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A new initiative has been launched in India to educate high-ranking police officers on cryptocurrency, Bitcoin.com reported.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the addition of itBit as a constituent exchange for the calculation of the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate and Real-Time Index.

American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly infringing a registered patent.

TravelByBit, a company that enables its users to book hotels and flights via cryptocurrencies, has launched the beta version of its app.

European Central Bank Executive Board member Benoit Coeure is urging financial regulators to act fast to prepare for the upcoming Libra cryptocurrency of Facebook, according to Bloomberg.

Blockchain technology startup Blockstream revealed that its mobile crypto wallet, Green Wallet, is now compatible with the firm’s Liquid Network sidechain.

At a recent training event called the “Carbon Ambassadors Programme,” the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) emphasized the role that blockchain will play in future sustainability projects. The training cour…

Ever since it was revealed, Facebook Libra has been having a reverberating effect all over the world that saw regulators sweating at the very concept. It is basically seen as a gigantic threat to the sovereign currenc…

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be updating its current 2014 guidance on bitcoin tax in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported.

A new study by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab revealed that only 1 out of 10 people has a full understanding of cryptocurrencies.

When it comes to used cars, one of the biggest points of concern is the matter of history. This is what a new partnership between blockchain firm Ocean Protocol and used car website sgCarMart will address. By essentia…

During the recent World Economic Forum, one of the subjects that was a major focus was the environment and how blockchain can be of use to protecting and preserving it. Through the decentralized ledger technology, an …

In a rather startling development, Nexo, the firm that offers crypto loans has announced that it would be accepting new collateral in the form of Gram ICO token. This is basically the crypto coin the messaging app Tel…

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) recently published a new guide with regards to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the matter of crypto payments. Referring to crypto coins as “digital payment tokens,”…

Ponzi schemes are nothing new in the crypto world and recently, four people in India have been arrested for allegedly perpetrating the act. The suspects that were apprehended were Vijay Prajapati, Dhiraj Patel, Kamrud…

In a recent round of funding, the Singapore-based smart city venture fund called GBCI Venture raised $10 million for Cailu. This is meant to help the Chinese blockchain media platform grow via R&D, expansions, and mor…

Although the US is better at engaging in blockchain technology than most countries, the regulations that will allow companies going into this space to thrive have yet to be fully formed. This might soon change with th…

Unlike countries that have declared their support for or against cryptocurrencies, the Philippines remains unwilling to fully commit to either side. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BPS) Governor Benjamin Diokno recently …

Emurgo is a Japanese tech company that is focused on blockchain and it would appear that it sees great potential for expansion in India. It was recently revealed that it was setting up an academy in Bengaluru along wi…

With regards to the implementation of blockchain technology, Cyprus has been showing enormous interest in pursuing the nascent sector to its fullest degree. Finance Minister Harris Georgiades has been particularly ent…

Becoming only the second U.S. state to do so, Utah has decided to create a regulatory sandbox with focus on fintech and blockchain sectors. The only other state to do this is Arizona and in both cases, the intent is t…

In a true case of using blockchain for the greater good, Binance recently announced that it is forming a charity stable coin called “Pink Care Token” (PCAT). It will be doing so through the Binance Charity Foundation …

Support: 0.0985 (Trendline); Resistance: 0.1077 (200-DMA)

G20 lends official support to FATF's cryptocurrency regulation guidelines The governments of the Group of Twenty (G20) countries have officially lent support for the guidelines on cryptocurrency regulations detailed b…

China is usually quite unrestrained in being completely against cryptocurrency and everything related to it. However, it would appear that dissociating itself from the cryptocurrency buzz is easier said than done for …

It would appear that Kakao’s expansion ambitions simply can’t be stopped with the South Korean tech giant's investment arm reportedly considering the acquisition of FitsMe, a beauty dApp owned by blockchain startup Co…

Support: 7.30 (trendline); Resistance: 8.20 (21-EMA)

Well-known American economist and blockchain critic Nouriel Roubini has called out BitMEX co-founder and CEO Arthur Hayes to release the footage of a debate in which the professor claimed that he “destroyed” him.

Support: 10,761 (20-DMA); Resistance: 12,000

Wirex, a UK FCA-regulated digital money platform, has announced that it is launching support for Stellar Lumens (XLM) in the Asia Pacific region.

Cryptocurrency exchange CEX.IO was recently granted additional licenses to operate in the United States.

The Craig Wright saga continues as the self-proclaimed bitcoin founder reportedly provided fabricated court documents to prove a trust deed with his plaintiffs, according to a tweet by trial lawyer Stephen Palley.

Malaysia’s Securities Commission (SC) has issued an advisory warning to the public cautioning them against any new initial coin offering (ICO) or digital assets exchange (DAX). Pending the release of the new guideline…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered Banco de Venezuela, the nation’s biggest bank, to open desk for Petro (PTC), the famous oil-backed cryptocurrency in the country, according to a tweet posted by its loca…

With multiple customer relationship management (CRM) solutions spread across business units, companies today find it difficult to extract customer insights. This is where the startup Cere Network comes in.

The United States is leading the world in the number of tweets that talk about bitcoin and Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra, according to new research by crypto trading platform The TIE.

Technology giant Intel has co-sponsored recently announced Hyperledger project which aims to make blockchain programming easier, Forbes reported.

BTG Pactual, the biggest standalone investment bank in Latin America, will partner with Dubai-based asset manager Dalma Capital to use the Tezos blockchain for security token offerings (STOs).

South Korea’ Gram Asia is selling its rights to Gram holdings beginning July 10 at $4 per token, up three times from its original price, according to Bloomberg.

Oracle, an American multinational computer technology corporation, and the World Bee Project have partnered to use blockchain technology to track the origin of honey.