Crypto analytics firm CipherTrace has announced a new initiative to train students and equip them with tools to investigate crypto-related scam and fraud cases.
Thai blockchain startup Lightnet has raised $31.2 million in Series A financing round led by UOB Venture Management, Seven Bank, Uni-President Asset Holdings, HashKey Capital, Hopeshine Ventures, Signum Capital, Du Ca…
A LedgerX board member and investor has raised a number of concerns about the company in a letter addressed to the LedgerX Holdings board, LedgerX LLC board, LedgerX shareholders, and the Office of the Inspector Gener…
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is going to invest $8 million into the Busan blockchain zone, Bitcoin.com reported citing local news outlet News1.
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has announced that it has completed the top-layer design and joint testing of its planned central bank digital currency (CBDC), Cointelegraph reported referring to a local news outlet…
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has become the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) supervisor for businesses conducting certain cryptoasset activities.
Creating sound legal framework for crypto-assets is a key focus area, says ESMA Cryptocurrency regulation is one of the key focus areas for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for the next couple of y…
Voice, a blockchain-based social media platform announced last year, has announced the appointment of Forbes’ global Chief Digital Officer, Salah Zalatimo, as Chief Executive Officer.
In his vision for the next decade, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed a number of ambitious plans, but surprisingly not anything on digital currencies.
Bitcoin futures and options exchange Deribit has announced that it will be moving to Panama and will be operated by DRB Panama Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of its Dutch operator Deribit B.V., starting February 10.
British banking giant Standard Chartered has announced that it has made a strategic investment into China-based supply chain firm Linklogis. The details of the investment have not been disclosed.
AlgoTrader, a Switzerland-based capital and cryptocurrency markets technology provider, has raised CHF 3.7 million (approximately $3.8 million) in a Series A round led by an undisclosed global Tier 1 bank.
The Blockchain Technology Act came into effect in the U.S. state of Illinois on January 01, recognizing smart contracts and other blockchain-based digital records as legal instruments, CoinDesk reported.
Cryptocurrency regulation is one of the key focus areas for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for the next couple of years, CoinDesk reported.
Former CEO of crypto derivatives exchange Kelly Loeffler has joined the Senate Agriculture Committee, which oversees the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand’s oldest bank, has entered into a partnership with blockchain firm to build a mobile app to deliver instant, low-cost cross-border payments. Called SCB Easy, the app will run on Ri…
The government of Anhui, a province in eastern China, has announced its plan to implement blockchain technology across governmental service centers, The Block reported citing local news sources.
Australia’s Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science has revealed that it is developing a National Blockchain Roadmap to shed light on the opportunities presented by this technology across the entire economy, Z…