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Cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has announced that it has cancelled the gram token sale on its platform.

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb will contest a move by the country's tax agency to withhold millions of dollars in tax on foreign cryptocurrency transactions, CoinDesk reported citing a report from The Ko…

Cryptocurrency firm Anchorage announced the launch of a new crypto brokerage service after making its first acquisition.

Blockchain company Bitfury has teamed up with the United Nations Development. Programme (UNDP) for a forest project in Kazakhstan, The Astan Times reported.

Bitwise Asset Management has withdrawn its application for its proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), CoinDesk reported.

Kraken announced that it has just acquired Australia’s longest-running digital currency exchange Bit Trade.

Binance will be launching a support center in South Korea through its subsidiary company Binance Co. Ltd, CoinDesk reported.

Cryptocurrency and blockchain companies are spending quite a considerable amount to ensure the security of their platform. These firms awarded nearly $1 million to hackers last year via HackerOne, The Block reported.

Coinbase is offering a nearly $1 million settlement in the class-action lawsuit brought by the customers of the now-defunct Cryptsy cryptocurrency exchange, as shown on the set of documents acquired by CoinDesk.

Dixintong Technology Group seems to have opened its doors to blockchain technology.

A U.S. court has ordered Telegram to produce its bank records to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

fäm Properties, a tech-driven real estate agency, is opening its doors to cryptocurrencies, AME Info reported.

Blockchain startup SIMBA Chain has raised $1.5 million in a seed financing round which saw participation from Notre Dame's Pit Road Fund, Elevate Ventures, First Source Capital, and individual angel investors.

Derivatives marketplace CME Group has announced the launch of options on its bitcoin futures on Monday, January 13.

Crypto analytics firm CipherTrace has announced a new initiative to train students and equip them with tools to investigate crypto-related scam and fraud cases.

Thai blockchain startup Lightnet has raised $31.2 million in Series A financing round led by UOB Venture Management, Seven Bank, Uni-President Asset Holdings, HashKey Capital, Hopeshine Ventures, Signum Capital, Du Ca…

A LedgerX board member and investor has raised a number of concerns about the company in a letter addressed to the LedgerX Holdings board, LedgerX LLC board, LedgerX shareholders, and the Office of the Inspector Gener…

TigerWit, a UK-headquartered fintech firm, has obtained a Financial Services licence from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is going to invest $8 million into the Busan blockchain zone, Bitcoin.com reported citing local news outlet News1.

Cryptocurrency exchange Cobinhood has announced that it has shut down its operations.

Bitcoin futures and options exchange Deribit has announced that it will be moving to Panama and will be operated by DRB Panama Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of its Dutch operator Deribit B.V., starting February 10.

British banking giant Standard Chartered has announced that it has made a strategic investment into China-based supply chain firm Linklogis. The details of the investment have not been disclosed.

AlgoTrader, a Switzerland-based capital and cryptocurrency markets technology provider, has raised CHF 3.7 million (approximately $3.8 million) in a Series A round led by an undisclosed global Tier 1 bank.

Crypto lending startup BlockFi has announced that it has added support for litecoin and USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin backed by the US dollar.

Two Japanese corporate behemoths – SBI Holdings and GMO – have signed a deal with what is said to become the world’s largest bitcoin mining facility.

The District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled in favor of Telegram, denying the request by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make the messaging giant disclose its bank records, Coint…

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the launch of the Coinbase Pro mobile app for Android customers.

Securrency, a provider of institutional-grade blockchain-based financial and regulatory technology, has raised $17.65 million in a Series A funding round led by WisdomTree Investments.

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has established a research center in order to strengthen its blockchain R&D capabilities and exchange operation.

Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has issued a public statement on the TON Blockchain and gram tokens.

Crypto tax compliance startup TaxBit has raised $5 million in a seed funding round which saw participation from leading venture capital firms.

ChainSecurity AG, a blockchain startup spun out of the ICE center, ETH Zurich, a leading research lab in blockchain security, has been acquired by PwC Switzerland, Investment Europe reported.

In response to the SEC’s request for its bank records, encrypted messaging giant Telegram has requested a U.S. court to reject the regulator’s demands, Cointelegraph reported.

Ousted Bitmain co-founder Micree Zhan Ketuan has taken the legal route to reclaim his control of the crypto mining giant.

The Venezuelan arm of the global fast-food giant Burger King has started accepting a number of cryptocurrencies via a new partnership with Cryptobuyer, a Panama-based cryptocurrency gateway provider and bitcoin ATM op…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that users will now be able to trade six major cryptocurrencies, including two stablecoins, against euro.

Encrypted messaging giant Telegram is reluctant to disclose the details related to its token offering, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission said in a new court filing, Finance Magnates reported.

Nikolai Mushegian, a former technical partner at MakerDAO and Carnegie Mellon alumnus, has announced a donation of 10,000 MKR tokens (approximately $4.3million) to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to support decentral…

Ethereum browser extension and wallet service MetaMask has announced that Google has restored its mobile app on Google Play.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), an independent regulatory authority for the country’s telecommunications industry, has invested 2 million nairas (approximately $5,500) in blockchain firm Wicrypt, The Blo…