The founder of token issuance platform Waves has completely sold all his stake in the firm’s blockchain spin-off Vostok to concentrate on the Waves platform.
Hacked cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint has released a breakdown of the crypto assets it lost in the recent 3 billion yen heist on its platform, Cointelegraph reported.
Cryptocurrency trading desk and market maker Altonomy has secured $7 million in a seed round led by Polychain Capital, a San Francisco-based crypto-focused investment firm. It is also funded by Singapore’s 7 Blocks.
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has granted licenses to two subsidiaries of Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX, as per an announcement made by Financial Services Superintendent Lin…
South Korean credit card giant Shinhan Card has been granted a patent for a blockchain-based payment system, The Korea Times reported.
Enterprise blockchain technology firm R3 is reportedly considering to launch an initial public offering (IPO), according to Bloomberg.
PayFast, South Africa’s first-ever online payment gateway that accepts Bitcoin, has announced that it will drop Bitcoin support from its platform, citing issues like network congestion and high fees.
Bitpoint Japan, which recently suffered a major hack, has discovered a part of the stolen funds, The Mainichi reports.
In its bid to revolutionize the shipping industry, tech firm CargoSmart managed to secure new members to its lineup of cargo operators in the form of the maritime industry operators. These include “CMA CGM, COSCO SHIP…
Veil is the crypto prediction and derivatives platform that launched back in January. Not even a year later, it is already shutting down. Its services will be suspended on July 24 and it will no longer be possible to …
With tokenization being relatively new, it would seem that China is already far ahead of everyone else in the game. Firms that dipped their fingers into the turning and offering of digital assets, and came away with t…
The Litecoin Foundation has announced that Litecoin (LTC), the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has become the official cryptocurrency of the Miami Dolphins.
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint has suffered a major hack in which it lost 3.5 billion yen (approximately $32 million).
HSBC is really stepping up its blockchain game with the major banking entity reducing the time it takes to process transactions with its blockchain platform, Voltron. Simply put, the decentralized ledger network manag…
IDEO’s venture arm IDEO CoLab Ventures announced its partnership with 20 leading organizations and protocols to launch a blockchain accelerator called Startup Studio.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted ethereum-based token Props a Regulation A+ qualification, making it the first consumer-facing SEC-qualified crypto token.
Blockchain has been argued to be useful in practically any field and a recent fundraising event involving Sia Network proves that it also has a place in streaming.
New York-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank has shut down accounts linked to stablecoin issuer Tether, according to CoinDesk.
U.S.-based digital finance platform Uphold announced that it has doubled its presence in Portugal following its acquisition of Scytale, a web development and design studio specializing in producing intelligent applica…
Opera, a web browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems, has added support for Bitcoin and Tron-based tokens to its crypto wallet.
In historic news with regards to movies, tokenization, and fundraising, a new partnership has been announced this week that aims to tokenize the first-ever motion picture, “Atari: Fistful of Quarters.”
Near, creator of the NEAR platform for building decentralized applications, has secured $12.1 million in a seed round, led by hedge fund Metastable Capital and venture firm Accomplice.
Visa is trying to get ahead of the curve with regards to blockchain and cryptocurrency with its support of Anchorage, a cryptocurrency custodian startup that aims to advance institutional participation in digital asse…
Reports of major US financial institution Goldman Sachs working on a secret project involving crypto coins have been around for a while. These would appear to have received further validation thanks to the new job pos…
Crypto news portal Crypto Briefing on Tuesday unveiled a new digital asset evaluation product, called SIMETRI Research.
LO3 Energy, a New York-based startup that uses a modified version of the ethereum blockchain, has scored major investments from Shell Ventures and Sumitomo Corporation to scale its community microgrid operations.
Following successfully acquiring its Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in the U.S., CEX.IO is giving traders even more good news that it is now allowed to operate in Gibraltar. This is after it had to satisfy several …
In a recent announcement, it was revealed that blockchain startup Bitfury was teaming up with The Provident Bank in order to provide better services based on the decentralized ledger technology.
Global investment app Abra, in collaboration with payment processing company Simplex, has announced a limited time promotion to help investors around the word easily convert fiat-to-crypto using a credit card with red…
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is reportedly seeking to establish its own regulated insurance company.
Fidelity International was recently reported to be entering the blockchain and cryptocurrency sphere. The firm is said to be testing out a trading simulator where players can use fake digital currency to practice trad…
Private key management firm Torus has secured $2 million investment in a second round, spearheaded by Multicoin Capital with participation from Binance Labs, Coinbase Ventures, Sixth Horizon, Accomplice, and Terminal.
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the measures it is undertaking to make both deposits and withdrawals much faster. This works for both the Bitcoin and the Ethereum networks.
PUBLISH Inc., a provider of blockchain solutions for media businesses, has announced the official launch of its decentralized hot wallet.
Nonprofit organization NEM Foundation and Tech Bureau Holdings, a fintech and cryptocurrency solutions company, have partnered to conduct marketing activities relating to “mijin” and its latest core engine “mijin Cata…
Trading platform for security tokens 1X has launched with support from Singapore Exchange (SGX), the country’s public stock market, and ConsenSys, an ethereum blockchain solution provider.
Polish cryptocurrency exchange Bitmarket has announced that it is ceasing its operations due to liquidity problems.
Softbank Group-owned private equity firm Fortress Investment Group is buying bitcoin claims from the creditors of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt Gox, CoinDesk reported.
BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing service owned by TRON, has announced the release of BitTorrent Speed, software that connects and rewards users with BitTorrent (BTT) tokens in exchange for seeding and bandwidth.
