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Bakkt, a subsidiary of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) parent company Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has started testing the delivery of BTC futures.

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.

Forise International Limited is a Singapore-based investment holding firm that recently announced its expansion into blockchain consultancy with its subsidiary. Tianjin Forise Corporation Management Consultancy Limite…

Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes Benz, has partnered with blockchain company Riddle & Code to develop a hardware wallet for automobiles.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is adding support for GBP-backed stablecoin, Binance GBP Stablecoin (BGBP), as per its announcement.

We all remember our own phone number, but what about other people’s? According to a 2010 study, less than half of us know our partner’s number by heart. It would be fair to assume that figure has decreased in the year…

Support: 1.0598 (21-EMA), 1.0361 (5-DMA), 0.9342 (61.8% Fib)

A former head of Token Foundry, which is a startup that came from the ConsenSys incubator, is gearing up to sue ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin, CoinDesk reported.

Support: 0.2741 (May 8 low), 0.2715 (88.6% Fib), 0.2565 (trendline)

Blockchain startup R3 recently made a new hire for marketing Corda Enterprise, a commercial distribution of the Corda blockchain platform specifically optimised to meet the demands of complex institutions.

In a rather odd turn of events, it was recently reported that someone is trying to trademark “Samsung Coin” in South Korea that is not actually the tech giant. It would appear that this person is trying to leverage Sa…

The former CEO of the crypto exchange WEX, which stopped its operations last year, has been arrested in Italy, Russian BBC outlet reported.

Blockchain startup Diana is launching a new “lunar registry” that will put plots of space on the lunar surface in an ownership database.

Technical Analysis: Bias slightly bullish

The Iranian Economic Commission has reportedly finalized an electricity tariff scheme for cryptocurrency miners, according to local news outlet Financial Tribune.

Crypto banking firm FairX has closed its digital doors after it failed to secure funding for a banking license.

Compared to other countries that have basically branded Facebook Libra as a grave threat, it would appear that Thailand is at least willing to listen and discuss before making any judgments. This is based on a recent …

The emergence of stablecoin has created quite a stir among the regulatory authorities in the European Union and all over the world. This is why an official at the European Central Bank (ECB) recently stepped up to say…

A government official of India recently stepped up to address the concerns with regards to its treatment of cryptocurrency and said that there is no official ban in place just yet.

German electric utility firm E.ON has filed a patent application for a blockchain-based data collector with the European Patent Office, according to the company’s filing on July 19.

Accounting behemoth KPMG has partnered with software companies TOMIA, Microsoft, and R3 to develop a blockchain-based settlements solution for the telecom industry.

Fidelity’s crypto arm Fidelity Digital Assets (FDAS) has reportedly applied for a trust license at the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), according to The Block citing anonymous sources with knowledge …

On ​July 10, 2019​, US President Donald Trump signed an ​Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health​. This executive order could open doors and create opportunities for industries engaged in the telehealth an…

U.S. lawmakers seek to prevent big tech companies from offering cryptocurrencies A draft law has reportedly been circulated by U.S. lawmakers to keep big tech companies from functioning as financial institutions, Reut…

Support: 0.3107 (5-DMA); Resistance: 0.3203 (200H SMA)

Binance Jersey, the European subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Binance launched earlier this year, has listed a proprietary GBP-backed stablecoin, according to a press release published on Coinspeaker.

In a rather explosive development, core bitcoin figure Peter Todd is now looking at a court filing that alleges that he was a perpetrator of sexual aggression and even rape, CoinDesk reported.

The New Jersey Bureau of Securities and Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal accused a Princeton-based blockchain-driven company of offering and selling unregistered securities.

In an exciting new development, blockchain platform Algorand has revealed that it is now part of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA).

Support: 91.81 (5-DMA); Resistance: 106.32 (21-EMA)

The internet has existed for decades now and many have tried to overhaul it in a revolutionary manner. A new attempt to do this was recently announced via a partnership between Chinese public blockchain projects, Neo …

An antitrust advocacy group has called on all the 28 member companies of Facebook’s cryptocurrency initiative to drop the Libra project.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has invested in a new blockchain-based, energy efficiency company, called Efforce, that will be based in Malta, according to local news outlet The Malta Independent.

Crypto derivatives provider ErisX announced that it is now a member of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, a leading trade association that advocates the digital asset and blockchain technology industry.

LibertyX, the firm widely known for launching the first bitcoin ATM in the United States, has announced its partnership with Desert ATM, a non-bank ATM service provider, and the addition of the latter's 90 traditional…