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Tech giant Microsoft has released the new Azure Blockchain Development Kit for the Ethereum blockchain.

QEDIT, a provider of privacy-preserving technology for enterprise blockchains, has $10 million in a series A round led by MizMaa Ventures.

​Indian IT giant Wipro, in collaboration with blockchain startup R3, has developed a blockchain-based solution prototype to enable digital currency for interbank settlements in Thailand.

Syniverse, a telecom services provider, and tech giant IBM have successfully trialed a blockchain-based mobile roaming solution with two international telecommunication companies, Orange and Mobile TeleSystems (MTS).

The World Economic Forum, a Switzerland-based non-profit organization that aims to improve the state of the world, is teaming up with more than 100 organisations on a blockchain initiative.

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has opened a new Customer Development Environment (CDE) as part of its efforts to replace Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) with a blockchain-based system.

A major overhaul is currently underway at Ethereum development studio ConsenSys, the company revealed in a press release dated May 06.

International coffee chain Starbucks has teamed up with tech titan Microsoft to trace coffee using blockchain technology, GeekWire reported.

Enterprise blockchain project Hyperledger has announced the opening up of Hyperledger Iroha 1.0 for general availability.

A test advertising campaign using blockchain technology achieved a 28% increase in efficiency, Mindshare, a WPP-owned media agency network, said in a press release.

Trust Wallet, the official crypto wallet of Binance, has added a new feature that will allow users to connect to integrate with Binance DEX and use various decentralized applications (DApps) in a secure manner.

Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, has commenced a proof-of-concept (POC) that aims to explore blockchain potential in enhancing the efficiency of the securities borrowing and lending (SBL) market in the …

iFinex Inc., the parent company of crypto exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin project Tether, has filed its response to the New York State Attorney General’s (NYAG) Memorandum of Law, in which Letitia James requested the…

MIT professor Christian Catalini is working on Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, two anonymous sources familiar with the matter told CoinDesk.

The United States District Court of the Southern District of Florida has ordered Craig Wright, who claims to be bitcoin creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto,’ to produce a list of all his public bitcoin addresses, Cointelegraph …

A number of life sciences and healthcare companies have joined a working group focused on using blockchain technology for improving the convoluted process of chargebacks.

The Régie de l’énergie, the energy sector regulator of Quebec, Canada, has announced new rules that will support blockchain innovation in the region.

Balaji Srinivasan, chief technology officer at leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced his departure from the firm on May 03.

Troubled blockchain startup SETL has completed its corporate restructuring programme, the company said in a press release dated May 03.

Ria Money Transfer, a subsidiary of e-payment services provider Euronet Worldwide, is the latest to join Ripple’s blockchain-powered global payments network.

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Global fintech sandbox GFIN considers blockchain projects for cross-border testing pilot The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), a global fintech sandbox formed last August, is considering a number of blockcha…

Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra is going to roll out a blockchain-based solution to protect mobile phone subscribers from unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) or spam calls, Business Today reported.

Blockchain platform Qtum has announced that it has been accepted as a Google Cloud partner and unveiled a full suite of blockchain developer tools.

Continuing its series of partnerships aimed at ramping up compliance measures, cryptocurrency exchange Binance has partnered with blockchain analytics startup Elliptic.

Diamond Standard is a new company that has officially debuted as the manufacturer of the world’s first fungible diamond commodity product.

Tech titan Microsoft on Thursday announced that the public preview of Azure Blockchain Service is now available.

Crypto wallet provider Blockchain has announced its partnership with stablecoin issuer Paxos and support for Paxos Standard Token (PAX).

Cybersecurity giant Kaspersky Lab has launched new service packages for crypto and blockchain businesses to protect them from cyberattacks and fraud.

André Allen Anjos (R.A.C.), a Grammy-winning DJ and record producer, has teamed up with DJ and producer Josh Legg (Goldroom) to launch a new record label, Minerva Music, which will distribute all of its music on Ether…

CoinMarketCap, a provider of price and market cap data for cryptocurrencies, has announced a new initiative that aims to foster greater transparency, accountability, and disclosure from crypto projects.

The Bank of Canada (BoC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have successfully completed a distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based trial on cross-border and cross-currency payments using central bank digit…

A blockchain-based digital identity and attribute sharing network has gone live with five Canadian financial institutions – CIBC, Desjardins, RBC, Scotiabank and TD.

Consulting giant KPMG has announced that it is joining the Trusted IoT Alliance organization to catalyze the development of a blockchain-enabled, trusted Internet of Things (IoT).

Coinbase Ventures, the venture arm of Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange, has made an investment in Matic Network.

Regtech company Fenergo has teamed up with Bahrain's Electronic Network for Financial Transactions (BENEFIT) to develop and implement the world’s first blockchain-based national Know Your Customer (KYC) utility.

Criminals stole more than $356 million from cryptocurrency exchanges and infrastructure in the first quarter of 2019, blockchain security firm CipherTrace said in its new report.

Tradewind, a fintech company digitizing precious metals using blockchain technology, has announced the appointment of former J.P. Morgan executive Michael Albanese as chief executive officer.

ErisX, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has officially announced the launch of its spot market.

Coinbase Custody, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinbase offering crypto custodian services, has added support for mainnet KIN and XYO tokens.