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The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, has announced a new collaborative effort that unites the world’s corporate giants to advance the avant-garde blockchain technology. The Linux Foundation describes itself as the...

It’s no secret that financial institutions have taken an interest in blockchain technology. The technology underneath bitcoin has potential to reduce costs and increase efficiency. However, there still seems to be a stigma surrounding bitcoin itself: influencers have...

Banks could adopt blockchain technology as early as next year to generate new streams of revenue and enable secure transactions, reports CNBC and a study conducted by capital markets-focused financial markets’ research and strategic advisory firm TABB Group. According to...

Microsoft is the latest in a wave of large corporations to invest in blockchain technology. Reuters reports today that Microsoft launched a blockchain platform with ConsenSys, a Brooklyn-based startup. Offered through Microsoft’s Azure, the new cloud-based platform aim...

Last week, everyone in the bitcoin and blockchain communities heard about the dismissive remarks made by Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase, regarding bitcoin. Speaking at the Fortune GLobal Forum, Dimon explained that while he sees blockchain technology as having potential,...

The bitcoin rally continues into this week as prices Monday morning hit near $370, the highest of the year so far. Business Insider reports the cryptocurrency has gained 70% on private exchanges over the past two months since hitting a second-half low of around $213 at the end of...

There’s been a lot of worldwide news over the past week regarding policies toward Bitcoin. Last week, the European Court of Justice ruled the cryptocurrency was exempt from value-added tax (VAT), a decision that all EU nations must now follow. While this is a great hurdle...

The programming community has long been an independent and even grumpy group of individuals. Programmers have resisted any movement toward unionizing, something that commenters cite as a result of the “staunch individualism” found therein. The same professionals launched...

Last week I wrote about the community that surrounds Bitcoin, and how I think they are negatively impacting the future of the cryptocurrency. I took quotes specifically from /r/Bitcoin, and I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of replies and the mostly quality discussion...

Spend 5 minutes on Reddit’s /r/Bitcoin or the popular forum bitcointalk.org and you’ll likely come away with the impression that users believe the banking system is outdated, behind the times and in need of a change. The change they talk about isn’t a minor facelift; Bitcoin...