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Sat, 16 Feb 2019, 06:16 PM
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US SEC working on “supplemental guidance” on crypto-fundraising efforts, says Commissioner Hester Peirce

BitMEX Ventures leads crypto startup FinFabrik’s seed round

FinFabrik, a Hong Kong-based fintech startup, has closed its seed funding round led by BitMEX Ventures. The amount raised has not been disclosed. Founded in 2016, FinFabrik is focused on issuance, market making, and...

TRON partners with ALS Association, seeks to use blockchain for donation tracking

TRON Foundation has announced that it is teaming up with the ALS Association for an awareness campaign on Lou Gehrigs disease. The campaign, #VoiceYourLove, is dedicated to finding treatments and a cure for people...

Bitfury, Longenesis and Medical Diagnostic Web partner to develop next-generation healthcare blockchain

Blockchain startup Bitfury and Longenesis, Bitfurys joint venture with artificial intelligence-focused company Insilico Medicine, have partnered with Medical Diagnostic Web (MDW), a radiology blockchain marketplace. MDW...

GM Financial teams up with blockchain startup Spring Labs

General Motors Financial Company, the financial services arm of General Motors, has entered into a partnership with blockchain startup Spring Labs. Founded in 2017, Spring Labs raised $14.75 million in seed funding in...

Ethereum beats Ripple to reclaim second place by market cap

Ethereum has surpassed Ripples native token XRP to reclaim the second spot in the list of cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. ETH/USD recovered from the low of $100 hit on February 06 to touch a high of $125 on...

XinFin joins R3 blockchain consortium to host dApps on Corda

Enterprise blockchain platform XinFin has announced that it is joining the blockchain consortium led by blockchain startup R3 to host its standardized and decentralized applications on the R3 Corda marketplace. Founded...

Malta Financial Services Authority launches cybersecurity consultation focused on blockchain and crypto industry

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has launched a consultation on cybersecurity in the wake of recent technological advancements such as distributed ledger technology (DLT). MFSA launches consultation...

Mauritius FSC to implement licensing framework for digital asset custodian services in March

The Mauritian Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced that a regulatory framework for digital asset custodian services will go into effect on 01 March 2019. The announcement follows a public consultation...

Unimoni and UAE Exchange go live on Ripple’s blockchain network ‘RippleNet’

Finablr, a UAE-based platform for payments and foreign exchange solutions, has announced that UAE Exchange and Unimoni are now live on RippleNet, Ripples blockchain-based global payment network, Trade Arabia...

Liberty Korea Party partners with ioeX to use blockchain technology in youth committee election

South Koreas main opposition Liberty Korea Party has entered into a partnership with Taiwanese startup ioeX to implement a blockchain-based voting system. The blockchain voting system will be officially used during the...

Business

Rabobank pumps ‎€80M into venture fund to drive fintech and agtech investments Fri, 15 Feb 2019, 09:55 am UTC

Dutch banking and financial services giant Rabobank has announced an additional 80 million euro funding into its venture fund, Rabo Frontier Ventures. Officially Launched as a subsidiary of Rabobank last January, Rabo...

BitTorrent unveils new payment card for BTT tokens

Canadian crypto exchange Coinsquare acquires StellarX

JP Morgan reveals key details of Quorum Blockchain-based JPM Coin

Technology

Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – February 15th, 2019 Fri, 15 Feb 2019, 11:28 am UTC

US SEC working on supplemental guidance on crypto-fundraising efforts, says Commissioner Hester Peirce The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working to offer additional guidance to help people determine if their token offerings fall under securities laws. The SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce recently said, The...

Dutch firm ElaadNL taps IOTA technology for autonomous smart grid PoC

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance to launch token task force in 2019

Samsung SDS develops blockchain accelerator technology to enhance transaction processing speed

Investing

Nasdaq to launch Brave New Coin Bitcoin and Ethereum indices on February 25 Thu, 14 Feb 2019, 07:29 am UTC

Nasdaq is going to launch two new indices tracking cryptocurrency prices this month, Cointelegraph reported. According to an update on Nasdaqs website, the Bitcoin Liquid Index (BLX) and the Ethereum Liquid Index (ELX)...

Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange lists ICNQ token on GBX-DAX

Coinify adds support for BCH, BSV and XLM, rebrands trading platform

Crypto payment gateway CoinPayments adds support for BitTorrent (BTT)

Insights

Australia’s DTA recommends pragmatic approach towards blockchain technology Tue, 12 Feb 2019, 07:36 am UTC

The Australian governments Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), which assists in guiding, overseeing and driving the governments digital and ICT transformation agendas, has recommended a pragmatic approach to agencies...