Cryptocurrency publication CCN.com announced that it is closing its digital doors after experiencing a collapse in mobile traffic following Google’s Core Update on June 3, 2019.
KB Kookmin Bank, one of the four largest banks ranked by asset value in South Korea, has signed a strategic business agreement with blockchain startup Atomrigs Lab, local news outlet Business Korea reported.
Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary Medici Land Governance and Liberia’s Ministry of Finance and Development Planning have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to digitize the government services of the Africa…
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it is adding DAI stablecoin to its Earn program.
XRP developer and issuer Ripple has opened a new Brazilian office, with the aim of expanding more across Latin America, Cointelegraph Brazil reported.
Retail giant Target has revealed that it has been working on a blockchain proof of concept (POC) for the management of supplier certifications.
Jihan Wu, co-founder and former CEO of bitcoin mining giant Bitmain, is gearing up to launch his new venture Matrix, sources familiar with the matter told The Block.
The U.S. National Association of Realtors (NAR)’s venture capital arm Secondary Century Ventures has invested in blockchain-based real estate startup Propy, CoinDesk reported.
The parliament of Russia, the State Duma, is considering imposing administrative penalties for those who mine cryptocurrencies using open blockchains, media outlet TASS reported.
The Dubai Land Department (DLD) and Emirati telecoms service provider Etisalat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on real estate blockchain technology, according to United Arab Emirates-based media outlet…
The Russian Ministry of Transport has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with A.P. Moller – Maersk for the launch of blockchain shipping solution TradeLens in Russia.
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it has onboarded Gin Chao, the former strategy executive of Dell and the National Basketball Association, as its global strategy officer.
Support: 218.84 (55-EMA); Resistance: 253.62 (20-DMA)
South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a blockchain pilot that will aim to verify the authenticity of the notarized financial power of attorney from diplomatic office.
Blockchain platform Zilliqa has announced the launch of smart contracts on its platform, President and chief scientific officer Amrit Kumar told TokenPost in an email.
Universa Blockchain and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra, a federal subject of Russia, have collaborated to launch a blockchain-based, future-oriented tourism platform.
Consultancy firm McKinsey & Company said that retail banks are slow to adopt blockchain technology, citing regulations and conservative consumers as obstacles.
Microsoft is going to integrate tools developed by Truffle, an Ethereum startup spun out of ConsenSys, with Azure cloud computing service to enable developers to build and manage enterprise blockchain applications, Fo…
Cryptocurrency analytics firm Coin Metrics has announced the acquisition of Bletchley Indexes, a crypto-asset index provider.
The Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand’s largest commercial bank, has retracted a statement it made about its plan to start using Ripple’s XRP token.
Support: 107.45 (21-EMA); Resistance: 127 (trendline)
Republic of San Marino’s captains regent, Nicola Selva and Michele Muratori, have issued a delegated decree, outlining the procedures for registering a blockchain-based organization with the San Marino Innovation Inst…
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have welcomed the efforts of global regulators on cryptocurrencies and have recommended considering multilateral responses as needed.
The inter-ministerial committee led by the Indian Department of Economic Affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has reportedly proposed a draft bill that seeks to make it illegal to hold, sell or deal in cryptocurrenc…
Support: 7073 (55-EMA); Resistance: 8159 (20-DMA)
Ethereum is the most commonly used platform for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications (DApps), according to a report by Binance Research published on June 6.
Blockchain-as-a-service startup BanQu announced that it closed an extension of its Series A funding round, receiving an undisclosed amount from ZX Ventures, the investing arm of brewing giant Budweiser’s parent compan…
Facebook is set to unveil the details of its cryptocurrency project, codenamed Libra, with its white paper scheduled for release on June 18, Laura McCracken, the social media giant’s head of financial services and pay…
FSB publishes report on ongoing work to address crypto-asset risks The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body monitoring the global financial system, has published a report on crypto-assets focused on …
Support: 0.1169 (50-DMA); Resistance: 0.1475 (trendline)
Cryptocurrency wallet service GateHub reportedly lost around 23,200,000 XRP (more than $9 million) in a recent hack, Cointelegraph reported.
Circle-owned cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has announced margin lenders on its platform recently lost around 1,800 BTC (approximately $13.5 million) due to a “severe price crash.”
Support: 11.02 (50-DMA); Resistance: 12.78 (200H SMA)
Tech titan Microsoft has registered an application for the agricultural sector, powered by cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI), in Brazil, Cointelegraph said in an exclusive r…
Support: 104.27 (21-EMA); Resistance: 127 (Rising Trendline)
Azarus, a blockchain-based service that runs on video game challenges, has raked in $1.8 million of investments from Galaxy Digital’s Galaxy EOS VC Fund, Kleiner Perkins, and SVK Crypto, Venture Beat reported.
Vostok, a private blockchain platform for enterprises and governments, has launched its main network.
Following recent reports that suggested former Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles is starting a new blockchain cloud firm Tristan Technologies Co., the entrepreneur has clarified that the company is not working with blockchain …
More details about the cryptocurrency project of Facebook have emerged, revealing that the social media giant now has 100 people onboard the project, CNBC reported citing information from professional networking platf…
IBM has teamed up with Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and Russia’s Nornickel, the world’s biggest palladium producer, to establish an educational program on blockchain technology.
