Andy Cheung, former chief operating officer at OKEx, a cryptocurrency exchange company, announced that he is planning to launch a new crypto derivatives exchange, called ACDX, in the second quarter of the year.
Beowulf Blockchain, the B2B decentralized cloud network for communication services pioneer, today announces its strategic partnership with CBA Ventures (Cross Border Associates Ventures), the South Korea-based technol…
Derivatives and equity trading firm Intercontinental Exchange has announced the acquisition of SaaS platform technology company Bridge2 Solutions in a press release. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.
Lightning Network developer Lightning Labs announced in a blog that it just secured $10 million in Series A funding and has launched a new major product, called Lightning Loop.
Investment firm Pantera Capital has announced on Twitter that it has led Transparent System’s Series A funding for developing a “real-time cryptographic settlement network” with the participation of Jack Dorsey’s Square.
Israel-based blockchain startup Clear has raised $13 million in a Series A financing round led by Eight Roads, TechCrunch reported.
Ethereum-focused tech and VC firm ConsenSys has acquired U.S.-based broker-dealer Heritage Financial Systems as part of efforts to disrupt the municipal bond market, Bloomberg reported. Terms of the agreement haven’t …
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it has added Binance USD (BUSD) cross collateral function to its Futures wallet interface.
Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange Indodax has obtained a license from the country’s Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (BAPPEBTI) and completed its formal registration, according to local news outlet Bisnis.…
Securitize, a platform that helps companies tokenize assets and securities, has announced that it has received an investment from SFV・GB L.P, a corporate venture capital fund managed by Sony Financial Ventures (SFV) a…
Envoy Group, a blockchain-based supply chain and trade finance startup, has raised $13.5 million investment from Alcedo Digital Ventures, GTR reported.
Blockchain startup ConsenSys announced on Tuesday that it cut down its workforce by 14%, Reuters reported.
Hong Kong-based blockchain remittance startup Bitspark had announced that it will terminate its services on March 4.
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced its integration with TradingView, a platform providing real-time information and market insights to traders.
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses, has made an offer to take over online marketplace eBay, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Blockchain startup Digital Asset has announced that Salesforce Ventures and Samsung Venture Investment Corp have participated in the second closing of its Series C financing round.
Mode, a London-based fintech firm, has launched its bitcoin banking app to make the leading digital currency “accessible to everyone at the touch of a button.” The iOS app is available to users globally, except in the…
PoolTogether, a blockchain-powered no-loss, audited savings game, has raised $1 million in the latest financing round led by IDEO CoLab Ventures.
Bitberry, a South Korea-based cryptocurrency wallet, has decided to shut down, Finance Magnates reported citing NewsTomato.
Blockchain startup Waves announced in a press release that it has launched a non-profit organization, called Waves Association, in Frankfurt, Germany.
Capital markets platform iSTOX has graduated from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Regulatory Sandbox and is now officially a fully regulated distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based platform.
Japanese financial services company SBI Holdings has invested $20 million in OpenLegacy, a leading provider of microservice-based APIs for legacy and core systems.
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter and the founder and CEO of Square, has announced that users can now use a bitcoin emoji on Twitter appearing the hashtags “#bitcoin” and “#btc", CoinDesk reported.
LVC Corporation (LVC), LINE's subsidiary focused on the chat giant's crypto and blockchain-related businesses, announced in a press release that it plans to start trading its digital currency called “LINK” in Japan in…
Gini, a startup that combines lottery system and game elements on a blockchain, has publicly launched its blockchain lottery game “Gini” on January 30.
Japanese financial services company SBI Holdings and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to discuss the latter’s capital participation in SBI R3 Japan.
MERJ, the national stock exchange of Seychelles, has entered into a partnership with CurioInvest, an Ethereum-based tokenization platform, to create digital tokens representing shares in "supercars" such as the Ferrar…
Japan's financial services giant SBI Holdings has announced that it will offer shareholders the option to receive Ripple’s native token, XRP, as a benefit.
Blockchain startup Baton Systems announced on Twitter a $4 million investment from Illuminate Financial, bringing its total funding to $16 million to date.
Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has announced that the digital assets stored in its cold storage system are now insured.
Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis has integrated its Chainalysis Reactor investigation software with BITPoint Japan, a Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange, to identify and trace funds and provide comprehensive …
Boerse Stuggart, the second-largest stock exchange in Germany, has announced that its cryptocurrency trading app has attracted around 81,000 active users in the first year.
Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has teamed up with MV Index Solutions (MVIS) and Intelligence Unit (IU), a global provider of quantitative research and development for digital asset investment solutions, to launch a n…
Digital currency exchange Coinbase has announced that its custodial services are going global with the launch of Coinbase Custody International, a new entity is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Crypto financial services firm Bitcoin Suisse announced in a press release on Wednesday that it is supporting the municipality of Zermatt in accepting Bitcoin as payment for local taxes and official transactions.
TokenPost, a leading blockchain and crypto-focused media outlet, is excited to announce the soft launch of TokenPost Japan Edition.
Daiko Holdings, a Japan-based financial services firm, has acquired a controlling stake in Bitgate, a cryptocurrency exchange operated by SNC, Crypto News reported.
Crypto wallet provider Blockchain.com has announced the launch of a payment gateway for Turkish Lira (TRY).
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance US is going to launch staking rewards for two cryptocurrencies, ATOM and ALGO, starting in February.
OverFuture SA, a Switzerland-based company, is launching, what is being called, the first Swiss compliant digital initial public offering (IPO) of ordinary shares.
