Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Singapore-based blockchain startup Perlin.
NEM Ventures, the venture capital arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, has made an investment in Ample, a machine-learning smart meter company aiming to reduce environmental footprint using blockchain and behavioural …
Digital asset exchange Huobi Group is jointly working with Nervos, a layered blockchain network to support the decentralized economy, to launch its own public blockchain network focused on decentralized financial (DeF…
The governments of the Group of Twenty (G20) countries have officially lent support for the guidelines on cryptocurrency regulations detailed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank is planning to impose tougher regulations on accounts linked to cryptocurrency, Cointelegraph reported citing Korean news outlet BEI News.
Dutch banking giant ABN Amro has announced the successful transport of the first paperless, immediately funded, door-to-door traceable container from South Korea to the Netherlands using the blockchain-based Deliver p…
Electricity distributor Alectra Utilities and Interac, a Canadian interbank network, have collaborated to use distributed ledger technology (DLT) to offer monetizable incentives to people who use renewable energy, acc…
Advanced Blockchain AG, a Berlin-based blockchain firm, has become the first blockchain development company to be listed on Xetra, a Germany-based digital stock exchange operated by Deutsche Börse.
Public blockchain project Ontology Network announced its partnership with Opera browser in decentralized finance (DeFi) and decentralized applications (dApps) sectors.
Global re/insurance broker Aon has announced the launch of a blockchain-based platform for agricultural insurance policies for smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka.
Neo-investment bank for digital security issuance Equisafe has successfully completed its first real estate transaction using blockchain in France, according to media outlet NextFinance.
Craig Wright, who claims to be the creator of Bitcoin, said he is unable to comply with a federal court order that required him to provide a list of all his early Bitcoin addresses, according to Bloomberg.
Following the conclusion of the V20 summit, a group of national trade associations representing the local Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) is planning to create an organization that will provide a “global unifi…
Iranian authorities have seized around 1,000 bitcoin mining machines from two abandoned factories, following a spike in electricity consumption, according to RadioFreeEurope.
Golem, the entity that is known for developing decentralized CPU power, recently announced that it is branching off with a new focus in mind called the Golem Foundation. It will be testing the waters to see if its new…
It was recently reported that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is developing blockchain technology through its Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT). This is intended to create a decentra…
While cryptocurrency is relatively new in the finance industry compared to fiat and traditional banking sectors, a new survey indicates that interest in the nascent field is on the rise. In fact, the data indicates th…
The online streaming giant Netflix has already done a documentary on cryptocurrency before but it was largely focused on bitcoin, with other coin offerings only peripherally addressed. Now, reports of a new filming in…
Blockchain has had a presence in the energy industry for some time now and a recent participant is Clearway Energy Group. As one of the biggest entities in the clean energy industry in the U.S., its role in growing th…
Billionaires who have made their fortunes by trading in stocks have historically expressed distaste for cryptocurrency. However, there have been members of this elite tier that have decided to break off from their pee…
It was inevitable that crypto exchanges like Binance would look upon the prospect of Facebook Libra with favor because of its potential to absolutely dominate the field. This is why it is trying to get ahead of the ga…
The payment platform that Ripple launched in Southeast Asia MoneyTap recently added another seven new banks as participants. The transfer service is seeing quite a bit of success in the region after it added 13 instit…
Gemini, the crypto exchange platform by the Winklevoss brothers has announced that it will be creating a branch office in Chicago. This location will be focused on engineering and to that end, the firm just hired five…
As an industry first, the Swiss banking institution Dukascopy has announced that it is launching a stablecoin called Dukascash. This will serve as a supplementary coin for the bank’s crypto ambitions alongside its own…
When it comes to Facebook Libra, the reactions have ranged from excited to alarmed. In the case of Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman, however, his outlook is a bit more dismissive than most. He basically does not think …
Celer is intent on making the prospect of using cryptocurrency or blockchain a lot less intimidating with its new partnership with Wyre. This partnership is to allow for seamless transactions with bitcoin using the Ce…
JPMorgan Chase recently gave in to the allure of the crypto industry and announced its own take on the digital coins called JPM Coin. This clearly had an effect on other entrenched financial institutions since even Go…
FATF to move cryptocurrency operators from "dark shadows” as it calls for stronger regulations The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will focus on combating money laundering and terrorism financing by strengthening c…