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Canada has decided to fund two blockchain firms Halifax-based Peer Ledger and Toronto-based Mavennet System to enable steel traceability in the country.

Traditional financial firm consortium Bit Morgan has joined blockchain and added an exchange-traded fund (ETF) to its trading business as announced in a press release.

Taiwanese venture studio Nogle invested in Hong Kong-based digital asset custody firm First Digital Trust.

A new blockchain-based messaging app with complete privacy is ready and is waiting for a security audit, Decrypt reported.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may reconsider bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) due to retail and investor demands, Asian Times reported.

Crypto exchange Binance is looking to add new members to its team.

Keyless crypto wallet ZenGo is now similar toa savings account.

Blockchain startup Ripple has started its global expansion in Asia by making two major moves in the Philippines and South Korea, FinTech Magazine reported.

Crypto exchange Digitex has decided to remove Know Your Customer (KYC) on its platform.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has added support for the Nigerian Naira (NGN) on its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform, Cointelegraph reported.

Major uranium producer Uranium One has partnered with distributed ledger technology (DLT) startup Insolar to explore the potential of blockchain in the uranium market, Cointelegraph reported.

Dairy producer El Ordeño announced a new solution to support Ecuador’s dairy industry and produce 5 million liters of milk every year.

Japan-based internet company LINE announced in a press release that its new and improved global cryptocurrency exchange BITFRONT is now open.

Social media company Facebook, Inc. has revamped its digital currency plans and it now includes government-backed currencies, The Information reported.

Crypto exchange Binance offers support and rewards for Troy staking.

Elastos Orchard, the business development hub for Elastos in Europe, announced on Twitter the launching of Devault, a blockchain-based steal proof multi vault system powered by Elastos.

Marshall Island is working on its digital currency that will be powered by technology providers Algorand and SFT Technologies.

Google’s digital distribution service Google Play surprisingly removed several crypto news apps in its store.

Crypto exchange Binance has partnered with the most forward-thinking bank in Turkey, Akbank.

Cryptocurrency developers are creating a new digital coin that will allow traders to bet on the coronavirus epidemic based on the death toll, Reuters reported.

Crypto exchange Binance announced that it is waiving the fees for customers who are buying cryptocurrency using EUR, GBP, and AUD via Banxa on the Buy Crypto page.

London fintech startup Revolut is expanding and will be bringing an array of cryptocurrencies to the 50 states in the U.S., Cointelegraph reported.

Crypto exchange Crypto.com has announced its partnership with crypto-friendly hotel booking platform Travala.com to drive the mass adoption of cryptocurrency.

Crypto exchange FCoin’s insolvency could be a scam.

Crypto prime broker Tagomi has become the 22nd member of the Facebook’s Libra Association.

Square’s mobile payment service app Cash App has made almost half of its revenue from bitcoins.

The Bank of Canada will not be issuing its own digital currency anytime soon.

Edinburgh-based Blockchain Technology Partners (BTP) announced the availability of DAML integration with the Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (Amazon QLDB) that is commercially supported by BTP’s Sextant for DAML on its…

Crypto exchange Binance announced that it will now be listing COTI for free.

Investment solution Fidelity International has acquired a stake in crypto company and digital asset platform BC Group, Cointelegraph reported.

Sports blockchain Chiliz announced on a blog that it has just launched Socios ID and prepaid card for the fan engagement platform Socios.com.

Leading global cryptocurrency exchange Binance now supports Hong Kong dollars (HKD) deposits and withdrawals with its partnership with Epay.

Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange CoinField to prevent money laundering.

Dubai’s RAKBANK is enhancing its remittance footprint in the Philippines.

Credit union service organization CULedger is making its first KYC-compliant digital identity service MemberPass commercially available.

Facebook-led digital currency Libra just welcomed the Canadian multinational e-commerce company Shopify in its association.

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One of the largest airlines in Europe, Norwegian Air, is going to allow its passengers to pay for their travels using crypto as early as spring.

Digital currency exchange Coinbase Pro will be listing Kyber Network (KNC) token on its platform starting Monday.

Italian soccer team Juventus will be offering rare digital collectibles featuring its star players with the help of blockchain-enabled fantasy football platform Sorare, CoinDesk reported.