Chinese alcohol marketer and wholesaler Oranco has announced its blockchain-based spirits identification and collection technology has successfully concluded its test phase and will be launched soon.
Mizuho Bank has partnered with payments technology company InComm to bring its bank digital currency platform “J-Coin Pay” to more than 18,000 retail locations in Japan.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase introduced the Crypto Rating Council, an organization that aims to help traders comply with U.S. federal securities laws. The other founding members include Anchorage, Bittrex, Circle,…
The decentralized communication network pioneer Beowulf Blockchain has announced a global partnership with Nest by AIA, the next-generation customer service center and one of AIA Vietnam’s prime projects, wherein Nest…
Asset management company Wave Financial has launched the Wave BTC Income & Growth Digital Fund, Ltd, which it claims to be the first crypto derivatives-based yield fund on the market.
Swiss Digital Exchange (SDX), a blockchain unit of Swiss stock exchange company SIX Group, has organized a consortium of global financial institutions to support its “initial digital offering” (IDO), CoinDesk reported.
Blockchain startup Ripple has announced its further expansion in Europe as it launched operations in Iceland with the acquisition of crypto trading firm Algrim.
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has approved a project that aims to use a blockchain-powered ID solution for storing digitized versions of driver’s licenses, Cryptonews.com reported.
The Iranian government has reportedly been cracking down local cryptocurrency miners in the past three months, following a new pending regulation that will regulate crypto mining via licensing.
Blockchain startup Consensys has signed a partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to launch the Impactio platform and bring transparency into philanthropy.
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb’s acquisition deal with BK Consortium could be scrapped, Cryptonews.com reported citing local news outlets Hanguk Kyungjae and Yonhap.
Ripple, the startup behind digital asset XRP, has acquired payment platform Logos Network to develop decentralized financial (DeFi) products. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Æ Ventures, a blockchain investment company, has announced that applications are now open for the third edition of its Starfleet Accelerator program, which offers members mentorship and investment opportunities up to …
Blockchain and artificial intelligence startup Core Scientific has acquired Stax Digital, the company behind the most widely used GPU mining program Honeyminer, for an undisclosed amount.
US House of Representatives passes bill requiring FinCEN to study blockchain and AI The United States House of Representatives has passed a new bill that requires the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to s…
Alipay’s parent company Ant Financial has entered into a partnership with pharmaceutical Bayer Crop Science to develop a blockchain solution for the food and crop industry.
Venezuela’s central bank could soon hold bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) in its coffers, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people with knowledge about the matter.
Facebook’s Libra can potentially address problems of the international payments market, Benoit Coeure, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) said, stressing that it is “undoubtedly a wake …