Russian central bank’s chairman Elvira Nabiullina said the country is considering the issuance of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), but it will not be anytime soon, local media news outlet TASS reported.
Bithumb and four other major cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea have reportedly changed their terms of services to state that they will be held accountable for user losses after a cyber attack or system malfuncti…
Nomura Holdings and Nomura Research Institute (NRI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a joint venture company that will focus on developing a blockchain-based platform for exchanging securit…
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has revealed its interest in collaborating with platform companies engaged in areas such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and sixth-generation mobile networks, among other…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has included crypto-assets and blockchain technology in its priorities over the next three years.
Online investment platform BnkToTheFuture has acquired Altcoin.io, a decentralized exchange and peer-to-peer solution, to build a compliant securities token exchange.
Support: 0.4148 (5-DMA); Resistance: 0.47 (Dec 2018 high)
French software company MGI has partnered with Thales to incorporate blockchain technology into its Cargo Intelligent System dubbed as Ci5, according to a news release published by PortSEurope.
At least 100 manufacturers plan to use blockchain technology to securely share their production data with each other, according to Nikkei Asian Review. Mitsubishi Electric, Yaskawa Electric, and DMG Mori are among tho…
Security token platform Polymath has entered into a strategic collaboration with digital identity verification solution Blockpass for a streamlined identity verification solution.
The city of Seoul in South Korea has announced that it will invest 50 billion won in promising small and mid-sized venture companies via the Fourth Industrial Revolution Fund.
Support: 8778 (5-DMA); Resistance: 9532 (38.2% Fib), 9948 (April 2018 high)
Austrian steel trading company Alukönigstahl is reportedly developing a blockchain-powered steel trading database, according to local media outlet industriemagazin.at.
The Brazilian government and financial regulators are reportedly developing a regulatory sandbox type model targeting new technologies including blockchain.
The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) announced that it has welcomed four new members that will help strengthen its global open source leadership position.
It would appear that Crypterium finally kept its word by launching the prepaid card that it has been promising clients for a long time. With the use of this card, it becomes much easier to pay for goods using a crypto…
It would appear that some analysts are already salivating at the mouth simply thinking about what the cryptocurrency initiative that Facebook will be launching soon will mean for its bottom line. RBC analysts Mark Mah…
Search engine giant Google recently made it known that it was partnering up with a startup called Chainlink. This suggests that the tech company is making even bigger moves into the blockchain, which should be of no s…
It would seem that Iceland is once again ahead of most developed countries in what it is trying to achieve with its digital currency and blockchain. This time, the nation’s Financial Supervisory Authority has given th…
It would seem that Nevada is really committed to being as supportive of blockchain initiatives as it can. The state just passed several bills aimed at improving access and investments with regards to projects that mak…
There is no doubt that Bitcoin has made some progress ever since getting out of its $6,500 pit, but investors and analysts are still wary. As of writing, CoinMarketCap is putting the biggest cryptocurrency in the worl…
With Amazon being the single largest online retail entity in the world, it only makes sense that the first to enable cryptocurrency payments with the tech giant would become industry leaders. This is exactly what two …
Governments becoming interested in implementing blockchain in their operations is old news. It has been well-established, at this point, that the system is far more secure and efficient than what most agencies are usi…
Facebook is intent on dominating the cryptocurrency field – or just any field, in general – and it recently hired a bank lobbyist to help it do just that. The new member of its global force for world domination is Ed …
Anonymity is one of the biggest selling points of blockchain and cryptocurrency, but it would appear that this is about to change in for Lithuanians.
Over 4,800 students have graduated from the SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) with blockchain-based diplomas. Located in Calgary, Canada, SAIT partnered with ODEM (On-Demand Education Marketplace) to iss…
It would appear that US traders who prefer Binance as their cryptocurrency trading platform will no longer be able to use it in the coming days. The platform recently updated its Terms of Service and noted that it wou…
In a recent round of financing, Finlab EOS VC Fund successfully raised $2 million in order to fund the development of a video game called Upland. The brainchild of Uplandme, Inc., the game is intended to change the pr…
Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union, has just concluded its sixth cryptocurrency conference, a June 14 press release notes.
Support: 86.21 (5-DMA); Resistance: 100.75 (trendline)
G20 leaders welcome efforts of global regulatory bodies on cryptocurrencies G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have welcomed the efforts of global regulators on cryptocurrencies and have recommended cons…
Support: 8005 (21-EMA); Resistance: 9090 (May 30 high)
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is going to start a supply chain traceability pilot program for seafood in collaboration with IBM’s Food Trust.
Cryptoindex, an AI-based cryptocurrency index provider, has announced that users of Reuters and Bloomberg terminals would now be able to access its index for the 100-best performing tokens and cryptocurrencies.
Support: 129.75 (110H EMA), 122.58 (200H SMA)
Mastercard, Paypal, Uber, and Visa are reportedly the major names that will back Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Peer-to-peer payment network company Circle is ending support for its mobile app Circle Pay to develop new crypto financial services.
Stockholm-based startup Bitrefill has raised $2 million in a late seed round, led by Coin Ninja with participation from litecoin maker Charlie Lee, Fulgur Ventures, and BnkToTheFuture, according to CoinDesk.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selected IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart to develop a blockchain-based network that would allow real-time monitoring of products.
BKM, Interbank Card Center of Turkey, has announced the launch of a blockchain-based digital certificate platform.
