London-based startup DAG Global wants to be the “first digital assets merchant bank” in the U.K and is applying to obtain a full banking license to achieve its goal, the Financial Times reported.
Content services provider Hyland has announced that it has acquired Learning Machine, a blockchain-based digital credentialing solutions provider. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced that it has become the first stablecoin to go live on Algorand 2.0, a permissionless, pure proof of stake blockchain platform.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation published a document on Friday announcing that the government will not be regulating crypto mining in the country, CoinDesk reported.
Crypto custody provider Vo1t is partnering with tech giant IBM to offers its clients secure data servers for storing and encrypting their private keys, CoinDesk reported.
AGC Inspection (AGCI), one of the four businesses of pharmaceutical company ACG Group, has announced its new blockchain-based traceability and anti-counterfeiting solution for the pharmaceutical supply chain.
Oman Blockchain Solutions and Services Company (BSS) has signed an agreement with Muscat Clearing and Depositing Company (MCDC) to provide blockchain solutions for their general meetings and voting process, Unlock-BC …
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has proposed to lower the client identification threshold value for cryptocurrency exchange transactions from 5,000 CHF to 1,000 CHF (or USD$1,020), as stated i…
Saramin, a South Korean job placement platform, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with blockchain startup ICONLOOP to build a blockchain-based digital ID and authentication ecosystem.
Dragon Payments Ltd., which was previously known as London Block Exchange (LBX), has been placed into compulsory liquidation, as announced on its website.
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), a private research university in South Korea, has announced that it has become the first university in the country to issue degrees using blockchain technology.
Blockchain-enabled commercial payments service Paystand announced in a press release that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding to accelerate the expansion of its products and services.
QUICKOM by Beowulf, a global leader in real-time communication solutions, today has forged a partnership with WPLUS, the next-generation of the Korea-based cryptocurrency mobile wallet. Part of Beowulf’s joint vision …
U.S. Federal Reserve exploring DLTs and a potential CBDC, confirms Governor Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard has revealed that the central bank is conducting research on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and i…
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes published a report on Thursday in which it has identified the top vulnerabilities that allow illicit proceeds to enter the domestic financial system.
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking for a cryptocurrency expert who will work with it in the new area of cryptocurrency regulation and the fifth money laundering directive (5MLD) regulations, accordi…
Tech firm IBM has announced that Avril Group, a French agro-industrial group, has joined IBM Food Trust, a blockchain-enabled initiative targeted at the food industry, in a press release.
Andy Cheung, former chief operating officer at OKEx, a cryptocurrency exchange company, announced that he is planning to launch a new crypto derivatives exchange, called ACDX, in the second quarter of the year.
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard has revealed that the central bank is conducting research on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and its potential for a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Justin Sun, the founder of blockchain platform TRON and CEO of peer-to-peer file sharing protocol BitTorrent, finally met Warren Buffett for the much-hyped and delayed dinner on January 23.
Blockchain startup Axoni, in collaboration with 15 leading sell-side and buy-side firms in the equity swaps market, has announced the launch of a distributed ledger network to manage equity swap transactions.
Australia’s Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources has released the National Blockchain Roadmap, setting out a strategy for governments, industry, and researchers to capitalise on opportunities and addr…