# Latest News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news?page=632 Page 632 of 674. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [Data-driven marketing firm Ascent Networks joins PUBLISHalliance](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1710) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-23T06:57:57.000Z Updated: 2019-04-23T07:46:40.000Z On April 18, 2019, PUBLISH, a blockchain media platform, entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Ascent Networks. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1710.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1710.json) ## [British Virgin Islands partners with LIFElabs.io for crypto payments system](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1711) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-23T06:26:23.000Z Updated: 2019-04-23T06:26:23.000Z British Virgin Islands has partnered with LIFElabs.io, a blockchain startup focused on philanthropic causes. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1711.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1711.json) ## [Ascent Networks, ProBit ink marketing partnership agreement for blockchain-based platform ‘Listening Mind’](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1709) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-23T04:31:04.000Z Updated: 2019-04-23T06:59:25.000Z Data-driven marketing consulting firm Ascent Networks has signed a global marketing partnership agreement with South Korean crypto exchange ProBit. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1709.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1709.json) ## [Japanese crypto exchange Zaif resumes operations after hack](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1708) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-23T03:32:12.000Z Updated: 2019-04-23T03:32:12.000Z Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif has announced that the transfer of the business from Tech Bureau to Fisco Digital Asset Group (FDAG) went into effect on April 22. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1708.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1708.json) ## [Bithumb’s parent company BXA eyes US and Japanese markets for expansion](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1707) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-22T11:55:34.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T11:55:34.000Z Blockchain Exchange Alliance (BXA), the parent company of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, is planning to expand to American and Japanese markets, CEO BK Kim told Cointelegraph Japan. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1707.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1707.json) ## [Bitcoin nonprofit BitGive partners with digital money platform Uphold](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1706) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-22T10:58:55.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T10:58:55.000Z BitGive, the first Bitcoin 501(c)(3) nonprofit recognized by the U.S. government, has entered into a partnership with digital money platform Uphold. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1706.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1706.json) ## [JPMorgan to add new functions to blockchain-based Interbank Information Network](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1705) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-22T10:00:26.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T10:00:26.000Z Banking giant JPMorgan Chase is seeking to expand its blockchain project amid growing competition from payments startups such as TransferWise, Revolut and Ripple, The Financial Times reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1705.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1705.json) ## [Florida lawmakers introduce bill to establish blockchain task force](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1704) By Shampa Mani | Regulation Published: 2019-04-22T09:08:55.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T09:08:55.000Z Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Florida have introduced a bill that seeks to establish a blockchain task force. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1704.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1704.json) ## [Dutch supermarket chain Plus to use blockchain to track bananas along supply chain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1703) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-22T07:31:27.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T07:31:27.000Z Dutch supermarket chain Plus has announced its plans to leverage blockchain technology for tracking bananas along the supply chain. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1703.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1703.json) ## [Crypto exchange Coinbase adds support for Augur’s Reputation token](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/1702) By Shampa Mani | Investing Published: 2019-04-22T06:30:49.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T06:30:49.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it has added support for Augur (REP) on Coinbase.com as well as its Android and iOS apps. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/1702.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/1702.json) ## [Tennis superstar Serena Williams backs crypto exchange Coinbase](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1701) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-22T05:33:44.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T05:33:44.000Z World renowned tennis player Serena Williams has invested in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and a number of other companies, Williams revealed in an Instagram post last week. 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[Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1699.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1699.json) ## [Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – April 19th, 2019](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1698) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-19T11:36:51.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T11:36:51.000Z IMF and World Bank launch “Learning Coin” to better understand blockchain and crypto assets Two international financial institutions – the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank – are the latest to jump … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1698.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1698.json) ## [RBI’s regulatory sandbox allows testing blockchain applications but not cryptocurrencies and ICOs](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1697) By Shampa Mani | Regulation Published: 2019-04-19T10:40:48.