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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.

A new survey involving crypto firms in the UK shows that many of them are opening bank accounts in other countries because of the difficulties of doing so in their own turf. The results reflect a strong sign of discri…

While many might consider blockchain regulations as the government simply being overbearing overseers, South Korean President Moon Jae-In believes otherwise. In fact, he sees regulatory innovation as a means of surviv…

Only 2% of Americans trust Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency Libra and project wallet Calibra more than major cryptocurrency Bitcoin, according to a recent study by CivicScience.

US Senate to hold hearing on cryptocurrency and blockchain regulatory frameworks on July 30 The United States Senate Banking Committee is going to hold a full committee hearing on digital currency and blockchain regul…

The recent cryptocurrency ban bill that has been submitted to the Indian government could put a question mark on $111 million that has been invested in various initial coin offerings (ICOs) conducted in the country si…

Support: 18.48 (200-DMA); Resistance: 23.75 (110-EMA)

Japanese online brokerage and owner of Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange Monex Group has reportedly applied to join the Libra Association.

Safeway, an Albertsons Companies’ subsidiary and the leading grocer across Washington, Colorado, and California, has teamed up with bitcoin rewards company Lolli to allow users to earn bitcoin when they shop.

The latest development in the ongoing narrative involving Warren Buffet, the Chinese government, the blockchain platform Tron, and Tron’s founder, Justin Sun, includes an apology regarding over-marketing of a lunch wi…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has added trading support for “multiple” decentralized exchanges (DEXs) to its official crypto wallet, Trust Wallet.

Federal authorities in New York charged the principal of a cryptocurrency escrow company with multiple fraud charges after slipping away $7 million to purchase Bitcoin that never materialized.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given Pocketful of Quarters (PoQ), a gaming rewards firm, a no-action notice to issue tokens on the ethereum blockchain.

Support: 0.0192 (Lower BB); Resistance: 0.0240 (5-DMA)

Malaysian e-commerce giant PUC Berhard has entered into a partnership with blockchain platform Wanchian as part of its efforts to integrate blockchain technology into its operations.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reaffirmed the social network's commitment to its cryptocurrency project, saying that they will spend “however long it takes” to address the concerns of all regulators and experts.

Kraken Futures, Kraken's crypto derivatives platform, recently made a new hire in the form of former over-the-counter (OTC) B2C2 managing director Kevin Beardsley. Part of his job will be to make the firm stand out an…

The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), the country's self-regulatory crypto exchange body, recently sent a letter to authorities to demand tax reforms. The association basically feels that, while reg…

Robinhood is a popular fintech company dealing in investments and stock trading with a lot of users, and those users recently received an alarming email. It would appear that the firm made a blunder in storing credent…

Cryptocurrency loan startup YouHodler has reportedly exposed reams of private financial data including credit card information and various user transactions after it forgot to protect its server with a password.