Social media behemoth Facebook has acquired the team behind blockchain startup Chainspace, Cheddar reported. Founded in 2018, Chainspace is a Gibraltar-based company that describes itself as a planetary smart contracts...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has acquired Crypto Facilities, a regulated cryptocurrency trading platform and index provider, in a nine-figure deal. San Francisco-based Kraken has made a number of acquisitions...

Monday, February the 4th, 2019, Hong Kong, Crypto exchange trade.io has announced a partnership with payment processor Simplex, enabling clients to purchase a range of popular cryptocurrencies by credit or debit...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced an affiliate program which will reward users for introducing people to cryptocurrencies. With our new affiliate program you can easily monetize your website...

Financial services giant Fidelity has provided an update on the ongoing work geared towards the launch of its cryptocurrency trading and custody platform. In October 2018, Fidelity announced Fidelity Digital Assets, the...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that users would now be able to buy cryptocurrencies using their credit cards directly on its website. The credit card payments have been enabled via a partnership...

Global information provider IHS Markit has announced a strategic investment in blockchain startup Cobalt. Founded in 2015, Cobalt is focused on re-engineering the institutional foreign exchange (FX) market. It provides...

Japanese financial holding company Nomura has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with chat giant LINE and LVC Corporation to discuss establishing a blockchain-based financial business...

Global banking payments network SWIFT has revealed its plans to link with enterprise blockchain software firm R3, CoinDesk reported. SWIFT CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt announced the plans while speaking at the Paris Fintech...

Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex International has joined the Universal Protocol Alliance, a coalition of blockchain organizations formed last year. In August 2018, Uphold, Brave Software, Cred, Blockchain at Berkeley...