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.
The Italian Banking Association (ABI) has announced that its blockchain project for interbank reconciliation is entering the “pre-production phase,” Finextra reported.
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) has opened its regional office in China and appointed Dr. Weijia Zhang, Wanchain’s vice president of engineering, as the EEA’s Regional Head.
The University of California, Berkeley has launched a new accelerator to support startups working on blockchain technology.
London-based blockchain startup Vakt has appointed former JPMorgan Chase executive Etienne Amic as the new chief executive officer.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that a new feature that would allow users to backup an encrypted version of private keys of their Coinbase Wallet.
Hyundai Commercial, a Seoul-based subsidiary of automotive giant Hyundai Motors, is partnering with tech giant IBM to tap into the potential of blockchain technology and accelerate digital transformation.
The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has added support for ICNQ token on its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX).
Oracle has announced that Czech financial firm SDK.finance has integrated Oracle Blockchain Platform into its core payment platform for banks and financial institutions.
Japanese financial giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is expanding its collaboration with Akamai Technologies to establish a new joint venture to offer a new blockchain-based online payment network.
Pharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) is teaming up with IBM Canada to look into the use of blockchain technology in clinical trials.
Digital asset management firm Morgan Creek Digital has announced a new $40 million blockchain venture fund backed by two major pension funds.
Remittance startup SendFriend has raised $1.7 million in total capital from MIT Media Lab, Barclays, the Mastercard Foundation, Ripple, Techstars, Mahindra Finance, 2020 Ventures, and 8 Decimal Capital.
Chainalysis, a New York-based startup which provides cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions, has raised $30 million in a series B funding round led by Accel.
Financial services giant Standard Chartered has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Linklogis, a China-based supply chain financing service provider.
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is launching a licensed fiat-to-crypto exchange in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), CoinDesk reported.
Crypto exchange and payments platform Coinify has announced support for three new cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Bitcoin SV (BSV), and Stellar Lumens (XLM) – on its buy and sell platform, Bitcoin.com reported.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by 24-hour trading volume, is targeting February 20 for the launch of public testing of Binance Chain, CEO Changpeng Zhao announced in a tweet.
The Australian government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), which assists in guiding, overseeing and driving the government’s digital and ICT transformation agendas, has recommended a “pragmatic” approach to agen…
FinFabrik, a Hong Kong-based fintech startup, has closed its seed funding round led by BitMEX Ventures. The amount raised has not been disclosed.
TRON Foundation has announced that it is teaming up with the ALS Association for an awareness campaign on Lou Gehrig's disease.
Blockchain startup Bitfury and Longenesis, Bitfury’s joint venture with artificial intelligence-focused company Insilico Medicine, have partnered with Medical Diagnostic Web (MDW), a radiology blockchain marketplace.
General Motors Financial Company, the financial services arm of General Motors, has entered into a partnership with blockchain startup Spring Labs.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working to offer additional guidance to help people determine if their token offerings fall under securities laws.
