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.
Crypto futures exchange Bakkt has officially announced the date when it will begin testing its first product, physically-delivered bitcoin (BTC) futures.
Enterprise software firm R3, in collaboration with Brazilian banks Bradesco and Itau, is developing a blockchain-based platform, Cointelegraph reported.
The government of Brazil is seeking to encourage implementation of blockchain and other advanced technologies in all local public administration units, Cointelegraph Brazil reported.
U.S.-based Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined and suspended a former financial advisor of Merrill Lynch for mining cryptocurrencies, a violation of the self-regulatory organization’s rules of di…
A new study found that less than 5% of the code dedicated to the top 100 blockchain projects on code repository GitHub were contributed by women.
Well known cybersecurity expert and cryptocurrency enthusiast John McAfee has launched a cryptocurrency trading platform, called “McAfee Magic,” CoinDesk reported.
SWAYAM, a learning initiative backed by the Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development, is offering a computer science course on Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, Bitcoin.com reported.
Support: 248.04 (21-EMA); Resistance: 278.59 (Upper BB)
Square Crypto, a crypto-focused initiative announced by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has finally made its first hire.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will reportedly release a note to clarify how participant nations should manage the digital assets sector, Bloomberg reported citing FATF spokeswoman Alexandra Wijmenga-Daniel.
Support: 361 (50-DMA); Resistance: 412 (20-DMA and 2H 200-SMA)
Brazil’s Camara Interbancaira de Pagamentos (or Interbank Payment Clearing House, CIP) has launched a blockchain-based identity platform in collaboration with IBM, Cointelegraph reported.
Arizona Care Network (ACN), a physician-governed accountable care organization, will soon enable its patients with diabetes to use a healthcare blockchain network to manage their disease and optimize care with their p…
Crypto data and indices provider CryptoCompare has launched its first cryptocurrency Exchange Benchmark which ranks over 100 active spot exchanges worldwide.
U.S.-based blockchain startup Spring Labs has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Great Point Ventures and participation from current investors, including, August Capital, General Motors-backed Gener…
In its latest update, cryptocurrency publication CCN.com has announced that it no longer intends to shut down its operations.
R3’s former Director of Market Research Tim Swanson is joining UK-based blockchain builder Clearmatics as head of market intelligence, according to CoinDesk.
Japanese financial services giant SBI Group has announced that its CEO Yoshitaka Kitao has been appointed as the strategic investment senior advisor of "Blockchain Big Data Industry Investment Specialty Committee” of …
Roman Schnider, the man who launched PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Switzerland’s blockchain and cryptocurrency assurance division, will join Tezos Foundation as its new chief financial officer, replacing Eelco Fiole, e…
IBM Corporation and Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee will team up to bring blockchain technology to its customs procedures, according to media outlet Trend News Agency.
Canada-based University of British Columbia (UBC) has announced that it is offering a blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) training program for graduate students.
Fuzhou City in China is providing rent subsidies for blockchain businesses with the hope to enhance the sector’s growth, according to state-run People’s Daily.
Beaxy has announced the launched of its cryptocurrency trading platform, which is now live in 43 states in the U.S. and 185 countries.
Swiss logistics company Panalpina has announced that a pilot project in order to demonstrate the benefits of blockchain technology for supply chains.
Support: 80.6142 (50-DMA); Resistance: 100 (Trendline)
Blockchain-enabled genome sequencing startup Nebula Genomics has inked its first pharma partnership with Merck KGaA’s EMD Serono.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it is expanding its Visa debit card service to six new countries across Europe.
Cryptocurrency custodian Arabian Bourse (ABX), a joint venture between GMX Group and Arshad Khan, has received in-principal approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market to estab…
Support: 1.1470 (110-EMA); Resistance: 1.3187 (55-EMA)
Cryptocurrency security startup Fireblocks has raked in $16 million in its Series A funding, led by major firms including Cyperstarts, Tenaya Capital, Swisscom Ventures, MState, and Fidelity International-backed Eight…
The governor of the central bank of the Philippines has cautioned over the risks of the growing use of cryptocurrencies in the country.
UK insurer Legal & General is collaborating with Amazon to create a blockchain system for corporate pension deals, Reuters reported.
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Governments are fickle things. Within a given country, the direction of progress may zig and zag, depending on the particular leadership of a given moment and the rate of turnover from one administration to the next. …
Cryptocurrency payroll startup Bitwage has officially announced support for the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, Ether (ETH).
