The chief financial officer for the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest independent semiconductor foundry, cited cryptocurrency mining in the firm's third-quarter results. The company –…
Credit card giant Mastercard is pushing ahead with a set of blockchain payment tools first unveiled last year, opening them up to banks and merchants for wider…
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) of Saudi Arabia's research outfit is reportedly using blockchain to develop new sharia-complaint financial products. According to Reuters, the Islamic Research and Training…
The price of bitcoin has hit a new all-time high, crossing the $6,000 line for the first time. Markets climbed as high as $6,003.81, according to CoinDesk's…
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has used bitcoin's blockchain to issue digital diplomas to over 100 graduates as a part of a pilot project. In an…
Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has said that cryptocurrencies are not "mature" enough to be regulated. Speaking at a press conference last week,…
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A blockchain startup funded by the venture arm of Jaguar Land Rover has raised roughly $6 million in an initial coin offering (ICO). DOVU told CoinDesk that…
According to various reports, users of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mintpal have received an email from the UK’s Avon and Somerset Economic Crime Team. The team’s detective…
The Russian government is to begin testing a blockchain-based land registry system early next year. According to a draft resolution published by the Ministry of Economic Development, the Federal…
