NASDAQ, the major stock exchange in the United States, has added crypto index Defix (DEFX) to provide markets information on blockchain projects working in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. As per a press release,...

Crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace has announced a new solution to assist cryptocurrency exchanges to comply with the FATFs Travel Rule. In June 2019, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) proposed rules regarding...

MERJ Exchange, the national stock exchange of the Seychelles, has announced that the digital initial public offering (IPO), which is said to be the first ever blockchain-based IPO, is now live. We are delighted to...

In a major update, Facebook has revealed the list of potential currencies that will back its Libra cryptocurrency, Bloomberg reports. While the social media giant clarified that any such decision would be ultimately...

Crypto futures platform Bakkt has announced that the bitcoin deposited at its regulated custodian, Bakkt Warehouse, is protected by a $125 million insurance policy. Bakkt Warehouse started accepting customer deposits...

Stablecoin firm Tether has released a new stablecoin pegged one-to-one to the offshore Chinese yuan (CNH). Dubbed as CNHT, the new stablecoin is available as an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum blockchain, as per an...

Public blockchain platform Ontology has made a strategic investment in Vid, a social video platform slated to launch this year. The details of the investment have not been disclosed. Founded in 2017, Vid is a video...

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit organization behind the open-source Stellar blockchain network, is launching a $121 million airdrop in cooperation with encrypted messenger Keybase. As per an...

Netki, a provider of KYC-AML compliance tools for crypto and blockchain firms, has announced that it has updated its TransactID solution to ensure compliance with the FATF Travel Rule. In June, the Financial Action Task...

U.K.-based hedge fund manager Nickel Asset Management has secured $50 million for a newly launched crypto investment fund, Nickel Arbitrage Fund, according to a report by CoinDesk. Regulated by the Financial Conduct...

Finney, the first blockchain-powered smartphone in the world, will soon be released in Bangladesh, according to The Daily Star. As per the report, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has approved the...

Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX) announced that it has entered into a partnership with renowned Hollywood actor Dr. Wesley Snipes to tokenize a $25 million movie together. As per a press release, the partners...

The competition in the blockchain smartphone market is likely to get more intense as recent reports suggest that South Korean electronics giant LG is also entering this space. Citing local news outlet Chosun,...

Spanish soccer team Atlético de Madrid has entered into a partnership with sports blockchain Chiliz to create fan tokens, a platform that will enable fans to score special access to merchandise, information, and...

A cryptocurrency whale has moved a whopping 94,504 bitcoin (worth more than $1 billion dollars) and paid $700 in Bitcoin network fees, according to Twitter-based transaction monitor Whale Alert. To put that into...