Banking giant JPMorgan Chase is seeking to expand its blockchain project amid growing competition from payments startups such as TransferWise, Revolut and Ripple, The Financial Times reported.
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Florida have introduced a bill that seeks to establish a blockchain task force.
Dutch supermarket chain Plus has announced its plans to leverage blockchain technology for tracking bananas along the supply chain.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it has added support for Augur (REP) on Coinbase.com as well as its Android and iOS apps.
World renowned tennis player Serena Williams has invested in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and a number of other companies, Williams revealed in an Instagram post last week.
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced the first cohort of financial service providers accepted into its recently launched financial regulatory sandbox.
Vietnamese tech firm FPT Corporation and Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings last week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to invest $3 million into a blockchain-based joint venture Utop.
IMF and World Bank launch “Learning Coin” to better understand blockchain and crypto assets Two international financial institutions – the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank – are the latest to jump …
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has become the latest central banking authority to establish a fintech regulatory sandbox.
German automotive giant Volkswagen has announced that it has joined an IBM-led blockchain initiative that aims to trace and validate ethically sourced minerals.
ZenGo, a project that aims to provide keyless crypto wallet, has raised $4 million from Benson Oak Ventures, Samsung, and Elron, The Block reported.
“I would define Alexandria as ‘iTunes for everything’. You can put any content on it. It’s open for anyone to participate, and the protocol of OIP gives content creators the ability to monetize their work in a way tha…
NYSE operator Intercontinental exchange is considering seeking BitLicense from New York regulators, Bloomberg reported April 18.
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched its Binance Chain mainnet and plans to execute swap of its native coin, Binance Coin (BNB) on April 23.
A new blockchain-focused venture capital fund has launched in the United States with $50 million funding, Reuters reported.
Cryptocurrency exchange operator Huobi Group has announced that Huobi OTC, its peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform, has started accepting deposits via Visa and Mastercard.
Japanese online brokerage Monex Group is considering adding cryptocurrencies to its offerings for retail clients, Bloomberg reported April 16.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is planning to implement new rules to enhance the security of cold wallets that are used to store cryptocurrencies at crypto exchanges, Reuters reported.
TON Labs, the infrastructure and ecosystem developer for the Telegram Open Network (TON), has partnered with European financial services provider Wirecard to develop a joint digital financial services, payments and ba…
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has announced that it has started accepting applications for opening new accounts at its cryptocurrency exchange, Rakuten Wallet.
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) has announced a new initiative that aims to clearly define a token in non-technical and cross-industry terms, allowing anyone to easily understand them.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the expansion of crypto-to-crypto support to more countries.
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has added full support for segregated witness (SegWit), a crucial piece of code for scaling improvements in the bitcoin network, CoinDesk reported.
Israeli shipping giant ZIM is the latest to join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled global shipping initiative.
Thorn, a nonprofit organization focused on building technology to defend children from sexual abuse, is planning to use advanced technologies, including blockchain, to eliminate child sexual abuse material from the in…
Trading Technologies (TT), a global provider of trading software, has entered into a partnership with HDR Global Trading, a Republic of Seychelles incorporated entity and the owner of bitcoin-based trading platform Bi…
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) are going to hold the National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers on June 27, 2019.
Blockchain smartphone maker Sirin Labs has laid off 25 percent of its workforce due to less than expected sales of its smartphone, Globes reported.
The first ten USDT has been issued in TRON Blockchain, Justin Sun, CEO and Founder of Tron Foundation, announced in a tweet.
Consulting giant EY has announced the beta launch of a smart contract testing and security service for the public Ethereum blockchain.
Chainalysis, a cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions provider, has raised an additional $6 million to close its $36 million Series B round with a strategic investment from Japan's largest financial ins…
eToroX, the blockchain division of global investment company eToro, has launched its cryptocurrency exchange.
Blue Cross, a Hong Kong-based insurance firm and a member of The Bank of East Asia Group, has launched a blockchain-based solution with the objective of speeding up medical insurance claims, preventing fraud, and savi…
South Korean telecom giant KT has launched its fifth-generation (5G) network-based blockchain technology brand "GiGA Chain,” The Korea Times reported.
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire has revealed the government’s plan to invest 4.5 billion euros in blockchain and other cutting-edge technologies over the next five years.
Accenture and Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) have launched a blockchain solution for the employee benefits (EB) industry.
Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has announced that former Country Executive for ABN AMRO Bank Kurt Looyens has been appointed as its new chief executive officer.
Following the recent warning from Binace CEO Changpeng Zhao to delist Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV), other crypto exchange platforms seem to be following suit.
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has added support for Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) on its recently launched over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform.
Corporate Traveller, a UK-based business travel management services provider, has teamed up with blockchain payment provider BitPay to start accepting bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin cash (BCH) payments from its SME custome…
