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Japanese messaging giant Line will reportedly soon be able to open a cryptocurrency exchange, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.

New shocking details related to the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX have come to light as court monitor EY filed its fifth report.

Proof-of-stake based blockchain protocol Algorand has raised more than $60 million in a token sale conducted on CoinList.

The Department of Federal Revenue of Brazil (RFB) on Wednesday published new rules for cryptocurrency exchanges, Cointelegraph reported.

Turnkey open banking platform Token announced that it has raked in $16.5 million from prominent investors including BNP Paribas-backed Opera Tech Ventures, Octopus Ventures, and EQT Ventures.

The United States Senate Banking Committee will conduct a hearing on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project on July 16, according to Market Watch.

It was recently announced that a partnership between the Japan Security Token Association (JSTA) and Securitize is being pursued with the objective of boosting digital securities adoption in Japan. By working together…

Banking giant HSBC and Landmark Group, which is a company based in Dubai, recently completed a transaction that connected two independently-built blockchain platforms, Arabian Business reports.

It would seem that the demand for and the supply of skills related to blockchain has increased in Singapore to the point where it is dominating the market. This news comes via a new LinkedIn report covering the Asia-P…

Cryptocurrency investors often find it difficult to keep track of their transactions. To address this issue, PwC recently announced a new software tool to provide audit and assurance services to clients dealing with c…

Hard Core Fund, a non-profit organization which fundraises and donates to those who contribute to the Bitcoin, has raised 50 BTC to support bitcoin developers, CoinDesk reported.

It would appear that Cloudflare is ready to step it up with its blockchain game with the cloud service recently announcing a new gateway for Ethereum. This basically means that there is no need to install additional e…

Russia will soon join the list of countries that have adopted cryptocurrency legislation. The recent development comes on the heels of recent reports that suggest that Russians might be responsible for a huge crypto t…

Ethereum-based decentralized video encoding platform Livepeer announced that it has raised $8 million in a Series A capital funding round led by Northzone, according to a Medium post published on June 17.

U.S.-based Monsoon Blockchain Storage has inked separate deals with the Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Department of Trade Industry (DTI) to promote the use of blockcha…

After successfully respiting unsolicited commercial communication (UCC), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is planning to extend the use of blockchain technology to other areas including mobile number p…

EOS developer Block.one has paid $30 million in cash in a bid to buy the domain name for its recently announced blockchain-based social media platform “Voice.”

Blockchain firms R3 and ripe.io have teamed up to enhance transparency and trust in food and agriculture supply chains through the digitization and enterprise adoption of blockchain.

Support: 90.85 (20-DMA); Resistance: 107.65 (55W EMA)

Blockchain research and development firm IOHK has announced the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Georgian government and two of the country’s largest universities.

Support: 228 (converged 20-DMA and 21-EMA) ; Resistance: 250 (Upper BB)

Euroclear, Europe’s biggest settlement house for securities, has announced that is developing an end-to-end blockchain solution for the issuance and settlement of European Commercial Paper (ECP).

The Litecoin Foundation recently revealed it will team up with Bibox Exchange and blockchain firm Ternio to release a physical cryptocurrency debit card to its customer base.

Support: 9084 (5-DMA); Resistance: 10,000 (psychological level)

Policymakers across the globe including both Republican and Democratic US lawmakers have expressed their concerns after Facebook unveiled its upcoming cryptocurrency project Libra, which is slated to be released in 2020.

Australian energy trading startup Power Ledger has entered into a partnership with E-NEXT, a subsidiary of Energie Steiermark – one of the largest utilities in Austria, to deploy a peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading ne…

Digital asset trading platform Bittrex International has announced its plans to expand its operation to Liechtenstein.

Crypto analytics company Coin Metrics is working with Social Market Analytics (SMA) to incorporate feed of real-time sentiments toward cryptocurrency based on data from social networking sites.

Global accounting giant Accenture will reportedly sign a formal agreement with Canada, the Netherlands, and other groups to utilize blockchain in identifying travelers, Cointelegraph reported citing the company’s mana…

Open source blockchain collaborative project Hyperledger has welcomed eight new members into its line-up, including Ethereum Foundation, Microsoft, Nornickel, and Salesforce.

Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) has reported that it received an incessant number of queries related to cryptocurrency exchanges.

The Zcash Foundation has recently released the new alternative it has been promising, which is intended to be a safer, better option.

It would appear that Malaysia is looking towards the future with bright eyes with the recent announcement of the new Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) project. This new initiative is aimed at bringing in som…

For the most part, the opioid crisis is all about delivery and distribution of drug supplies getting out of hand. This could be where the MediLedger Project could come in and assist with ending the issue with its part…

The tests for the blockchain initiative called Spunta by the Italian Banking Association (ABI) has reached a new phase. The new tests will involve putting 200 banks and 200 million data items through the wringer to se…

It would appear that IBM is more than interested in putting its money where its mouth is with the new version of its Enterprise Blockchain platform. This upgraded tool is intended to work with even more cloud services…

DAML is the smart contract language created by Digital Asset and in a recent development, the company is teaming up with HACERA and Blockchain Technology Partners to make it more widely available. It is doing so via H…

Banking giant HSBC this week launched the Digital Accounts Receivable Tool (DART) for its corporate clients in India.

Social media behemoth Facebook has finally released the white paper for its much-hyped cryptocurrency and blockchain-based financial infrastructure.

Samsung SDS, the IT subsidiary of Samsung, has proposed three solutions to address the common pain points faced by customers in adopting blockchain technology.