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Online retailer Overstock.com has prepared to offer a $25-million private bond using the Bitcoin blockchain. The company announced Friday it became the first company to solicit qualified institutional buyers in a digital corporate bond that will trade using blockchain technology....

Blockchain technology firm Mirror announced Wednesday it has raised $8.8 million in a Series A funding round let by Route 66, with participation from existing investors such as Battery Ventures, Crosslink Capital, RRE Ventures, and Tim Draper. This additional capital brings the...

Nasdaq announced last week it plans to leverage blockchain technology as part of an enterprise-wide initiative. The stock exchange said in a press release that it will initially leverage the Open Assets Protocol, a colored coin innovation built upon the blockchain. Nasdaq will...

The United Services Automobile Association (USAA), a Texas-based financial institution that serves current and former members of the U.S. military, is researching the underlying technology behind Bitcoin in order to improve its operations’ efficiency, reported Reuters. Alex...

Factom, whose mission is to solve real-world business problems by providing an unalterable record-keeping system using blockchain technology, announced Tuesday it has closed its software token sale, which sold more than 4.3 million “Factoids” and raised more than $540,000....

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched a call for evidence last week on investments using digital currency – ESMA uses the term “virtual currency” – or distributed ledger technology. ESMA is soliciting information and views from stakeholders on new...

The French multinational telecommunications firm Orange SA is looking to invest in Bitcoin startups in the months ahead, making it one of the first big global phone carriers to become interested in blockchain technology, reported Bloomberg. “There’s something intriguing in this...

Reuters reported Thursday that IBM Corp. is considering adopting blockchain – the underlying technology behind Bitcoin – to create a digital cash and payment system for major currencies, according to an individual close to the matter. The source told Reuters that the aim is...