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Blockchain startup Ripple announced that it has welcomed the first transfer company in Chile Currency Bird to its global network, RippleNet.

One Chinese wholesaler is employing blockchain technology to try and counter the flow of counterfeit alcohol. Oranco Inc. is known for importing wines into the country and it hopes to be able to identify fake liquor b…

Users who are based in the United States will be having trouble taking full advantage of the Abra app for a while because the firm is nervous about regulatory issues. As a result of the so-called “regulatory uncertain…

Crypto focused platform Bakkt is poised to launch its services in the third quarter of this year, according to The Block citing sources with knowledge about the matter.

Perlin, a blockchain firm based in Singapore with ties to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), recently acquired Dispatch Labs, Cointelegraph reports. This development follows reports about the latter sufferin…

Tobiasz Niemiro, the co-owner of BitMarket – a Polish cryptocurrency exchange which recently went offline, was found dead last week. Reports indicate that his death was a result of head trauma and speculations regardi…

The blockchain-based subsidiary of retail giant Overstock.com, tZERO, has recently announced that its crypto app is now available for download by Android users.

In the latest stream in attacks, the whitepaper of Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra was reportedly a knock off of another digital asset.

The latest data from the South Korean government indicates that crimes involving cryptocurrency have been on the rise and has cost 2.69 trillion won ($2.28 billion) since 2017. This has led the Justice Ministry to tak…

A survey from global auditing giant Deloitte indicates a continued strong investment in blockchain technology from organizations.

A new report indicates that in terms of the number of patents involving blockchain being granted, South Korea has the highest rate in the world. It far surpasses the country in second place; Japan.

A new survey involving crypto firms in the UK shows that many of them are opening bank accounts in other countries because of the difficulties of doing so in their own turf. The results reflect a strong sign of discri…

While many might consider blockchain regulations as the government simply being overbearing overseers, South Korean President Moon Jae-In believes otherwise. In fact, he sees regulatory innovation as a means of surviv…

Only 2% of Americans trust Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency Libra and project wallet Calibra more than major cryptocurrency Bitcoin, according to a recent study by CivicScience.

US Senate to hold hearing on cryptocurrency and blockchain regulatory frameworks on July 30 The United States Senate Banking Committee is going to hold a full committee hearing on digital currency and blockchain regul…

The recent cryptocurrency ban bill that has been submitted to the Indian government could put a question mark on $111 million that has been invested in various initial coin offerings (ICOs) conducted in the country si…

Support: 18.48 (200-DMA); Resistance: 23.75 (110-EMA)

Japanese online brokerage and owner of Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange Monex Group has reportedly applied to join the Libra Association.

Safeway, an Albertsons Companies’ subsidiary and the leading grocer across Washington, Colorado, and California, has teamed up with bitcoin rewards company Lolli to allow users to earn bitcoin when they shop.

The latest development in the ongoing narrative involving Warren Buffet, the Chinese government, the blockchain platform Tron, and Tron’s founder, Justin Sun, includes an apology regarding over-marketing of a lunch wi…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has added trading support for “multiple” decentralized exchanges (DEXs) to its official crypto wallet, Trust Wallet.

Federal authorities in New York charged the principal of a cryptocurrency escrow company with multiple fraud charges after slipping away $7 million to purchase Bitcoin that never materialized.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given Pocketful of Quarters (PoQ), a gaming rewards firm, a no-action notice to issue tokens on the ethereum blockchain.

Support: 0.0192 (Lower BB); Resistance: 0.0240 (5-DMA)

Malaysian e-commerce giant PUC Berhard has entered into a partnership with blockchain platform Wanchian as part of its efforts to integrate blockchain technology into its operations.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reaffirmed the social network's commitment to its cryptocurrency project, saying that they will spend “however long it takes” to address the concerns of all regulators and experts.

Kraken Futures, Kraken's crypto derivatives platform, recently made a new hire in the form of former over-the-counter (OTC) B2C2 managing director Kevin Beardsley. Part of his job will be to make the firm stand out an…

The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), the country's self-regulatory crypto exchange body, recently sent a letter to authorities to demand tax reforms. The association basically feels that, while reg…

Robinhood is a popular fintech company dealing in investments and stock trading with a lot of users, and those users recently received an alarming email. It would appear that the firm made a blunder in storing credent…

Cryptocurrency loan startup YouHodler has reportedly exposed reams of private financial data including credit card information and various user transactions after it forgot to protect its server with a password.

Bitcoin will soon be available for use when purchasing tickets for Norwegian Air, the airline owned by the Kjos family. This will be done through an exchange that the airline company will be setting up where the trans…

Digital Assets Data, a fintech and data company building enterprise-grade software and data feeds for cryptocurrency, has secured another $3.2 million in equity funding.

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing the 2017 blockchain pivot of then-beverage firm Long Island Iced Tea (LTEA) for evidence of insider trading and securities fraud.

Support: 79.45 (20W SMA); Resistance: 83.58 (110-EMA)

The Distributed Ledgers Technology and Artificial Intelligence Task Force set up by the government of Kenya has submitted its report to Joseph Mucheru EGH, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and C…

Support: 19.77 (50W SMA); Resistance: 23.82 (110-EMA)

Two U.S.-based investors have indirectly purchased Bitfinex’s LEO tokens by exploiting a loophole in the exchange’s policy, CoinDesk reports.

Support: 185 (200-DMA); Resistance: 233 (110-EMA)

A federal grand jury recently indicted a New Jersey resident for allegedly operating an unlicensed bitcoin exchange.

Banking giant HSBC announced this week that it has successfully executed a blockchain-enabled live trade Letter-of-Credit (LC) transaction between South Korea and Vietnam.