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Privacy-focused browser Brave has entered into a co-marketing agreement with Everipedia, a blockchain-based online encyclopedia.

PUBLISH, a blockchain-based media solutions company, is continuing to make waves internationally and has recently added one more feather to its cap.

Vault12, a California-based crypto startup founded in 2015, has officially launched the first personal cryptocurrency security solution.

Bitmain co-founder Micree Zhan is currently preparing a lawsuit against Bitmain after fellow co-founder Jihan Wu ousted him out of the company due to collision of strategies.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has made an investment in cryptocurrency startup CoinList, the Wall Street Journal reported. The amount of investment has not been disclosed.

The Australian arm of equity exchange Chi-X has called for more oversight of rival Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) planned blockchain system, Reuters reported.

FTX has launched the Dragon Perpetual Futures Index that will be tracking eight Chinese-related cryptocurrencies despite the country’s aversion towards crypto trading.

Polychain Capital is collaborating with Web3 Foundation to fund projects that are going to be built on the back of the Polkadot network, which is slated to launch later this year.

In the latest update on the ongoing tussle between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Kik, the regulator has said that the firm’s defense of its $100 million initial coin offering (ICO) was “untenab…

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is going to launch crypto futures contracts settled in tether (USDT), a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, next month CoinDesk reported.

Canaan Creative is trying to push for a third IPO run, this time filing the offering in the United States and targeting a $400 million raise.

Binance has struck a partnership with Chainlink to provide the emerging Decentralized Finance industry with useful data from its platform.

Bakkt announced it will launch its consumer app in the first half of 2020, partnering with Starbucks in an attempt to attract more investors into the crypto ecosystem.

Scanetchain has recently announced that the company has entered into an official partnership with Blockshow earlier this month. The decentralized application ‘Inxight’ created by Scanetchain will be providing AR scan …

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has announced that it will be shutting down Bittrex International, which is operated out of Malta, on October 29.

Blockchain firm R3 is suing O(1) Labs Operating Corporation for launching a decentralized blockchain protocol under ‘CODA’ trademark, which it claims is “confusingly similar” to its ‘CORDA’ trademark.

Blockchain travel verification startup Zamna has secured $5 million in a seed funding round led by LocalGlobe and Oxford Capital, TechCrunch reported.

Decentralized cloud network Beowulf has enlisted the services of cybersecurity firm HackerOne to attempt to hack the company’s blockchain layer. By inviting hackers to join a bounty to hack Beowulf’s system, the block…

Bitfinex claiming it’s the victim of Crypto Capital after the latter’s president was arrested by Polish authorities due to money laundering scandals involving the Columbian Cartel. Crypto Capital principal Oz Yosef in…

Regulated cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Japan has raised around 500 million yen (approximately $4.6 million) from Financial Products Group (FPG).

Klaytn, a global public blockchain platform developed by Kakao’s subsidiary Ground X, has announced the onboarding of a number of new partners.

South Korean blockchain firm Coinplug has raised 7.5 billion won (~ $6.4 million) from venture arms of a number of Korean financial institutions, bringing the total funding to over $12 million to date.

Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz confirmed the launching of two Bitcoin funds that will help people get into Bitcoin after crypto-verse reels from the negative narrative that sprouted recently.

Blockchain Ventures confirmed that it bought a stake in Enjin, a blockchain-based gaming platform that aims to empower gamers by protecting in-game assets with the Enjin Coin.

Intercontinental Exchange's (ICE) crypto platform Bakkt has announced that it will launch options contract for bitcoin futures on December 09.

Both groups of investors in Telegram's token sale have agreed to postpone the launch of the TON Network to April 30, 2020.

SIBEX, a Switzerland-based startup that leverages blockchain technology to enable peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading, has secured CHF 1.78 million (~$1.8 million) in its seed funding round.

Blockstack’s Stacks token has been listed on Binance, the world’s largest crypto-exchange by market volume, and HashKey Pro, the institutional exchange of leading Hong Kong fintech group HashKey.

Enterprise software company PeerNova has secured $31 million in a strategic funding round led by an existing investor, Mosaik Partners.

Former managing director of the World Gold Council Jason Toussaint is collaborating with Kryptoin Investment Advisors to push another Bitcoin ETF proposal as SEC tightens crypto regulations.

A large Japanese bank has now confirmed it will be using the blockchain-based Marco Polo system to streamline its operation after providing convincing results following a series of tests.

More than 50 blockchain media companies and affiliates gathered under one roof on October 21 in Seoul, South Korea to launch a new initiative aimed at transforming the media industry.

Bitmain has recently opened up its 33,000-acre Texas facility and concern over the company’s growing influence on Bitcoin has been brought up yet again.

The decentralized communication network pioneer Beowulf Blockchain has announced a strategic partnership with Vietnam Medical Genetics Institute, to further strengthen the quality and scope of medical training and con…

In a new filing, the U.S. Securities has responded to Telegram’s counterclaim, arguing that the messaging giant is likely to violate federal securities laws again.

Dunamu, the operator of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, is planning to launch a comprehensive over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform for unlisted securities.

Messaging giant Telegram has filed a response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which obtained a restraining order last week against the company alleging that it conducted an unregistered token sal…

Messaging giant Telegram is looking to push back the launch of its TON blockchain project to April 30, 2020, from the initial deadline of October 30, 2019.

Ripple’s investment arm Xpring has made an investment in Swedish crypto startup Towo Labs. The amount of investment has not been disclosed.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), published by the Oxford University Press, has included “satoshi” in its comprehensive English language vocabulary compilation.