Showcasing how blockchain is playing an increasingly huge role in gaming, it was just announced that PUBG Corp. is now partnering with Refereum. The former is responsible for one of the biggest Battle Royale titles in…
When Facebook Libra was announced, it came with the detail about how several giant companies have decided to jump on its bandwagon, which included Visa. However, the financial institution has now clarified that no off…
In Germany, crypto firms will soon be required to be licensed by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) in order to conduct business in the country.
Despite choosing Switzerland as the home country for the Libra Association and repeatedly emphasizing on the intention to address the concerns of all regulatory authorities, Facebook has reportedly been ignoring the S…
ENN Energy Holdings Limited, one of China’s biggest energy service providers, is harnessing VeChainThor technology to ensure the “optimal quality control and supply chain management” of natural gas.
Swisscom Blockchain, a subsidiary of Swiss state-owned telecom firm Swisscom, has unveiled a launch of the first part of Seraph ID, a self-sovereign identity (SSI) solution built on the NEO blockchain.
The United States Senate Banking Committee is going to hold a full committee hearing on digital currency and blockchain regulatory frameworks next week.
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has launched a new division that will be responsible for regulating and licensing crypto-related businesses.
Japanese trading house Sumitomo is teaming up with bitFlyer Blockchain to jointly develop a blockchain-based housing rental contract platform equipped with smart contract functionality.
A pilot program in Utah County involving mobile voting via blockchain is underway. It is intended to test the method for allowing certain voters to participate in the election if they find it inconvenient to physicall…
Lithuanian blockchain-based energy procurement and trading firm WePower has announced that it has secured a strategic equity investment in a seed round led by Japanese giant Marubeni Corp.
The Tron (TRX) price plunged by over 20% from its 24-hour peak after its founder Justin Sun postponed his long-awaited lunch date with finance titan Warren Buffet. TRX/USD is trading at $0.023 at the time of writing.
A new acquisition by software firm Workday is intended to build an advanced network for verified and trusted credentials powered by blockchain technology.
Germany-based firm Fundament Group has received the go signal from the Germany Financial Market Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to distribute the country’s first tokenized real estate-backed bond worth €250 million (~$2…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was recently signed by the Republic of San Marino and VeChain, a blockchain firm, to launch a project involving the distributed ledger technology. This new initiative is intended to…
Bitfinex and Tether have submitted multiple filings on Monday, claiming that the previous filings of the New York Attorney General (NYAG) were misleading.
The Indian Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) has officially announced that it has received a report on cryptocurrency regulation submitted the inter-ministerial committee which was set up by the Indian government i…
Ping An Insurance’s financial technology unit OneConnect announced its partnership with UBX, the fintech subsidiary of Philippine’s UnionBank, to use blockchain to offer financial services to micro, small, and medium …
The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has extended the deadline of its request where member companies will provide data regarding crypto activities that they are involved in. The previous deadline was…
Swedish crypto exchange QuickBit recently confirmed that it had indeed committed a major blunder in the form of a data leak that could impact as many as 3,00,000 users of the platform. This involves essentially placin…
The fight to end the flow of counterfeit drugs into Uganda is set to see a new tool in use with Ugandan President Yoweri Musevini looking to blockchain as a potential solution. The intent is to leverage the transparen…
UK House of Commons’ Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee chair Damian Collins recently revealed his plans to launch a probe into Facebook Libra.