Awards News

Simba Chain, a cloud-based smart contract startup, is building a blockchain data management system for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Israel-based GetGems mobile wallet and messenger app earned the title of the “most visionary social solution” for “instant payments across social platforms” in the Citi Mobile Challenge in Europe.

Earlier this month, Cointelegraph readers voted to choose the people, places and companies who deserved the most recognition for their achievements in our 2014 Bitcoin Industry Awards. After the votes were counted, I reached out for comments and gathered facts about the year’s highest achievers.

Award-winning Czech guerrilla artist collective Ztohoven, opens up the Paralelní Polis in Holešovice, a space serving as a hacker space, a hub, with a Bitcoin-only coffee shop.