Lithuania dabbles in crypto-coin as central banks look for ways to fend off Facebook
By Andrius SytasVILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania is about to issue the first central bank-produced digital coin in the euro zone, part of a…
From bikes to blockchain: Shipping industry goes digital in lockdown
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The coronavirus lockdown has accelerated a digitalisation drive in a global shipping and logistics sector that still…
Telegram messaging shuts blockchain project after battle with U.S. authorities
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - Messaging app Telegram has shelved its blockchain project called Telegram Open Network…
Bitcoin goes through third ‘halving’, falls vs U.S. dollar
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin slid on Monday in volatile trading, after it went through a technical adjustment…
Coronavirus sows doubt over bitcoin’s rally after third ‘halving’
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - As bitcoin investors brace for a long-awaited technical adjustment that will halve new…
ECB sees no “business case” for digital currency yet: Mersch
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank currently sees no "business case" for launching its own digital currency but is looking at…
Ripple sues YouTube over cryptocurrency scams
By Katie PaulSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Blockchain firm Ripple sued Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc's YouTube on Tuesday, alleging the…
European blockchain company Bitfury launches artificial intelligence unit
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - European blockchain company The Bitfury Group, valued recently at more than $1 billion,…
Bitcoin as a safe haven? More a speculative bet, market players say
By Tom Wilson and Thyagaraju AdinarayanLONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin's recent gains as stocks plummeted on U.S.-China trade tensions…
IBM and other companies launch new blockchain network for supply management
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp (N:IBM) announced on Monday a new blockchain…