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Facebook could make an official announcement on its super-secretive cryptocurrency project in the next quarter, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

The government of Liechtenstein has adopted the Report and Motion on the “Blockchain Act” that aims to create a legal basis for the innovative technology.

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Facebook has announced that it has updated its policy to allow ads related to blockchain technology, industry news, education or events related to cryptocurrency without prior approval.

BTC/USD chart - Trading View Exchange - Coinbase Support: 5828 (5-DMA); Resistance: 6500 (trendline) Technical Analysis: Bias Bullish - BTC/USD has spiked past the 6000 mark on Coinbase, bias bullish - The pair has hi…

Some of the biggest crypto firms met in Chicago this week with the objective of keeping a check on con artists and criminals flocking to the crypto space, Bloomberg reported.

Data Gumbo Corp., a U.S.-based blockchain startup, has raised $6 million in a Series A equity funding round co-led by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, the venture subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, and Equinor Technology Ventur…

Samsung SDS, the IT subsidiary of Samsung, is planning to include blockchain technology in its enterprise solution packages, CoinDesk reported.

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has announced that it has hired former Coinbase executive Hunter Merghart is joining the company as Head of U.S. Operations.

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced nine additional financial services that have been approved to be tested in the financial regulatory sandbox.

Austrian banking giant Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has joined Marco Polo, a trade finance network on R3’s Corda blockchain platform.

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay has expanded its international presence with the opening of a new office in Melbourne, Australia.

Voltron, a blockchain-based trade finance initiative, recently completed trials involving the simulation of multiple digital Letter of Credit transactions with more than 50 banks and corporates, Finextra reported.

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the French stock markets regulator, has seen more than 14,000% spike in enquiries related to cryptocurrency scams in 2018 as compared to 2016, Cointelegraph reported.

Crypto payments processor BitPay has announced the appointment of Glen Braganza as its Chief Financial Officer.

Crypto lending startup Cred has partnered with leading blockchain-based platform TRON to allow TRX holders to earn up to 10% annual interest.

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance suffered a major hack on Tuesday, May 07, in which it lost 7000 BTC, worth around $40 million, to hackers.

Tech giant Microsoft has released the new Azure Blockchain Development Kit for the Ethereum blockchain.

QEDIT, a provider of privacy-preserving technology for enterprise blockchains, has $10 million in a series A round led by MizMaa Ventures.

​Indian IT giant Wipro, in collaboration with blockchain startup R3, has developed a blockchain-based solution prototype to enable digital currency for interbank settlements in Thailand.

Syniverse, a telecom services provider, and tech giant IBM have successfully trialed a blockchain-based mobile roaming solution with two international telecommunication companies, Orange and Mobile TeleSystems (MTS).

The World Economic Forum, a Switzerland-based non-profit organization that aims to improve the state of the world, is teaming up with more than 100 organisations on a blockchain initiative.

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has opened a new Customer Development Environment (CDE) as part of its efforts to replace Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) with a blockchain-based system.

A major overhaul is currently underway at Ethereum development studio ConsenSys, the company revealed in a press release dated May 06.

International coffee chain Starbucks has teamed up with tech titan Microsoft to trace coffee using blockchain technology, GeekWire reported.

Enterprise blockchain project Hyperledger has announced the opening up of Hyperledger Iroha 1.0 for general availability.

A test advertising campaign using blockchain technology achieved a 28% increase in efficiency, Mindshare, a WPP-owned media agency network, said in a press release.

Trust Wallet, the official crypto wallet of Binance, has added a new feature that will allow users to connect to integrate with Binance DEX and use various decentralized applications (DApps) in a secure manner.

Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, has commenced a proof-of-concept (POC) that aims to explore blockchain potential in enhancing the efficiency of the securities borrowing and lending (SBL) market in the …

iFinex Inc., the parent company of crypto exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin project Tether, has filed its response to the New York State Attorney General’s (NYAG) Memorandum of Law, in which Letitia James requested the…

MIT professor Christian Catalini is working on Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, two anonymous sources familiar with the matter told CoinDesk.

The United States District Court of the Southern District of Florida has ordered Craig Wright, who claims to be bitcoin creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto,’ to produce a list of all his public bitcoin addresses, Cointelegraph …

A number of life sciences and healthcare companies have joined a working group focused on using blockchain technology for improving the convoluted process of chargebacks.

The Régie de l’énergie, the energy sector regulator of Quebec, Canada, has announced new rules that will support blockchain innovation in the region.

Balaji Srinivasan, chief technology officer at leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced his departure from the firm on May 03.

Troubled blockchain startup SETL has completed its corporate restructuring programme, the company said in a press release dated May 03.

Ria Money Transfer, a subsidiary of e-payment services provider Euronet Worldwide, is the latest to join Ripple’s blockchain-powered global payments network.

Major trend line resistance - 5720 (trend line joining $4488 and $5488)

Global fintech sandbox GFIN considers blockchain projects for cross-border testing pilot The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), a global fintech sandbox formed last August, is considering a number of blockcha…

Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra is going to roll out a blockchain-based solution to protect mobile phone subscribers from unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) or spam calls, Business Today reported.