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.
In a recent partnership, blockchain entity R3 and fintech company Banco Maré announced that they will be working together to launch a stock exchange that is focused on tech startups.
A lot of companies become successful in ways that they did not set out to be and the most recent example of that is Chainalysis. What started out as a research firm that gained fame after retrieving stolen bitcoins fr…
While the UK has become one of the biggest markets for cryptocurrency, regulators continue to keep a close watch on this nascent industry in order to protect investors and fight potential illicit activities.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched a suite of new signaling tools that will help crypto beginners understand trade.
India has never been the friendliest place towards cryptocurrency but a draft bill that was recently leaked online appears to suggest that its dislike for the industry goes deeper than most thought. The draft seems to…
The hostility that India’s government views cryptocurrency with has claimed yet another exchange. This time, it is Cryptokart and as was the case in other closures, the reason is the country’s central bank. More speci…
U.S. dollar-backed Tether USDT stablecoin is poised to launch on the Algorand blockchain.
North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest launched an initiative to look into the “unique attributes and uses-cases” of blockchain technology.
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint Japan said it will compensate the estimated 50,000 users who lost their assets following a recent hacking attack with cryptocurrency, according to media outlet Asahi Shimbun.
France is set to approve the first batch of initial coin offering (ICO) operators and other crypto businesses under its new policy, which is slated to be implemented later this month.
Blockchain insurance startup B3i has announced the appointment of John Carolin as chief executive officer.
Support: 0.82 (Apr 4 low); Resistance: 0.8849 (200-DMA)
Stablecoin issuer Tether mistakenly minted and subsequently burned $5 billion worth of its USDT tokens, according to a tweet by Whale Alert.
Blockchain technology solutions of IBM, TCS, and Wipro are now starting to be used in live projects, marking a shift from using them for proof of concept (PoC) or pilot projects, according to the Economic Times.
In his testimony at the Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday, David Marcus, head Facebook’s crypto wallet Calibra, emphasized on the social media giant’s intention to work with global regulators, adding that Li…
Support: 0.0183 (Dec 28 low); Resistance: 0.0241 (5-DMA)
A number of reports have been floating in the media suggesting that Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of 24-hour trading volume, is looking to enter the South Korean market.
Support: 9.80 (trendline); Resistance: 11.34 (61.8% Fib)
In a recent move that could double down on the effectiveness of blockchain as a means of conducting logistics processes, German companies are banding together for a new initiative.
A municipality in Canada has agreed to allow for payments of property taxes via bitcoin through the use of Coinberry’s services. This basically allows owners of properties in the City of Richmond Hill to pay for said …
Bitcoin Suisse, a notable crypto broker in Switzerland and a member of the Crypto Valley Association, has announced that it has applied for banking and securities dealer licenses from the country's financial regulator.
Enterprise blockchain technology firm R3 has launched “Token SDK,” a developer tool kit that allows businesses to roll out tokens on its Corda blockchain platform.
