Spanish soccer team Atlético de Madrid has entered into a partnership with sports blockchain Chiliz to create fan tokens, a platform that will enable fans to score special access to merchandise, information, and exper…
Turkey’s Istanbul Clearing, Settlement, and Custody Bank (Takasbank) revealed on Friday a physically-backed, blockchain-based electronic platform for trading gold, dubbed as BiGA.
A cryptocurrency whale has moved a whopping 94,504 bitcoin (worth more than $1 billion dollars) and paid $700 in Bitcoin network fees, according to Twitter-based transaction monitor Whale Alert. To put that into persp…
Dapp.com, a decentralized app data and analytics platform, has secured $1 million Pre-A investment from Korean blockchain accelerator and investment fund Hashed, Du Capital, and others.
Blockchain startup DappRadar, a platform designed to monitor and analyze decentralized app data, has scored $2.3 million in investment led by Naspers Ventures, with participation from Blockchain.com Ventures and Angel…
Dutch central bank to start integrity supervision of crypto exchanges and wallet providers from January 2020 De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the central bank of the Netherlands, has announced it will start regulating fir…
Klaytn, a blockchain platform developed by Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary Ground X, has officially unveiled KlaytnPhone – the blockchain variant of Samsung’s flagship smartphone series Galaxy Note10.
Chat giant LINE has announced that its LVC Corporation, its subsidiary focused on its virtual currency and blockchain related business, has obtained a license to operate a cryptocurrency exchange in Japan.
Nasdaq has announced that it is adding fundamental crypto rating and price forecasting data to Quandl, a data platform providing financial, economic and alternative datasets.
Blockchain usability firm Dapix has scored $5.7 million funding, spearheaded by Binance’s venture arm Binance Labs to launch a new decentralized blockchain protocol called the Foundation of Interwallet Operability’s (…
Enterprise software firm SAP has partnered with blockchain startup Chronicled as part of its efforts to help pharmaceutical companies comply with the U.S. Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) using blockchain techno…
Factom, an Austin-based blockchain startup, is taking part in a US government-funded project that aims to explore the application of blockchain technology in securing the energy grid.
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has entered into a partnership with digital asset trust firm Paxos to roll out a USD-backed stablecoin, which has received approval from the New York State Department of Financial Servi…
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced a new digital clearing and settlement solution for off-exchange or over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency trades.
Korean pop music giant SM Entertainment is planning to build its own blockchain network with a native cryptocurrency in partnership with tech firm CT-AI Labs.
Christine Lagarde, a nominee to take over the next president of the European Central Bank (ECB), said that central banks and financial institutions should continue to protect consumers but keep an open mind to innovat…
A vast majority of wealth in the digital economy is highly concentrated in the United States and China, accounting for 75% of all patents related to blockchain technologies, according to the first-ever Digital Economy…
Sinochem Energy and Technology Co Ltd, a subsidiary of state-owned Chinese energy company Sinochem Group, is reportedly holding talks with energy major Royal Dutch Shell and investment bank Macquarie Group to build an…
The University of Gibraltar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Huobi University, China-based blockchain technology and application education institution affiliated to the Huobi Group, to explore the d…
Non-custodial crypto exchange and wallet platform Edge has released its 1.9.1 version which includes integrations with new partners: Banxa, Bits of Gold, CoinSwitch, FIO, Safello, and Tezos.
The B2B telecommunications market is one of the most salient indicators of the progress in communications and commerce that the Internet has fueled, which is expected to surpass $100 billion globally by 2026. Communic…
Blockchain firm Digital Bazaar has unveiled a collaboration with GS1 US, SecureKey, and TradeLens to implement a blockchain initiative that leverages global standards for organizational identity proofing.
South Korean electronics giant Samsung is going to release a new variant of its Galaxy Note 10 smartphone which will come pre-installed with blockchain apps and a cryptocurrency wallet, the Wall Street Journal reported.
A new report by the Software Policy and Research Institute, which is affiliated with the South Korean government-backed National IT Industry Promotion Agency, found that only 22.2% of blockchain businesses have record…
The Rainforest Foundation, a charitable foundation founded in 1987, is reaching out to the cryptocurrency community to support its efforts to preserve the Amazon rainforest.