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Coinbase Vice President of Engineering Tim Wagner is reportedly leaving the company within the next 2 weeks, according to CoinDesk.

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…

Blockchain, a leading provider of bitcoin wallet and blockchain explorer, has announced the launch of its first cryptocurrency exchange platform.

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…

Support: 11 (200-DMA); Resistance: 11.38 (5-DMA)

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…

Australia recently passed a new draft bill that imposes limits on cash payments, while cryptocurrencies have been excluded. This was supposedly intended to prevent innovations from being stifled.

New York Supreme Court Judge Joel M. Cohen postponed the decision on the New York Attorney General (NYAG)’s jurisdiction over Bitfinex and Tether, as the court ruled to give a 90-day extension to the case.

Stolen crypto coins have been causing a lot of issues in the industry of late but by storing these coins offline, it can be much easier to avoid such incidents.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is now looking to use blockchain for military purposes. It would appear that the intent is mainly for securing communication by defense personnel.

Recent reports indicate that South Korean banks are making the requirements for renewing account by four crypto exchanges more difficult. This is done with the justification of adhering to new anti-money laundering laws.

The crypto community in India is increasing its efforts to sway the government to reconsider its decision of banning cryptocurrencies in the country.

UnionBank of the Philippines has rolled out its own cryptocurrency dubbed PHX to connect rural banks through its blockchain platform, according to The Philippine Star.

Being given a license that complies with anti-money laundering laws in Switzerland, crypto-focused finance app Aximetria can now say that its product is “fully compliant with Switzerland's anti-money laundering laws.”…

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has lost one more executive with the departure of Andrew Ridenour, the company’s product counsel for institutional products, The Block reports.

South Korean telecom giant KT has announced its plans to expand blockchain-based food distribution ecosystem in collaboration with Nongshim Data System (NDS), an affiliate of South Korean food and beverage company Non…

European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has announced that UK-based investors will be able to transfer GBP directly to and from their Bitstamp accounts.

Support: 84.09 (50% Fib); Resistance: 95.15 (20-DMA)

Croatian Post, the national postal operator of the Republic of Croatia, has announced a pilot project to allow domestic and foreign cryptocurrency users to exchange their crypto coins.

The founder of the defunct crypto exchange BTC-e Alexander Vinnik has just been served an indictment and is now facing $100 million in penalties. The charges include criminal conspiracy and money laundering, as well a…

A Los Angeles federal judge hearing the long-drawn-out feud between Michael Terpin and AT&T Mobility over allegations on SIM-swapping, cryptocurrency theft, and black letter law has dismissed the motion, according to …

Support: 0.0517 (lower BB); Resistance: 0.0608 (20-DMA)

Bitcoin has unlocked another milestone in a Brazilian city, after the city announced it will soon start accepting the cryptocurrency as a payment option for public transportation, Cointelegraph Brazil reported citing …

The lower house of the Russian parliament has adopted an initiative on crowdfunding regulation in the third and final reading.

Blockchain startup Ripple announced that it has welcomed the first transfer company in Chile Currency Bird to its global network, RippleNet.

One Chinese wholesaler is employing blockchain technology to try and counter the flow of counterfeit alcohol. Oranco Inc. is known for importing wines into the country and it hopes to be able to identify fake liquor b…

Users who are based in the United States will be having trouble taking full advantage of the Abra app for a while because the firm is nervous about regulatory issues. As a result of the so-called “regulatory uncertain…

Crypto focused platform Bakkt is poised to launch its services in the third quarter of this year, according to The Block citing sources with knowledge about the matter.

Perlin, a blockchain firm based in Singapore with ties to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), recently acquired Dispatch Labs, Cointelegraph reports. This development follows reports about the latter sufferin…

Tobiasz Niemiro, the co-owner of BitMarket – a Polish cryptocurrency exchange which recently went offline, was found dead last week. Reports indicate that his death was a result of head trauma and speculations regardi…

The blockchain-based subsidiary of retail giant Overstock.com, tZERO, has recently announced that its crypto app is now available for download by Android users.

In the latest stream in attacks, the whitepaper of Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra was reportedly a knock off of another digital asset.

The latest data from the South Korean government indicates that crimes involving cryptocurrency have been on the rise and has cost 2.69 trillion won ($2.28 billion) since 2017. This has led the Justice Ministry to tak…

A survey from global auditing giant Deloitte indicates a continued strong investment in blockchain technology from organizations.

A new report indicates that in terms of the number of patents involving blockchain being granted, South Korea has the highest rate in the world. It far surpasses the country in second place; Japan.