The UK's chief scientific adviser has urged the government to adopt the technology that powers crypto-currency Bitcoin to run various public services. Bitcoins are powered by blockchains - digital ...

We're often being told that the blockchain – the tech behind Bitcoin – will rewire not just the banking sector, but social security payments, healthcare and even digital voting. Until now, it's all ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Blockchain fever has, as we all know, turned into private permissioned distributed ledger fever — loosely ...

When is a decentralised ledger system not a decentralised ledger system? When it's controlled by a central bank, would be one answer. A background technology briefing with a well-known European ...

Ripple Labs, developer of the Ripple payment protocol and exchange network, was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco. Ripple Labs Banks will save a fortune by moving from antiquated, ...