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T10:40:48.000Z The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has become the latest central banking authority to establish a fintech regulatory sandbox. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1697.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1697.json) ## [Volkswagen joins IBM-led blockchain initiative for provenance of cobalt](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1696) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-19T09:34:12.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T10:46:41.000Z German automotive giant Volkswagen has announced that it has joined an IBM-led blockchain initiative that aims to trace and validate ethically sourced minerals. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1696.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1696.json) ## [Samsung invests in keyless crypto wallet “ZenGo”](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1695) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-19T07:27:25.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T07:27:25.000Z ZenGo, a project that aims to provide keyless crypto wallet, has raised $4 million from Benson Oak Ventures, Samsung, and Elron, The Block reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1695.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1695.json) ## [\[TokenPost Interview\] Alexandria Co-Founder and FLO blockchain lead developer Joseph Fiscella on creating a decentralized "iTunes for everything"](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1693) By Jean-Luc Leese | Business Published: 2019-04-19T07:05:29.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T09:02:14.000Z “I would define Alexandria as ‘iTunes for everything’. You can put any content on it. It’s open for anyone to participate, and the protocol of OIP gives content creators the ability to monetize their work in a way tha… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1693.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1693.json) ## [ICE mulls seeking BitLicense amid regulatory resistance from CFTC for Bakkt: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1694) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-19T06:33:41.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T06:33:41.000Z NYSE operator Intercontinental exchange is considering seeking BitLicense from New York regulators, Bloomberg reported April 18. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1694.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1694.json) ## [Binance announces mainnet launch of blockchain platform ‘Binance Chain’](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1692) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-19T05:25:47.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T05:25:47.000Z Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched its Binance Chain mainnet and plans to execute swap of its native coin, Binance Coin (BNB) on April 23. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1692.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1692.json) ## [Blockchain-focused VC fund “Proof of Capital” launches in US with $50M funding](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1691) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-19T04:29:20.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T04:29:20.000Z A new blockchain-focused venture capital fund has launched in the United States with $50 million funding, Reuters reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1691.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1691.json) ## [Huobi OTC enables credit card deposit service via Simplex partnership](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/1690) By Shampa Mani | Investing Published: 2019-04-19T03:35:31.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T03:35:31.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange operator Huobi Group has announced that Huobi OTC, its peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform, has started accepting deposits via Visa and Mastercard. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/1690.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/1690.json) ## [Monex Group considers adding cryptocurrencies amid growing competition](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1689) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-18T11:50:39.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T11:50:39.000Z Japanese online brokerage Monex Group is considering adding cryptocurrencies to its offerings for retail clients, Bloomberg reported April 16. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1689.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1689.json) ## [Japan’s FSA to introduce new rules for crypto exchanges’ cold wallets: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1688) By Shampa Mani | Regulation Published: 2019-04-18T10:57:31.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T10:57:31.000Z Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is planning to implement new rules to enhance the security of cold wallets that are used to store cryptocurrencies at crypto exchanges, Reuters reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1688.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1688.json) ## [Wirecard, Telegram’s TON partner to develop digital financial services and banking platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1687) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-18T10:06:44.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T10:06:44.000Z TON Labs, the infrastructure and ecosystem developer for the Telegram Open Network (TON), has partnered with European financial services provider Wirecard to develop a joint digital financial services, payments and ba… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1687.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1687.json) ## [E-Commerce giant Rakuten opens registrations for its cryptocurrency exchange](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1686) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-18T09:09:41.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T09:09:41.000Z Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has announced that it has started accepting applications for opening new accounts at its cryptocurrency exchange, Rakuten Wallet. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1686.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1686.json) ## [Enterprise Ethereum Alliance launches initiative to apply standards to tokenization](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1685) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-18T07:46:05.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T07:47:10.000Z The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) has announced a new initiative that aims to clearly define a token in non-technical and cross-industry terms, allowing anyone to easily understand them. