The government of Austria is going to notarize the auction of a government bond worth €1.15 billion (approximately $1.3 billion) using Ethereum blockchain, CoinDesk reported. The Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced …
German carmaker Porsche has announced that it has increased its total investment in venture capital activities by EUR 150 million for the next five years. According to the official release, the investment activities a…
National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), in collaboration with Elemential Labs, is going to test blockchain technology for e-voting for listed companies. NSE is a leading stock exchange of India with a market capitaliz…
Chinese banking giant Bank of Communications has issued a total of 9.3 billion yuan (or around $1.3 billion) worth of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBSs) via Jucai Chain – its proprietary blockchain network…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices remained range-bound during late European session Thursday, after days of topsy-turvy movements. At the time of writing, BTC/USD gained 0.11 percent to $6,471.50. Meanwhile, the near-term suppo…
Veem, a global payment service provider, has announced that it has raised $25 million in a new funding round led by Goldman Sachs. Other investors include GV (formerly Google Ventures), Silicon Valley Bank, Extol Capi…
The Austrian National Tourist Office (ANTO), in collaboration with Ethereum-based ad platform Adbank, is running a blockchain-based digital ad campaign. ANTO is piloting blockchain technology using Adbank’s Ethereum-b…
Insurance broking firm Marsh is expanding its collaboration with IBM to provide clients with wider access to the industry’s first commercial blockchain solution for proof of insurance. The companies joined forces in A…
American telecommunications giant AT&T has announced a suite of blockchain solutions to help its customers solve their complex business problems. The solutions have been designed to work with technology from IBM and M…
Crypto exchange Bitfinex has announced the beta launch of EOSfinex, a decentralised exchange built on EOSIO technology. The trading pairs available at launch include EOS/USD, BTC/USD, and ETH/USD. The announcement fol…
Hyperledger, an open-source collaborative initiative to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies, has announced the addition of 14 new members. With this, the consortium has grown to more than 270 member organiz…
Blockchain-based payments startup Circle, in collaboration with CENTRE, has introduced a new fiat-backed stablecoin “USD Coin” or USDC. In an online post, Circle co-founders Sean Neville and Jeremy Allaire said that t…
Evernym, a developer of software solutions that leverage blockchain technology, in collaboration with the Sovrin Foundation, is launching a new initiative to help non-profits get on the identity blockchain. The initia…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices returned to its green trading zone during late European session Wednesday, amid an increased level of regulations from various global financial authorities. The cryptocurrency broke below the 6…
SBI Ripple Asia, the joint venture between blockchain startup Ripple and Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings, has announced that it has completed its registration with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau as a licensed ag…
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has completed a large-scale blockchain trial which demonstrated increased speed and energy efficiencies at a global scale. CSIRO’s technology ar…
Search engine giant Google has announced that it will start allowing regulated cryptocurrency exchanges to advertise in the U.S. and Japan, starting next month. The company had previously banned cryptocurrency and ini…
Gifto, a blockchain-based decentralized application (dApp) ecosystem, has partnered with NEM, a leading blockchain application platform. Founded in 2017 by Asia Innovations Group (AIG) – a leading global social entert…
Following the recent $62 million hack suffered by Zaif cryptocurrency exchange, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued the third business improvement order to Tech Bureau, the operator of Zaif, Reuters rep…
Australian commercial real estate firm Vicinity Centres, in partnership with blockchain startup Power Ledger, has announced a blockchain trial aimed at facilitating its shopping centres to supply energy to neighboring…
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national cooperative owned by dairy farm families across the U.S., has announced that it has partnered with blockchain startup ripe.io to test the potential of blockchain technology i…
Japanese financial services giant SBI Group has announced that it is trialing a crypto token for retail payments and settlement over smartphones. SBI Holdings, in collaboration with tech startup Orb, is going to start…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices remained on the downside during late European session Tuesday, for the fourth consecutive day, following increased level of regulations from various financial authorities. The cryptocurrency br…
An interbank blockchain project launched by JPMorgan in October 2017 has been joined by more than 70 banks, The Financial Times reported September 25. Royal Bank of Canada and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group L…
Bitwala, a blockchain-based payment service provider, has announced that it has raised €4 million in its latest funding round. The funding round drew support from Earlybird and coparion, who join the company’s existin…
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that it has taken action to stop a number of proposed initial coin offerings (ICOs) targeting retail investors. Last year, ASIC published an in…
Leading crypto exchange Coinbase has entered into a partnership with Caspian, an institutional grade crypto trading and risk management platform. Founded in 2018, Caspian is a joint venture between Tora and Kenetic th…
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD is trading lower on Tuesday and has fallen below the 6500 mark. The pair is experiencing the current cooling down effect after it surged to a high of 6826 on September 22.…
In a new report, leading cybersecurity company McAfee has found that the surge in cryptomining malware growth that began in Q4 2017 continued through the first half of 2018. McAfee has released its “McAfee Labs Threat…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered with Blockchain Charity Foundation (BCF) to support the application of blockchain technology for social good. Blockchain Charity Foundation (BCF), a not-fo…
Walmart has announced that it is deploying blockchain technology to track leafy greens in the wake of a large outbreak of E. coli. In a press release, the retail giant and its subsidiary Sam’s Club said that they have…
Ride-hailing app Grab Philippines has entered into a partnership with blockchain startup LoyalCoin, GMA News reported. Founded in 2017, LoyalCoin offers a customer loyalty-oriented digital asset that aims to replace a…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices lost ground during late European session Monday, down-trending for the third consecutive day as financial regulations from top authorities still remain on board. However, a couple of good news …
US Congressman Tom Emmer last week announced that he will introduce three bills to support blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. The bills are aimed at supporting this emerging industry and providing “clarity to…
Professional Italian football club Juventus, which recently signed soccer megastar Cristiano Ronaldo, has announced its partnership with blockchain platform Socios.com to launch Fan Token. Socios.com is a blockchain-b…
UNICEF France announced last week that it is targeting a new category of donors as it starts accepting donations in cryptocurrencies. The organization has announced support for nine cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin (BTC), E…
Kasikornbank has become the first Thai financial institution to join the Visa B2B Connect pilot program, The Nation reported. Visa B2B Connect is a platform designed to give financial institutions a secure, fast and p…
The U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is looking into the use of blockchain technology in tracking aviation parts throughout the parts life-cycle. The current process of knowing the origin and history of fl…
The Smart Dubai Office (SDO), in collaboration with the Dubai Department of Finance, has launched a blockchain-based system to enable real-time processing of payments and expedite government transactions, according to…
The National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Computing has established an academic research laboratory and think tank focused on blockchain technology. Called CRYSTAL Centre, which stands for Cryptocurrency St…
