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Sirin Labs is going to launch its much-awaited “FINNEY” blockchain smartphone on Thursday, 29 November, in Barcelona, The Independent reported.

StarkWare Industries, an Israeli blockchain startup, has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Paradigm.

Leading crypto exchange Bitstamp has just confirmed its acquisition by NXMH, a Belgium-based investment company.

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has reportedly laid off over a dozen of its employees.

Leading bitcoin wallet provider Blockchain.com has announced the launch of a new crypto hardware wallet, built in collaboration with Ledger.

Nasdaq has been awarded a patent for using blockchain technology to secure and distribute information.

Medici Ventures, the wholly-owned blockchain subsidiary of Overstock.com, has announced $6 million Series A investment in crypto social network Minds.

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, is expanding its Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) offering to major global markets including South East Asia, the US and Europe, Information Age reported.

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to establish Coinbase Custody Trust Company.

Infosys Finacle, part of Indian software giant Infosys’ subsidiary EdgeVerve, has partnered with enterprise software firm R3 to bring its blockchain solutions on R3’s Corda open-source blockchain platform.

Dash, one of the top 15 cryptocurrencies by market cap, has announced the integration of digital money platform Uphold into the Dash Wallet.

Johnny Depp is the latest addition to the growing list of Hollywood celebrities that are teaming up with blockchain and crypto-related projects.

HTC has officially announced that it is opening up access to an early version of its much-awaited blockchain smartphone.

Klaytn, a blockchain platform announced by South Korean internet giant Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary GroundX, has announced its initial service partners.

Forbes Media, in partnership with NewCity Digital, NewCity Capital and trade.io, have launched a new data-driven portal that offers comprehensive tracking of cryptocurrencies.

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ministry of Community Development (MOCD) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the NEM Foundation.

The United Nations’ One Planet Network has accepted and formally recognized Ambrosus, a blockchain and IoT platform for quality assurance in food and pharmaceutical supply chains, as its partner.

Cryptocurrency exchange operator Huobi has announced that it has upgraded its multi-chain light wallet to support six additional stablecoins.

Blockchain payments startup BitPay this week announced that it is expanding its cross-border settlement options to stablecoins.

Chainalysis, a cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions provider, has announced the completion of a global roll-out of its compliance solution with cryptocurrency exchange Binance.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has taken the helm of a technology-focused venture capital fund built using blockchain technology. Wozniak has become the co-founder of EQUI Global, joining forces with EQUI founder Doug…

Civil, a blockchain journalism startup which has partnerships with the Associated Press and Forbes, has officially announced that its token sale did not succeed, adding that it is now working on a “much simpler” token…

Kind Heaven, an immersive entertainment experience opening next year on the Las Vegas Strip, is seeking to integrate blockchain technology and has announced NEM as its blockchain partner and ASTA as its official devel…

Financial services giant Fidelity Investments has announced the launch of a new company that will provide enterprise-grade digital asset solutions for institutional investors. Called “Fidelity Digital Assets,” the new…

BTCC, which was once one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world by trading volume, is going to launch its operations in South Korea next month.

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Blockfolio, a cryptocurrency portfolio tracker, has raised $11.5 million in a Series A round of financing led by Pantera Capital. Founded in 2014, Blockfolio is a crypto portfolio tracking app that aims to deliver pri…

SIX Group, a Swiss financial service provider, has acquired a minority stake in PassOn, a Zug-based blockchain startup. In July, SIX Swiss Exchange, which is a part of the SIX Group, announced “SIX Digital Exchange” –…

The team behind TRON (TRX) has entered into a partnership with Chinese search giant Baidu, Coinness said in a tweet last week. Coinness said that the team has itself confirmed the partnership adding that the announcem…

IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson and Emurgo CEO Ken Kodama have issued an open letter to the Cardano community highlighting the lack of performance by the Cardano Foundation. IOHK is focused on the development of the core c…

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is shutting down its index fund targeted at institutional investors, sources familiar with the matter have told CoinDesk and The Block. Coinbase Index Fund, which was announced…

Clearmatics, a London-based blockchain R&D company, has announced that it has raised more than $12 million in a Series A funding round led by Route 66 Ventures. The round also drew support from private equity firm TNF…

Leading South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has sold over 38 percent of its equity to a Singapore-based blockchain consortium for 400 billion won (approximately $350 million), CoinDesk reported. The deal was …

Scanetchain, the first commercialized augmented reality (AR) blockchain platform, announced that it has entered into a partnership with iFashion Group, a Singaporean venture platform company focused on investing and a…

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it will donate all of its listing fees to charity. In an online post dated October 8, it said: “Binance will make a change to our listing fee policy. Starting…

Blockchain-based payments startup Circle has announced the acquisition of SeedInvest, an equity crowdfunding industry leader and an SEC and FINRA registered broker-dealer. While the acquisition is subject to regulator…

Cryptocurrency startup BitGo has added Dash to its expanding list of currencies, becoming the first multi-signature wallet and custodial solution that supports Dash. BitGo now supports 85 coins and tokens as part of i…

Encyclopedia on blockchain Everipedia has opened its first European office in Stockholm, Sweden. Originally started in 2015 by Sam Kazemian, Travis Moore, Mahbod Moghadam, and Theodor Forselius, Everipedia aims to “mo…

Medici Ventures, the blockchain accelerator and wholly-owned subsidiary of Overstock.com, has announced that it has made a strategic investment in Israeli blockchain startup VinX. By leveraging blockchain technology, …

Blockchain startup SKALE Labs has announced that it has raised $9.65 million in funding to develop blockchain scalability infrastructure. The amount raised comprises of an $8.86 million Simple Agreement For Future Tok…