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1685.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1685.json) ## [Crypto exchange Coinbase expands crypto-to-crypto support to 11 new countries](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1684) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-18T06:29:38.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T06:29:38.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the expansion of crypto-to-crypto support to more countries. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1684.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1684.json) ## [Crypto exchange Gemini adds full support for SegWit](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1683) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-18T05:36:02.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T05:38:28.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has added full support for segregated witness (SegWit), a crucial piece of code for scaling improvements in the bitcoin network, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1683.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1683.json) ## [Israeli shipping giant ZIM joins IBM Maersk blockchain shipping solution “TradeLens”](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1682) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-18T04:30:41.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T04:30:41.000Z Israeli shipping giant ZIM is the latest to join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled global shipping initiative. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1682.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1682.json) ## [Ashton Kutcher’s Thorn looks to blockchain technology to eliminate child sexual abuse content from internet](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1681) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-18T03:27:11.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T03:27:11.000Z Thorn, a nonprofit organization focused on building technology to defend children from sexual abuse, is planning to use advanced technologies, including blockchain, to eliminate child sexual abuse material from the in… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1681.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1681.json) ## [Trading Technologies launches connectivity to bitcoin derivatives platform BitMEX](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1680) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-17T11:50:12.000Z Updated: 2019-04-17T11:50:12.000Z Trading Technologies (TT), a global provider of trading software, has entered into a partnership with HDR Global Trading, a Republic of Seychelles incorporated entity and the owner of bitcoin-based trading platform Bi… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1680.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1680.json) ## [US SEC and FINRA to discuss digital assets and cybersecurity at National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1679) By Shampa Mani | Regulation Published: 2019-04-17T10:59:47.000Z Updated: 2019-04-17T10:59:47.000Z The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) are going to hold the National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers on June 27, 2019. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1679.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/1679.json) ## [Blockchain smartphone maker Sirin Labs lays off 25% of staff](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1678) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-17T10:03:41.000Z Updated: 2019-05-17T04:23:48.000Z Blockchain smartphone maker Sirin Labs has laid off 25 percent of its workforce due to less than expected sales of its smartphone, Globes reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1678.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1678.json) ## [USDT launches on TRON Blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/1677) By Shampa Mani | Investing Published: 2019-04-17T09:15:42.000Z Updated: 2019-04-17T09:17:31.000Z The first ten USDT has been issued in TRON Blockchain, Justin Sun, CEO and Founder of Tron Foundation, announced in a tweet. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/1677.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/1677.json) ## [EY launches smart contract testing service for public Ethereum blockchain, announces major upgrades](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1676) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-17T07:28:36.000Z Updated: 2019-04-17T07:28:36.000Z Consulting giant EY has announced the beta launch of a smart contract testing and security service for the public Ethereum blockchain. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1676.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1676.json) ## [MUFG, Sozo Ventures back crypto compliance startup Chainalysis’s Series B round](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1675) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-17T06:26:45.000Z Updated: 2019-04-17T06:26:45.000Z Chainalysis, a cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions provider, has raised an additional $6 million to close its $36 million Series B round with a strategic investment from Japan's largest financial ins… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1675.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1675.json) ## [eToroX launches cryptocurrency exchange, announces 8 stablecoins](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1674) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-17T05:33:25.000Z Updated: 2019-04-17T05:33:25.000Z eToroX, the blockchain division of global investment company eToro, has launched its cryptocurrency exchange. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1674.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1674.json) ## [Hong Kong insurer Blue Cross launches blockchain solution](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1673) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-17T04:34:39.000Z Updated: 2019-04-17T04:34:39.000Z Blue Cross, a Hong Kong-based insurance firm and a member of The Bank of East Asia Group, has launched a blockchain-based solution with the objective of speeding up medical insurance claims, preventing fraud, and savi… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1673.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1673.json) ## [South Korean telecom giant KT launches 5G-based blockchain platform 'GiGA Chain'](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1672) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2019-04-17T03:45:24.000Z Updated: 2019-04-17T03:45:24.000Z South Korean telecom giant KT has launched its fifth-generation (5G) network-based blockchain technology brand "GiGA Chain,” The Korea Times reported. 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