Spanish utility firm Iberdrola has announced that it has completed a pilot project that used blockchain technology to ensure that the energy supplied to the consumer is 100% renewable.
KB Financial Group, a South Korean financial holding company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LG Group to jointly develop and promote projects based on digital technologies such as blockchain and a…
The Danish Tax Agency has announced that it has been authorized by the country’s Tax Council to obtain information on cryptocurrency trading from three local crypto exchanges from 2016 to 2018.
Bakkt, the digital assets platform developed by Intercontinental Exchange – the operator of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has announced its first acquisition deal.
Banking giant HSBC has announced that it has settled over $250 billion in transactions using distributed ledger technology (DLT), CoinDesk reported referring to a press release from the bank.
The U.S. state of Vermont is going to launch a pilot project that will focus on exploring blockchain potential in the digital recordkeeping practices of the captive insurance industry.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has announced its plans to implement guidelines to regulate the trading of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offering (ICO).
Totle, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency startup, has raised $1 million in a private funding round led by leading blockchain industry institutional investors including Arrington XRP, NEO Global Capital (NGC), and Goren Holm…
A number of companies in the news industry and blockchain startups are teaming up to develop an advanced open-source publishing and revenue-generating platform for news organizations.
Coincheck, which suffered a major $530 million hack last January, has now received the license to continue its operations as a cryptocurrency exchange.
The three major cryptocurrencies which focus on smart contracts and decentralized apps are Ethereum, EOS, and TRON. EOS and TRON target the gaming and gambling industry and dApp usage is mainly dominated by gaming/gam…
Mongolia’s capital city of Ulaanbaatar has partnered with stablecoin project Terra with the objective of launching instant money transfer and lending services, e27 reported.
The Wyoming House Committee on Minerals, Business and Economic Development has unanimously approved the “Financial Technology Sandbox” bill, CoinDesk reported.
Cryptocurrency exchange operator Huobi Group has announced that it has authorized digital asset marketplace HBUS to use the Huobi name in the United States.
Monerium, an Iceland-based startup that aims to issue asset-backed, redeemable, and regulated e-money on blockchains through a licensed institution, has announced the closing of a seed funding round.
Blockchain technology can bring a number of benefits to the health care industry such as improved health care data management, tracking and verification of the authenticity of medicines, and more.
European regulators EBA and ESMA call for EU-level response on crypto-assets Two European regulatory authorities – the European Banking Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) – have called …
Cryptocurrency exchange platform Seed CX has announced a new digital asset wallet solution which has been developed keeping in mind the needs of institutional clients.
Wirex, the UK-based digital money platform, has announced that it is collaborating with blockchain startup Waves to add support for the WAVES token on its platform.
PAL Network, a blockchain InsurTech startup based in Singapore, has announced that it has signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreements with Toyota Tsusho, the trading arm of the Toyota Group, and Allianz Ma…
Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain will soon have a new chief executive officer, who will replace co-founders Wu Jihan and Zhan Ketuan, South China Morning Post reported.
Cryptocurrency startup Bitwise Asset Management has proposed a new bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) after conducting in-depth research for nearly a year.
Concordium Foundation, a Swiss non-profit behind the ID/KYC blockchain network Concordium, has announced that former Vice Chairman of NASDAQ Europe Hans-Ole Jochumsen is joining its advisory board.
Trust Wallet, a crypto wallet provider acquired by Binance last year, has announced that it has added support for Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH).
Blockchain platform TRON has roped in former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) supervisory attorney David Labhart as the company’s first chief compliance officer.
Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC), a provider of ticket transaction settlement services, in collaboration with United Airlines and blockchain startup Blockskye, has successfully tested blockchain potential in facilitatin…
The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a not-for-profit insurance advisory organization, has announced the second release of its openIDL blockchain platform.