The United States National Basketball Association (NBA) and its affiliated union the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have teamed up with Dapper Labs, maker of CryptoKitties, to launch a new digital plat…
With crypto payments becoming more common, it was only a matter of time before popular features like cashback become available and the payment app Fold will be offering exactly this.
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Canada, has approved more than $1.6 million ($2.1 million CAD) in fees for firms seeking to recover funds from the controversial demise of Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX,…
One of the aspects of the crypto industry that come with its growth from infancy is lack of structure and this is what crypto exchange Huobi wants to fix by joining Global Digital Finance (GDF).
Following a recent ruling, the former CEO of the ill-fated Mt. Gox crypto firm Mark Karpeles will go on to become the defendant in a class-action lawsuit in relation to the infamous 2014 incident.
Chinese bitcoin mining giant Canaan Creative has reportedly filed an application for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, according to an IPO-focused blog on WeChat.
It was recently announced that Samsung and Pundi X, rivals in the blockchain smartphone arena, are teaming up with regards to adding crypto wallets to smartphones.
The Middle East is actually seeing a huge jump in interest when it comes to cryptocurrencies and in a historic development, the crypto exchange Rain has managed to snag regulatory approval in the region.
Blockchain startup Ripple announced that it has expanded its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) to Japan, onboarding new partners Kyoto University and the University of Tokyo.
Following the consultation on cryptoasset guidance launched in January, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final guidance which sets out the cryptoasset activities that fall under its regulation.
After raising $3.25 million in a recent successful round of funding, Swiss crypto firm Smart Valor is launching a digital asset exchange that will operate out of both Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
American data storage company Seagate has entered the pilot stage of its blockchain project that aims to track the supply chain of hard disk drives, according to Forbes.
XBTO International (XBTOI) was recently granted a license to operate by Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) under the 2018 Digital Asset Business Act that the island enacted. With this, the crypto firm is now able to ope…
First Abu Dhabi Bank and Etisalat Digital recently announced a new initiative that will be offering digitized trade finance services via the UAE Trade Connect (UTC) platform, developed in collaboration with Avanza Inn…
The international financial giant Mastercard and the Bahrain Electronic Network for Financial Transactions (Benefit) recently announced a partnership to bring blockchain to the kingdom. The goal is to allow for blockc…
It is no secret that India has not been the most enthusiastic country when it comes to cryptocurrency as far as its government is concerned and is even considering banning it. This is where the National Association of…
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has released a new consultation paper on Security Token Offerings (STO), marking its first and crucial step in revising the country’s regulatory guidelines behind capital …
Web-scale blockchain Solana has secured $20 million in a Series A funding to develop a blockchain designed to operate on the mass scale of the world wide web.
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency may never have the chance of seeing the light of day as it continues to face scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators, according to the social network’s latest quarterly report to the U.S…
Tech titan Microsoft and Publicis Sapient, a digital business transformation hub of French advertising giant Publicis Groupe, are supporting the launch of Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank (AGTB), which claims to be the world’s f…
US Capital Global Securities (USCGS) is offering investors a $10 million equity investment in the NYCQ Fund, a tokenized venture fund designed by private venture capital firm CityBlock Capital, in a bid to increase it…
The Nevada-based crypto custodian and trust company Prime Trust has rolled out a real-time settlement network that enables counterparties to transfer assets.
Given the current unfavorable and vague regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies in the United States, blockchain startup Ripple has penned down an open letter to Congress.
Square Crypto’s project manager Steve Lee said the company is focused on bitcoin and not its specific products during an ask-me-anything (AMA) segment on Twitter on July 29.
The government of Iran just gave crypto miners the green light to begin operations in the country that has been surprisingly receptive of the new industry. While crypto coins are not yet allowed as legal tender, regul…