Blockchain

Blockchains and other distributed ledgers are being applied to almost all businesses as a concept, but have had a tough time in ecosystems built on siloed data and complex technology.

For any emerging technology, skepticism is natural and blockchain will need to prove itself before it is widely adopted, writes David Hanson, co-CEO of Ultra.

Two financial technology companies — including Gemini Trust, the digital-asset exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss — won New York state approval to issue cryptocurrencies pegged to the U.S. dollar.

Ripple's role in streamlining international transactions and the popularity of its XRP tokens has boosted the company's value, but has also drawn critics who claim Ripple is illegally gaming the market.

Blockchain technology has the potential to change the healthcare industry, placing the patient, at the center of the system by providing added security, privacy and interoperability to health data and payments, writes Donika Kraeva, strategic communications manager for Dentacoin.

Young consumers do not trust centralized authorities, making the distributed ledger attractive, according to Donika Kraeva, strategic communications manager for Dentacoin.

Former Goldman employee and an NFL player charged in insider trading scheme; Sewing says the bank’s “global ambitions are not up for debate.”

Very few organizations have adopted blockchain technology for any meaningful day-to-day use. But a change could be afoot.

Russia's S7 Airlines implemented its first blockchain-based smart contract for the refueling of one of its aircraft.

After the 2008 banking crisis, centralized payment systems and financial services don’t have as much appeal to the younger set as a more transparent decentralized system, argues Csaba Csabai, founder and CEO of Inlock.