Nearly half of millennial online traders have more trust in cryptocurrency exchanges than the U.S. stock market, a new survey from investment platform eToro has revealed.
Crypto custodian and security firm BitGo has announced its plans to offer insurance protections for cryptocurrencies through Lloyd’s of London.
Blockchain security company CipherTrace has raised $15 million in the latest funding round led by Aspect Ventures.
Spanish banking giant BBVA has announced that it has negotiated the terms and conditions of €35 million structured green bond using blockchain technology.
EOS.IO is a blockchain technology, like Ethereum, designed to enable vertical and horizontal scaling of decentralized applications (dApps). EOS is the fifth most popular crypto with a market cap of $3.26 billion.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced that it will invest 1.2 trillion won ($1.07 billion) in startups by 2022 via an investment fund, CoinDesk reported.
Decentralized internet protocol TRON has announced that BitGo will provide wallet and custody support for its TRX token later this year.
Crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino, CoinDesk reported. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed
Oman-based BankDhofar has started using Ripple’s technology for cross-border payments to India, Cointelegraph reported.
The government of India has inaugurated a Cryptocurrency Forensics Lab, local news outlet The Hindu reported.
Japanese banking giant Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) using Marco Polo, blockchain-based trade finance platform.
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The IOTA Foundation has partnered with Liverpool-based cofoundery Nova to support startups working with distributed ledger technology (DLT).
Tech giant IBM has announced that Cigna and Sentara Healthcare have joined the recently announced blockchain initiative focused on the healthcare industry.
Environmental impact platform Almond has announced that it is working with a new form of digital crowdfunding and will launch an FCA-regulated Security Token Offering (STO).
ICT services group Exprivia|Italtel has announced that the launch of a blockchain-based number portability solution.
The government of Germany has launched a consultation process on how to utilize blockchain technology as it prepares to present a strategy by the summer, Reuters reported.
Australian entrepreneur and nChain senior researcher Craig Wright has once again claimed that he is the inventor of Bitcoin – this time in a letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Blockchain startup Band Protocol has secured $3 million in a seed funding round led by Sequoia India, Tech In Asia reported.
TRON Foundation has made an investment in an Indonesian blockchain-powered gaming platform PlayGame, Tech In Asia reported. The details of the investment have not been disclosed.
The Bank of Lithuania has announced that it has updated its position on virtual assets and initial coin offering (ICO).
Leading cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift has announced that a major rebranding of its platform is currently underway and has launched the new site in private beta.
Chinese search engine giant Baidu last week announced that it has launched Baidu Blockchain Engine (BBE), Cointelegraph reported.
UAE-based recycling and waste management company Bee’ah is teaming up with the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) to launch a blockchain-based Waste Permit Portal, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
National Center for Informatization, a subsidiary of Russian manufacturing conglomerate Rostec, has entered into a partnership with blockchain platform Vostok, Cointelegraph reported referring to a report from Russian…
J.P. Morgan’s recently announced cryptocurrency project, ‘JPM Coin’ is drawing mixed reactions from the industry.
US SEC working on “supplemental guidance” on crypto-fundraising efforts, says Commissioner Hester Peirce The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working to offer additional guidance to help people determi…
Dutch tech firm ElaadNL has announced that it is using IOTA technology for a proof-of-concept (PoC) to demonstrate “how smart grids can autonomously balance energy consumption.”
Dutch banking and financial services giant Rabobank has announced an additional 80 million euro funding into its venture fund, Rabo Frontier Ventures.
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), a member-driven, standards organization focused on the Ethereum blockchain, is planning to launch a token task force this year, Cointelegraph reported.
Peer-to-peer file sharing service BitTorrent has announced the release of a card for storing and using the BTT token.
Luxembourg lawmakers have passed a bill that will encourage the use of blockchain technology in the country’s financial services, CoinTelegraph reported.
Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has announced the acquisition of StellarX, a full-featured trading app for Stellar’s universal marketplace.
J.P. Morgan has officially announced its digital currency initiative ‘JPM Coin’ and revealed key details of this new cryptocurrency.
Samsung SDS has announced that it has developed “Nexledger Accelerator” in order to boost transaction processing speed.
Banking giant J.P. Morgan is reportedly launching its own cryptocurrency in a bid to transform the payments business.
Intel is seeking to make it easy for organizations to deploy blockchain technology with its new Intel Select Solutions offering.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has, for the first time, announced Examination Priorities for its divisions for 2019.
Nasdaq is going to launch two new indices tracking cryptocurrency prices this month, Cointelegraph reported.
