With cryptocurrency being used as a means of basically saving up for retirement now, Bitcoin IRA's recent announcement might make it quite appealing to retirees. It includes a $100 million insurance against theft or l…
A recent crowdfunding round for cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has gone over $13.5 million, as of writing. That is $3 million over its initial goal but more than $1 million short of its second goal. This is considered…
The considerable level of interest in cryptocurrency and its various incarnations has finally pushed JPMorgan Chase into pursuing a route in the nascent market. This is why it is planning to soon offer its own version…
Blockchain development firm Graph Blockchain announced that it has partnered with South Korea’s Ministry of Transportation to initiate a pilot project for blockchain-based traffic data storage, according to a news rel…
Cryptocurrency firms Circle and Coinbase are joining forces to make money as easy to move around the world as internet data and content through their new Stablecoin Network called CENTRE.
Blockchain-based real estate platform Propy announced that it has completed the $1.6 million sale of a San Francisco property owned the venture capital fund CrunchFund, co-founded by Michael Arrington.
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has announced that it will launch the country’s first ever money laundering prevention center, the Korea JoongAng Daily reports.
Galaxy Digital, the crypto investment bank of former hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz, has expanded its services, offering cryptocurrency options contracts trading, according to The Block.
Improving access to cryptocurrency, a pilot project involving automated teller machines that process bitcoin transactions are now available in convenience stores in Arizona and Nevada. The project is courtesy of Digit…
The pressure for Bakkt – the cryptocurrency initiative meant to make the trading and investment using bitcoin easier – to release a crypto product is increasing. The project did receive funding worth $182 million to d…
The NEM Foundation, a non-profit set up to promote NEM blockchain technology, and NEM Holdings, a not-for-profit company of NEM Ventures, have announced NEM Studios, a dedicated unit to support the ongoing development…
Facebook’s new cryptocurrency project Libra may not be made available in India, as the country’s existing regulations prohibit the use of banking network for blockchain currency transactions, the Economic Times reported.
Paxful, a peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace, recently announced a partnership with The White Company, which is a provider of crypto services. Together, these two firms are launching a prepaid card service that es…
Samsung is a giant force in the smartphone industry and it is currently pushing hard into the field of blockchain. The South Korean company recently announced plans to prioritize integrating blockchain into its 10-yea…
Money laundering is one of the biggest problems associated with cryptocurrency and Chainalysis is a company trying to counter this issue. It provides cryptocurrency investigation and compliance solutions, enabling bus…
Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin announced that it has listed Binance’s native token Binance Coin (BNB).
Social currency startup Roll has secured $1.7 million investment in a seed round, led by BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes with participation from Gary Vaynerchuk, Techstars Ventures, Hustle Fund, and Techstars NYC, CoinDesk re…
U.S.-based live broadcasting service YouNow has filed a public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its Props token.
Japanese messaging giant Line will reportedly soon be able to open a cryptocurrency exchange, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.
New shocking details related to the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX have come to light as court monitor EY filed its fifth report.
Proof-of-stake based blockchain protocol Algorand has raised more than $60 million in a token sale conducted on CoinList.
Turnkey open banking platform Token announced that it has raked in $16.5 million from prominent investors including BNP Paribas-backed Opera Tech Ventures, Octopus Ventures, and EQT Ventures.
It was recently announced that a partnership between the Japan Security Token Association (JSTA) and Securitize is being pursued with the objective of boosting digital securities adoption in Japan. By working together…
Cryptocurrency investors often find it difficult to keep track of their transactions. To address this issue, PwC recently announced a new software tool to provide audit and assurance services to clients dealing with c…
Hard Core Fund, a non-profit organization which fundraises and donates to those who contribute to the Bitcoin, has raised 50 BTC to support bitcoin developers, CoinDesk reported.
Ethereum-based decentralized video encoding platform Livepeer announced that it has raised $8 million in a Series A capital funding round led by Northzone, according to a Medium post published on June 17.
U.S.-based Monsoon Blockchain Storage has inked separate deals with the Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Department of Trade Industry (DTI) to promote the use of blockcha…
EOS developer Block.one has paid $30 million in cash in a bid to buy the domain name for its recently announced blockchain-based social media platform “Voice.”
The Litecoin Foundation recently revealed it will team up with Bibox Exchange and blockchain firm Ternio to release a physical cryptocurrency debit card to its customer base.
Digital asset trading platform Bittrex International has announced its plans to expand its operation to Liechtenstein.
Crypto analytics company Coin Metrics is working with Social Market Analytics (SMA) to incorporate feed of real-time sentiments toward cryptocurrency based on data from social networking sites.
The tests for the blockchain initiative called Spunta by the Italian Banking Association (ABI) has reached a new phase. The new tests will involve putting 200 banks and 200 million data items through the wringer to se…
It would appear that IBM is more than interested in putting its money where its mouth is with the new version of its Enterprise Blockchain platform. This upgraded tool is intended to work with even more cloud services…
Social media behemoth Facebook has finally released the white paper for its much-hyped cryptocurrency and blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
Cryptocurrency exchange Ripple and MoneyGram have entered into a strategic partnership that will see the money transfer company use the digital currency XRP in its daily operations.
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it is going to issue a number of crypto-pegged tokens on Binance Chain, its proprietary blockchain platform launched in April.
Bithumb and four other major cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea have reportedly changed their terms of services to state that they will be held accountable for user losses after a cyber attack or system malfuncti…
Online investment platform BnkToTheFuture has acquired Altcoin.io, a decentralized exchange and peer-to-peer solution, to build a compliant securities token exchange.
Security token platform Polymath has entered into a strategic collaboration with digital identity verification solution Blockpass for a streamlined identity verification solution.
The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) announced that it has welcomed four new members that will help strengthen its global open source leadership position.
