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Blockchain tech project I/O Digital has announced that it will release a decentralized identity sidechain using a distributed blockchain based DNS system. The system, known as Decentralized I/O Name Server or DIONS, will apparently utilize I/O Digital's blockchain to attach identity credentials to a specific Bitcoin or I/O Coin (IOC)...

Instant multiple cryptocurrency exchange, ShapeShift.io, has partnered with AltQuick.co, a website which enables users to buy digital currencies with a cash deposit at a local bank or credit union. AltQuick provides escrow services to sellers of Bitcoin through BitQuick, while offering an easier way for buyers to obtain the digital...

MaidSafe, the company leading development of a decentralized internet platform without specialized servers and data centers, is introducing a code bounty program to attract developers to build its SAFE Network. The bounties will be paid out in bitcoins only. Nick Lambert, MaidSafe's head of marketing, stated the following: We have...

Citi has developed three internal blockchains within the bank's research labs and has been running test cryptocurrencies across them, according to the UK's International Business Times. The head of the bank's Citi Innovation Labs, Ken Moore, told the IBTimes: We have up and running three separate systems within Citi now...

AllCoinsNews had the opportunity to discuss cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology with Paul Astengo, the Senior Executive at Gibraltar Finance, specifically  regarding regulatory policy the Government of Gibraltar was formulating in the space. As an EU financial centre, Gibraltar was one of the first to formulate regulations on egaming and has...

Instant cryptocurrency exchange service ShapeShift.io has completed an API integration with Coinomi, a free, open-source wallet for Bitcoin and multiple crypto-currencies, available as an Android application. The ShapeShift API integration allows Coinomi wallet users to convert between each supported altcoin within the wallet without the user having to leave the...

The alternative Java-based blockchain protocol Nxt, UK-based 44 Phones Ltd and blockchain technology consultancy Coinstructors are working on several real world use cases for blockchain technology. While Bitcoin is primarily focused on as a currency or asset of value, Nxt is trying to use blockchain technology to solve various real world problems...

MecklerMedia Corporation has revealed the list of confirmed speakers and sessions for its Inside Bitcoins Conference and Expo in Chicago, Illinois, taking place at the Navy Pier on July 10-11, 2015. The event will apparently cover a diverse range of topics including blockchain-based startups, bitcoin markets and exchanges, FinTech innovation,...

Multiple digital currencies exchange ShapeShift AG has suspended service to all residents of New York State, following the release of the “BitLicense” regulation by the New York Department of Financial Services. The company says NY's new anti-competitive licensing scheme, which targets a wide swath of digital currency and blockchain-based financial...

Scotland-based MaidSafe will soon release the first development bundle of its SAFE network roadmap. The idea behind MaidSafe, which literally stands for "Massive Array of Internet Disks" is to reconfigure the Internet by building a "fully cross platform, fully decentralized autonomous data and communications network" that eliminates the need for data...

Palo Alto-based IdentityMind Global, a risk management and payment solutions provider, announced this week that their solution provides anti-money aundering capabilities required to comply with the final Bitlicense requirements announced by the New York Department of Financial Services in early June 2015. Companies with customers in New York or physically...

International blockchain payment platform GoCoin and customer loyalty firm Ziftr have reached an agreement to proceed with strategic merger discussions. After BitPay and Coinbase, GoCoin is the third largest blockchain payment processor and the only major player processing Litecoin, Dogecoin, Tether and altcoins in addition to Bitcoin. GoCoin claims to...

ShapeShift.io has just made available an iPhone iOS app for its "instant" cryptocurrency exchange platform. Users can now trade Bitcoin with Ripple, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Monero, Counterparty, Dash and other altcoins rapidly with their iPhone. ShapeShift.io Founder and CEO Erik Voorhees, commented: Since inception, ShapeShift has changed what is expected of...

At the London PayExpo today, Lee Gibson Grant, head of the Drachmae Project, revealed that it was planning to set up a blockchain-based loyalty program test case for the Greek Island of Agistri. Grant, who is also the co-founder of blockchain technology consultancy Coinstructors, has been investigating whether blockchain technology...

ShapeShift.io, an instant digital currency exchange service, has partnered with Vaultoro, a platform that allows physical gold to be traded with Bitcoin, through their integration of the ShapeShift API. Vaultoro’s integration of the ShapeShift API permits users to trade gold with various cryptocurrencies such as NXT, Dogecoin, Monero, Dash, Namecoin...

Ben Lawsky, the superintendent of  New York’s Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), released his final version of the Bitlicense, regulations for digital currencies in the state. Lawsky, with input from the Bitcoin Community, has been working on the license for a year and will soon leave the NYDFS to enter the private...

SuperNET, a network of cryptocurrencies, is sponsoring the Drachmae project, which is looking at blockchain technology as the basis for a parallel digital currency to the Euro. SuperNET was founded almost 9 months ago, and in that time has built up the largest collaborative network of digital currency developers and...

Instant cryptocurrency trading exchange ShapeShift AG has released a new pricing algorithm. The update enables better rates across over 700 trading pairs on the exchange. Major digital coins such as Bitcoin, Ripple, Litecoin, Dash, Dogecoin, BitShares, NXT, and Counterparty can be traded instantly at these better rates, according to the...

Corona, a newly launched community network for developers of decentralized applications, is introducing a crowdfunding platform that is compatible with multiple different cryptocoins including Bitcoin and various altcoins. Corona will be entering a growingly crowded crowdfunding space in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, with platforms like Koinify, Blocktrust, and Swarm and protocols...

More than just gold and other minerals are being linked to various cryptocurrencies. National Aten Coin’s oil & gas linked new cryptocurrency will be available from AtenPay, SA - a Warsaw, Poland based company on July 4th. The Aten “Black Gold" Coin can be purchased through collaborative efforts between AtenPay,...