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• Devs used solar-powered radios to complete first ‘off-grid’ cryptocurrency transaction

  A group of developers claim to have performed a solar-powered cryptocurrency transaction, using shortwave radios and blockchain ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Cardano talks blockchain innovation with Mongolian government

  Cardano continues bringing blockchain to the world's struggling economies, with its founder sharing proof of a meeting with ...

  • David Canellis

• Hackers secretly ran cryptocurrency mining malware on Indian government sites

  It has come to light that Indian government sites have been infected with cryptocurrency mining malware, to steal visitors’ ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Ripple makes waves with Japanese money transfer app

  SBI Holdings has announced plans to launch a mobile payment app for iOS and Android that will use Ripple’s distributed ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Europe’s central bank wants nothing to do with cryptocurrency (for now)

  Europe's central bank has shot down hopes of an EU-sanctioned digital currency, criticising blockchain tech for being too ...

  • David Canellis

• France introduces ICO regulations to protect investors

  Despite calls for the EU to unify its regulation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, France has approved regulations for ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• EY crowns cryptocurrency wallet maker Ledger as Parisian startup of the year

  Finance giant EY has awarded cryptocurrency wallet maker Ledger with the title of 'Startup of the Year' in the Ile-de-France ...

  • David Canellis

• Mt. Gox plaintiffs must take cases to Tokyo to claim lost funds

  The Mt. Gox saga is far from over as a Pennsylvania judge has dismissed the case of a claimant on the grounds of a lack of ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• SoftBank initiative aims to blockchainify mobile payments across the globe

  A trio of Japanese corporations have devised a proof-of-concept underpinned by blockchain that facilitates peer-to-peer payments ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• EU Parliament just voted on controversial Copyright Reform — the outlook is grim

  The European Parliament just vote 'yes' on the most controversial parts of the new Copyright Reform -- opponents fear for ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Google fights global expansion of the EU’s right to be forgotten

  Google is fighting French lawyers in the European Union court to avoid expanding the scope of "right to be forgotten" judgment ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Coinbase, Polychain Capital, and others unite to form cryptocurrency lobbying group in DC

  Cryptocurrency bigwigs are banding together to form a political lobbying consortium to take on the industry's biggest policy ...

  • Matthew Beedham