In a rather odd turn of events, it was recently reported that someone is trying to trademark “Samsung Coin” in South Korea that is not actually the tech giant. It would appear that this person is trying to leverage Sa…
The former CEO of the crypto exchange WEX, which stopped its operations last year, has been arrested in Italy, Russian BBC outlet reported.
Blockchain startup Diana is launching a new “lunar registry” that will put plots of space on the lunar surface in an ownership database.
Technical Analysis: Bias slightly bullish
The Iranian Economic Commission has reportedly finalized an electricity tariff scheme for cryptocurrency miners, according to local news outlet Financial Tribune.
Crypto banking firm FairX has closed its digital doors after it failed to secure funding for a banking license.
Compared to other countries that have basically branded Facebook Libra as a grave threat, it would appear that Thailand is at least willing to listen and discuss before making any judgments. This is based on a recent …
The emergence of stablecoin has created quite a stir among the regulatory authorities in the European Union and all over the world. This is why an official at the European Central Bank (ECB) recently stepped up to say…
A government official of India recently stepped up to address the concerns with regards to its treatment of cryptocurrency and said that there is no official ban in place just yet.
German electric utility firm E.ON has filed a patent application for a blockchain-based data collector with the European Patent Office, according to the company’s filing on July 19.
Accounting behemoth KPMG has partnered with software companies TOMIA, Microsoft, and R3 to develop a blockchain-based settlements solution for the telecom industry.
Fidelity’s crypto arm Fidelity Digital Assets (FDAS) has reportedly applied for a trust license at the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), according to The Block citing anonymous sources with knowledge …
On July 10, 2019, US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health. This executive order could open doors and create opportunities for industries engaged in the telehealth an…
U.S. lawmakers seek to prevent big tech companies from offering cryptocurrencies A draft law has reportedly been circulated by U.S. lawmakers to keep big tech companies from functioning as financial institutions, Reut…
Support: 0.3107 (5-DMA); Resistance: 0.3203 (200H SMA)
Binance Jersey, the European subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Binance launched earlier this year, has listed a proprietary GBP-backed stablecoin, according to a press release published on Coinspeaker.
In a rather explosive development, core bitcoin figure Peter Todd is now looking at a court filing that alleges that he was a perpetrator of sexual aggression and even rape, CoinDesk reported.
The New Jersey Bureau of Securities and Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal accused a Princeton-based blockchain-driven company of offering and selling unregistered securities.
In an exciting new development, blockchain platform Algorand has revealed that it is now part of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA).
Support: 91.81 (5-DMA); Resistance: 106.32 (21-EMA)
The internet has existed for decades now and many have tried to overhaul it in a revolutionary manner. A new attempt to do this was recently announced via a partnership between Chinese public blockchain projects, Neo …
An antitrust advocacy group has called on all the 28 member companies of Facebook’s cryptocurrency initiative to drop the Libra project.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has invested in a new blockchain-based, energy efficiency company, called Efforce, that will be based in Malta, according to local news outlet The Malta Independent.
Crypto derivatives provider ErisX announced that it is now a member of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, a leading trade association that advocates the digital asset and blockchain technology industry.
LibertyX, the firm widely known for launching the first bitcoin ATM in the United States, has announced its partnership with Desert ATM, a non-bank ATM service provider, and the addition of the latter's 90 traditional…
It would appear that interest in blockchain has been dropping of late, as suggested in a recent report from CB Insights. While fluctuations do occur, the general trend that blockchain has been following for years was …
Following the recent sale of the Vostok project, Waves founder Alexander Ivanov announced that he will be launching a new company department called Waves Enterprise.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Services (IRS) is ramping up efforts to get a hold of those who are not properly reporting their income from cryptocurrencies and evading tax payments on such income.
Cryptocurrencies such as Facebook’s Libra need to be held “to the highest regulatory standards,” as they posed a threat to global financial stability, according to a Group of Seven (G7) taskforce as reported by Reuters.
Cryptocurrency firm Anchorage announced that it received a license from the state of South Dakota for a new subsidiary.
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced that its Project Inthanon is heading to its next step, after releasing the outcomes and findings of its Phase II.
Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) announced that its member-led Vehicle Identification Working Group has created and released the industry’s first vehicle identity (VID) standard on blockchain.
Japan is reportedly spearheading a global effort to establish an international network for cryptocurrency payments.
Support: 162.39 (200-DMA); Resistance: 208.88 (110-EMA)
Blockchain-based game studio Horizon Blockchain Games has secured $3.75 million in seed funding led by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s Initialized Capital.
Support: 9509 (cloud top); Resistance: 10,000
Following the Senate Banking Committee hearing, Facebook’s blockchain head David Marcus testified before U.S. lawmakers at the Congressional hearing on July 17.
It was recently reported that Cuba might be looking towards cryptocurrency to solve its current economic crisis and evidence suggests that Cubans are increasingly becoming interested in this emerging asset class. The …
Overstock.com's blockchain subsidiary tZERO recently poached executives from major entities like Barclays and IMAX and is now poised for explosive growth. The security token company is gearing up to take its tokenizat…
Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is poised to shift its HUSD token to an ERC-20 token via a collaboration with crypto startups Stable Universal Limited and Paxos Trust Company.
