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Even China's crypto-brothers Bobby and Charlie Lee don't entirely agree on scaling Bitcoin
IBTimes UK speaks to brothers Bobby Lee, CEO BTCC, and Charlie Lee, Litecoin inventor.
Microsoft blockchain affiliate BlockApps muses on Oracle's future in decentralised databases
BlockApps STRATO is being rolled out as part of the Microsoft Azure blockchain-as-a-service offering
Symbiont's Adam Krellenstein: There's really only two smart contract systems - Ethereum's and ours
IBTimes spoke to Counterparty and Symbiont technology chief Adam Krellenstein about the blockchain landscape.
Move over eBay: Countdown to OpenBazaar and the decentralised marketplace revolution
IBTimes spoke to OpenBazaar lead developer Brian Hoffman ahead of the full version release next month.
Bitcoin giant BTCC launches priority blockchain transactions for its customers
BTCC announces BlockPriority to prioritise bitcoin transaction confirmations for its customers.
Overstock's Patrick Byrne down to 'brass tacks' with SEC over public crypto-securities
Patrick Byrne explains how T0 is designed to vanquish the iniquities of Wall Street's system of net settlements.
Barclays Investment Bank describes technology challenges for smart contracts developers
Dr Lee Braine of Barclays spoke about securities settlement and shared ledgers at the recent Ethereum conference.
R3's Tim Swanson examines 'watermarked tokens' on the Bitcoin blockchain
R3 has published an in-depth report titled 'Watermarked tokens and pseudonymity on public blockchains'.
Blockstream's Austin Hill: confidential blockchains can remove systemic risk from finance
IBTimes spoke to Blockstream's Austin Hill about one particular Sidechains Element - Confidential Transactions.
Blockchain, Bitcoin and the rise of banks as shared ledger providers
Some claim there's only one true sharable cryptographic ledger, and that it is Bitcoin.
Blockchain company Coinsilium joins with Seedrs for IPO equity crowdfunding
Shares in Coinsilium will be quoted on the ICAP Securities and Derivatives Exchange (ISDX) Growth Market.
BTL Group becomes first publicly listed blockchain company on Toronto Stock Exchange
Blockchain Tech Ltd is listed on the Venture Board of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSXV:BTL).
Ethereum-based Slock.it reveals first ever lock opened with money
This technology will be officially unveiled at the Ethereum annual Devcon conference in London, 9-13 November.
Bitcoin to become sixth largest global reserve currency by 2030
Banks are estimated to spend over $1bn on blockchain projects in next two years.
Decentralised government project Bitnation offers refugees blockchain IDs and bitcoin debit cards
The Blockchain Emergency ID is a rudimentary emergency ID, based on the blockchain technology.
Banks looking at Enigma to bring perfect secrecy to blockchains
IBTimes speaks to MIT creators of decentralised data privacy system Enigma, Oz Nathan and Guy Zyskind.
Jeff Garzik touches on Bitcoin in self-optimising markets, Ethereum and Rootstock
Garzik told IBTimes Bitcoin provides a glimpse of the future of money.
Santander plans to become 'Ripple evangelist'
IBTimes speaks to Mariano Belinky, managing partner of Santander InnoVentures $100m fintech fund.
Gavin Wood: Ethereum could be a marketing strategy for big IT firms
IBTimes spoke to Ethereum co-founder and CTO Gavin Wood ahead of ÐΞVCON1 in London from Nov 9th to 13th.
Open Standards developer Coinprism releases enterprise blockchain
The developers behind the coloured coins Open Assets standard have released Openchain.
Blockstream announces Liquid movement of Bitcoin quickly and securely between exchanges
Cryptocurrency developers Blockstream has partnered with big exchanges for first commercial sidechain app.
Banks should stop dreaming about blockchains and start looking at Alibaba
Author and disruptive technology expert Haydn Shaunghnessy said banks have been seduced by blockchains.
itBit Bankchain to launch with delivery versus payment ledger for gold
itBit recently held a roundtable where it explained why gold was topping its permissioned blockchain offering.
Bitcoin experts compare private blockchains to internet's early 'walled gardens'
Nic Cary of Blockchain.info, Dr James Smith of Elliptic and Paul Gordon of Quantave discussed the future of crypto.
MasterCard talks tokenisation, Bitcoin and biometrics
IBTimes talked about the working of card networks with Ann Cairns, president of international markets, MasterCard.
Swift hopes for harmony with 'new kids on the blockchain'
IBTimes spoke to Fabian Vandenreydt, head of markets at Innotribe and the Swift Institute, about blockchains.
Vitalik Buterin theorises about monetising an Ethereum browser, the price of Bitcoin and education in China
IBTimes spoke to Vitalik Buterin about Ethereum's plans involving alternative revenue streams and its moves in China.
Smart securities issuer Symbiont fires shots in the private blockchain arms race
Symbiont tells IBTimes about its smart contracts server and why it is ahead of the competition.
Credits testing KYC blockchain on the Isle of Man
The Credits team is following a tradition of technology testing on the Isle of Man.
Dr Gideon Greenspan: Blockchain design is academic work and shouldn't just be decided by banks
MultiChain's Gideon Greenspan talks about Bitcoin and Ethereum in the context of enterprise blockchain design.