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.
Newegg, a giant e-retailer for electronics, has announced that it will now be accepting bitcoin payments in most of its stores.
Showcasing how blockchain is playing an increasingly huge role in gaming, it was just announced that PUBG Corp. is now partnering with Refereum. The former is responsible for one of the biggest Battle Royale titles in…
When Facebook Libra was announced, it came with the detail about how several giant companies have decided to jump on its bandwagon, which included Visa. However, the financial institution has now clarified that no off…
As part of its attempt to enter the blockchain industry, Marathon Patent Group recently announced that it had acquired the services of Jesse Lund.
In Germany, crypto firms will soon be required to be licensed by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) in order to conduct business in the country.
Despite choosing Switzerland as the home country for the Libra Association and repeatedly emphasizing on the intention to address the concerns of all regulatory authorities, Facebook has reportedly been ignoring the S…
Ripple, the developer and issuer of XRP, revealed that it has sold $251.51 million in XRP in the second quarter of this year.
ENN Energy Holdings Limited, one of China’s biggest energy service providers, is harnessing VeChainThor technology to ensure the “optimal quality control and supply chain management” of natural gas.
The Indian Supreme Court has scheduled a new date for the crypto case hearing that was originally set on July 23, according to Bitcoin.com.
Swisscom Blockchain, a subsidiary of Swiss state-owned telecom firm Swisscom, has unveiled a launch of the first part of Seraph ID, a self-sovereign identity (SSI) solution built on the NEO blockchain.
Support: 68.23 (200-DMA), 63.50 (trendline support), 61.92 (78.6% Fib)
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added new players to its list of licensed cryptocurrency exchanges in the country.
Support: 262 (200-DMA), 246 (Lower BB), 227 (Apr 29 low)
The United States Senate Banking Committee is going to hold a full committee hearing on digital currency and blockchain regulatory frameworks next week.
Support: 9147 (Lower BB), 8622 (110-EMA), 8498 (50% Fib)
Omise Holdings, a Bangkok-based payments and blockchain startup, has secured an investment from Japanese financial giant Nomura Holdings.
The New York State Assembly legislatures have recently appointed six members to join the state’s Digital Currency Task Force.
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has launched a new division that will be responsible for regulating and licensing crypto-related businesses.
Japanese trading house Sumitomo is teaming up with bitFlyer Blockchain to jointly develop a blockchain-based housing rental contract platform equipped with smart contract functionality.
EnCirca is a domain name registrar and it recently announced that it will be accepting Ethereum addresses.
A pilot program in Utah County involving mobile voting via blockchain is underway. It is intended to test the method for allowing certain voters to participate in the election if they find it inconvenient to physicall…
The New York Times (NYT) has revealed it will use Hyperledger Fabric’s permissioned blockchain to verify the sources of digital files.
Lithuanian blockchain-based energy procurement and trading firm WePower has announced that it has secured a strategic equity investment in a seed round led by Japanese giant Marubeni Corp.
The Tron (TRX) price plunged by over 20% from its 24-hour peak after its founder Justin Sun postponed his long-awaited lunch date with finance titan Warren Buffet. TRX/USD is trading at $0.023 at the time of writing.
A new acquisition by software firm Workday is intended to build an advanced network for verified and trusted credentials powered by blockchain technology.
Germany-based firm Fundament Group has received the go signal from the Germany Financial Market Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to distribute the country’s first tokenized real estate-backed bond worth €250 million (~$2…
