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.
Crypto investment startup Layer1 has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round from a number of prominent investors including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and early-stage investor Shasta Ventures, Fortune reported.
Blockchain analytics company CipherTrace has announced that it has expanded its cryptocurrency intelligence platform to support more than 700 tokens.
TRON co-founder Justin Sun has announced two major partnerships – one with crypto custody firm BitGo and the other with the information security center of State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching at Beijing Un…
After seeing a number of departures, the Libra Association charter has signed a total of 21 organizations.
Blockchain startup Ripple has announced that it is leading an investment round in Mexican cryptocurrency exchange Bitso.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has teamed up with Swiss fintech firm Amun to launch a new exchange traded product (ETP) with Binance’s native token, BNB, as the underlying asset.
UK-based tokenization startup Smartlands has announced that it is working with IIP Securities, a FINRA-licenced broker-dealer, to bring its security token crowdfunding model to accredited US investors, CoinDesk reported.
Paxos Trust Company, a New York-based exchange and stablecoin operator, has announced the expansion of its product platform with the launch of a Settlement Affirmation service.
South Korean social media platform Cywork abruptly shut down its services on Oct. 1 without any prior notice, according to a report by The Korea Times. Now, investors of its crypto-asset “Clink” are alarmed as the for…
Canadian messaging app Kik said it is “here to stay,” after it previously announced that it plans to shut down amid legal problems.
Foreign exchange company FXCM Group announced the introduction of cryptocurrency baskets to its retail investors.
BOX Exchange, a national securities exchange registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is seeking to launch a regulated security token exchange.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is securing a new foothold in Europe after it obtained an e-money license from the Central Bank of Ireland.
Mastercard, Visa, eBay, Stripe, and Mercado Pago have all followed the steps of PayPal, withdrawing their support from Facebook’s Libra Association.
E-commerce giant Overstock has set up a new state-of-the-art campus in Sligo, Ireland which will focus on e-commerce, machine learning, and blockchain technology.
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the launch of a mobile app for its professional trading platform, Coinbase Pro.
Juno has secured $3 million seed round to develop a platform leveraging cryptocurrencies and Ethereum protocols to offer “neo banking” services such as high-yield savings and debit cards.
ICONLOOP, a blockchain-focused company headquartered in Seoul, has secured KRW 10 billion (over $8 million) in Series A funding round led by the Venture Investment Center at Korea Technology Finance Corporation.
Venture studio Consensys has granted $175,000 to support seven Ethereum-based projects.
B2C2, a UK-based Crypto liquidity and OTC provider, has launched a gold derivatives product, which is priced and settled in bitcoin, according to The Block.
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has announced that crypto custodian BitGo will provide secure storage for the crypto assets under its management.
Bauwens Group, one of Germany's leading real estate project developers, has acquired 15 percent shares of Fundament Group, a Berlin-based blockchain firm that issues real estate security token on the ethereum blockchain.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a cryptocurrency fund and is accepting donations in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH).
The Swiss National Bank (SNB), Switzerland’s central bank, is working with the country’s stock exchange operator SIX Group to determine the possible use of digital currencies in trading.
Bitfinex is holding on to its documents amid objects from the New York Attorney General’s office.
ACINQ, one of the three main Lightning Network development firms, has secured $8 million in a Series A led by Idinvest Partners, with participation from Serena and Bpifrance, state-owned French investment firm.
Instant messaging app Telegram has finally acknowledged its involvement in the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain in public, as it mentioned both TON and GRAMS, the platform’s native token, in the terms of service…
CoinFLEX, a Seychelles-based firm launched earlier this year, is offering derivatives that payout based on the possibility Libra will launch by the end of 2020.
Jennifer Robertson, the widow of QuadrigaCX’s founder Gerald Cotton, is returning about CAD $12 million ($9 million) of assets to EY Canada, the firm’s bankruptcy trustee, as part of a voluntary settlement.
Renowned cybersecurity expert and cryptocurrency enthusiast John McAfee has rolled out a decentralized exchange (DEX) running on the Ethereum blockchain.
Bitfinex, Tether, and others are facing a class-action lawsuit, accusing them of cryptocurrency market manipulation, harming traders, and benefiting themselves.
Encryption startup NuCypher has raised $10.67 million via a simple agreement of future tokens (SAFT) Series 2 sale, ahead of its mainnet launch.
Post-trade financial service firm Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has confirmed that it would delay the launching of its blockchain-based post-trade platform for derivatives by several months, to avoid …
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the governing body of the New York Stock Exchange, has carried out the first block trade of Bakkt Bitcoin futures contracts.
Digital payments firm PayPal becomes the first company to withdraw from the Libra Association, the 28-member firm that will oversee Facebook’s upcoming Libra cryptocurrency.
Japanese financial holding company Nomura has signed a final agreement with chat giant LINE and LVC Corporation, LINE’s subsidiary focused on its virtual currency and blockchain-related business, to form a financial b…
Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo has announced the launch of its staking service with initial support for Dash and Algorand.
