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The government of Venezuela has announced that its cryptocurrency-based remittance platform is fully operational.

Algo Capital, a financial institution tasked with fostering the Algo ecosystem, has closed its Algo VC Fund at $200 million.

Bitcoin rewards app Lolli has partnered with American pet retailer Petco to provide pet owners the opportunity to receive bitcoin back on purchases through Petco.com.

Craig Wright needs to turn over half of his pre-2014 bitcoin holdings worth over $5 billion and intellectual property to the estate of his former business partner Dave Kleiman, according to a judge ruling on Monday.

Facebook has brought onboard a lobbying firm in the wake of increased regulatory pushback on its proposed cryptocurrency project, Libra, according to a report from O’Dwyer’s.

Overstock’s security token platform tZERO has lost a major investor after CEO Patrick Byrne stepped down from his position last week.

Brave New Coin (BNC), a cryptocurrency market data provider, has announced that its digital currency market news and insights are now being hosted on Dow Jones’ Factiva, a business information and research tool.

The Ethereum Foundation revealed that more than $2.46 million in grants will be allocated to develop Serenity or ETH 2.0.

The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) is moving to classify the buying and selling of crypto-assets according to the guidelines issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Cointelegraph reported.

Cryptocurrency futures exchange CoinFLEX has scored $10 million funding from Polychain Capital, Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver, as well as NGC Ventures and Divergence Digital Currency.

A Westwood, Los Angeles-based man has pleaded guilty for running a $25 million bitcoin money-laundering scheme and selling methamphetamine.

ShortHop, the digital asset platform launched by Velocity Markets, has rolled out its services in seven additional U.S. states, according to CoinDesk.

Standard Bank, the largest bank in Africa by total assets, has unveiled membership in blockchain-based trade finance network, the Marco Polo Network.

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance is going to launch its crypto lending service this week.

Crypto lending startup Cred has announced the appointment of former PayPal executive and Bryan Cave Partner to its executive team.

The Argentine subsidiary of Japanese IT giant NEC Corporation is joining forces with NGO Bitcoin Argentina and IDB Lab, the Innovation Laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, to deploy a blockchain-ba…

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) today published new regulatory guidance for blockchain-based payment transactions.

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) teaming up with blockchain startup Digital Asset and VMware, a leading cloud computing software provider, to launch distributed ledger technology (DLT) initiatives in Australia…

Mark Carney, the Bank of England governor, has challenged the position of the dollar as the reserve currency of the world, saying it could be replaced by a central bank-supported digital currency.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may use blockchain technology to improve the feedbacks and recalls of drugs and medical products.

Manchester City has announced its collaboration with Superbloke, a South Korean sports service developer, and named the startup as its Official Blockchain-Based Gacha Partner in Korea, Japan and South East Asia.

The concerns of U.S. lawmakers on Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency remain unresolved even after their recent meeting with Swiss regulators.

Blockchain-powered web browser Brave has expanded its crypto tipping facility to Reddit and Vimeo.

Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor, took another step to bolster his claim in the public domain.

Circle is planning to secure a venture capital fund worth $100 million for its newly acquired equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest.

Blockchain, a Bitcoin wallet and blockchain explorer provider, announced that it has entered into a partnership with Bitpay.

Major cryptocurrency firm Binance announced that it will offer a free, lifetime VIP membership account to all its affected users following the leak of its customer’s Know Your Customer (KYC) data, the company broke th…

Cryptocurrencies used to buy fentanyl, other illicit drugs: White House The White House has issued two advisories to warn that major cryptocurrencies are being used to buy fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. The adv…

Blockchain startup Terra has received an investment from HashKey Capital, a Hong Kong blockchain investor and an affiliate of fintech company HashKey Group, Tech In Asia reported. The details of the investment have no…

Some of the early backers of Facebook’s ambitious cryptocurrency project are considering backing out from the initiative, according to the Financial Times.

PUBLISH Inc., a blockchain-based media solutions company, has announced the launch of an ‘onchain’ news article notarization service in beta.

Patrick Byrne has stepped down from his position as the CEO of Overstock.

Traki, the largest department store in Venezuela, has partnered with Singapore-based Pundi X to integrate blockchain-based cash registers in 49 retail outlets.

Blockchain startup Blockstack PBC has scored a strategic investment from Recruit Holdings, a Japanese human resources giant with a $50 billion market cap.

Cryptocurrency custodian and wallet provider BitGo has announced the launch of multi-signature wallet and custody services for EOS, the eighth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has blacklisted several digital currency addresses that allegedly belonged to three Chinese nationals suspected money laundering and drug smuggling.

Crypto compliance startup Chainalysis has enhanced its Know Your Transaction (KYT) solution with a new real-time alert functionality.

The White House has issued two advisories to warn that major cryptocurrencies are being used to buy fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.

Australian blockchain energy startup Power Ledger has announced its energy trading trial in Fremantle, Western Australia is heading into the second phase.

Blockchain development and investment firm MouseBelt Blockchain Accelerator has introduced a blockchain education initiative at three University of California (UC) campuses.