Zero-Factor Authentication platform.
Blockchain project wins Dutch international energy hackathon
Hackenergy 2016 was sponsored by ENGIE Nederland and Groningen's IBM Client Innovation Center (CIC).
John McAfee set to keynote London tech conference to preach merits of blockchain
McAfee has long been a supporter of virtual currency – if not always Bitcoin
Axoni delivers blockchain equity swaps with Barclays, Citi, Credit Suisse and JP Morgan
The smart contracts for equity swaps project also featured Thomson Reuters, IHS Markit and Capco.
Blockchain real estate platform Ubitquity partners with Priority Title & Escrow
Ubitquity simplifies the process of tracking and recording property to enable a long-term chain of custody of title.
NXT's Ardor token distribution uses 'snapshot' of existing value in the network
Bas Wisselink and Dave Pearce of NXT Foundation protected value in the network rather than diluting it with an ICO.
Blockchain-based IoT project does drone deliveries using Ethereum
San Francisco-based Chronicled used Ethereum to authenticate drone package delivery system.
Over 8 million Bitcoin wallets left inaccessible as Blockchain.info hit with DNS hijack
Blockchain.info powers up to 100,000 Bitcoin transactions every day.
Juan Benet of IPFS talks about Filecoin
IPFS is ready to add a blockchain-based currency layer called Filecoin to incentivise data storage on the network.
BitShares Munich chief fixes cryptocurrency volatility with smart contracts
Idea behind Smartcoins developed by Daniel Larimer, co-founder of Bitshares and Steem blockchains.
Deloitte likes blockchain for loyalty rewards programmes
The report is one in a series on blockchain use cases produced by Deloitte Center for Financial Services.
The case for more permissive relicensing of Ethereum
Proposal to move C++ Ethereum client runtime from the copyleft GPLv3 licence to the more permissive Apache 2.0 licence.
Shipping giant Maersk tests blockchain-powered bill of lading
Maersk took part in a proof of concept, with blockchain expertise from the IT University of Copenhagen.
EY and Paxos collaborate on gold bullion blockchain
Big Four firm EY to support rollout of first blockchain use case to settle gold in London bullion market.
Blockchain plus 3D printing equals 'smart manufacturing' and Ethereum you can touch
Genesis of Things was established and launched just a few weeks before DevCon2 in Shanghai.
EtherCamp announces crowdsale for Hacker Gold Token
Developer of Ethereum-based platform will host a nine-week sale starting November 17.
Avoiding patent wars and reducing IP risk in the blockchain ecosystem
Marc Kaufman, partner at Reed Smith, presented at the EUIPO Blockchain IP Workshop.
Channel 4's All 4 Games partners with blockchain sensation Spells of Genesis
EverdreamSoft and Channel 4 video game publisher to bring blockchain-based mobile trading card game to broader audience.
Blockchain heavyweights meet in Brussels for intellectual property workshop
Blockchain experts met to look at how it can protect and enforce intellectual property.
Blockchain start-up Factom raises $4.2m Series A funding
Tim Draper of Draper Associates leads investment in Factom's Series A funding.
R3's Tim Swanson: Out of 250 start-ups, only a handful look legitimate
IBTimes UK speaks to R3's head of market research at the recent Ethereum DevCon2 and Global Blockchain Summit in Shanghai.
Over 40 US law firms unite for Blockchain Legal Defense Coalition
Attorneys specialising in digital currency looking out for constitutional rights and civil liberties of innovators.
Adult entertainment company Naughty America exploring blockchain for digital rights management
Naughty America Productions and DECENT piloting next generation video content distribution platform.
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox: 'Privacy in a blockchain - that's our whole thing'
The Zcash blockchain is currently running on a testnet and will go live on 28 October.
Dark Web cybercrime services could be used by terrorists to attack Europe, warns Europol
Top EU cops warn 'cybercrime as-a-service' may become a major issue
IBM finds 65% of banks expect to have blockchains underway in three years
Some 15% of banks and 14% of financial market institutions interviewed intend to implement full-scale, commercial blockchain solutions in 2017.
Symbiont, Credit Suisse and R3 come together for syndicated loans proof of concept
Symbiont and financial services technology and data partner Ipreo created Synaps Loans LLC.
ASX and blockchain: A necessary innovation?
Sam Pearse, Partner at Pillsbury Law, talks about the Australian Stock Exchange's blockchain plans.
R3 and eight banks trial Intel Sawtooth Lake distributed ledger technology for bond trading
Project validated blockchain-inspired technology for trading, matching and settlement.
Bikinis, balloon art and bitcoin: Meet the cutesy idols hoping to turn Japan on to cryptocurrencies
Japan is combining its idol culture with cryptocurrency in order to teach people about the blockchain.