Real estate has emerged as one of the key sectors where public and private sector are seeking to implement blockchain technology. The objective is to enhance the efficiency and transparency by doing away with most of …
Microsoft Japan is collaborating with blockchain startup LayerX to accelerate the adoption of blockchain technology, CoinTelegraph reported.
Paxos, Symbiont and others team up to establish Code of Conduct for digital asset markets Ten leading firms in the crypto and blockchain space have teamed for a new initiative to establish a Code of Conduct for digita…
German banking giant Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) has joined Marco Polo, a trade finance initiative run by enterprise software firm R3 and trade finance technology specialist TradeIX, as a founder member.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Pro has added support for Zcash (ZEC), Coinbase announced in a blog post dated November 29.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revealed the details of its efforts to test the application of blockchain technology in capital markets.
The regulations for cryptocurrency exchanges and initial coin offerings (ICOs) will go into effect in Malaysia by the first quarter of 2019, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng was recently quoted saying by The Star.
Decentralized internet protocol TRON has announced its plans to establish a blockchain game fund, called “TRON Arcade”.
On Thursday, Sirin Labs has announced the commercial launch of its much-awaited blockchain smartphone ‘FINNEY’.
Cryptocurrency analytics startup Flipside Crypto has closed its extended seed funding round on November 21 in which it raised $4.5 million, CoinDesk reported.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that it has added digital currency addresses to the sanctions list, administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), for the first time.
Cryptocurrency prices are unlikely to return to the sky-high rates seen in 2017, Kaspersky said in its latest report.
Huawei Cloud, Chinese tech giant Huawei’s cloud business arm, has launched its Blockchain Service (BCS) for global use on November 15, 2018.
Commodity trading firm Guvnor Group has announced that Vakt, a blockchain-based post-trade processing platform, has been launched on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
Two national initiatives focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology have been launched at the recently held second UAE Government Annual Meetings in Abu Dhabi.
Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has entered into a partnership with Simplex, a payment processing solutions provider headquartered in Israel.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon subsidiary providing on-demand cloud computing platforms, has announced two new services that will help companies manage business transactions that require full auditability.
The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX), has announced new fiat onboarding capabilities.
Blockchain toy startup CryptoKaiju has announced the launch of both its individual product and subscription box office.
Ten leading firms in the crypto and blockchain space have teamed for a new initiative to establish a Code of Conduct for digital asset markets.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the release of “A CFTC Primer on Smart Contracts,” which aims to help explain smart contract technology and related risks and challenges.
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA), the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation – one of the world's leading traders of goods and services, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) as part of its…
Forex exchange (FX) settlement giant CLS has announced that its blockchain-based payment netting service is now live with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Election Commission (NEC) have announced their plans to develop a blockchain-based online voting system.
Birks Group, a Canadian luxury fine jewelry brand, has announced that it has partnered with bitcoin payment processor BitPay and will now accept bitcoin at selective stores across the country.
South Korea-based Fantom, a Directed Acyclic Graph-based (DAG) smart contract platform, has announced a research partnership with The University of Sydney (USYD), including a donation to the University’s Faculty of En…
Leading bitcoin ATM network Coinsource has significantly expanded into Upstate New York with its expansion into Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, and Rochester.
Following its acquisition by TRON earlier this year, BitTorrent has announced that it will now accept TRON (TRX), Binance (BNB) and Bitcoin (BTC) cryptocurrencies for its Pro and Ads Free products.
ICONLOOP, a blockchain-focused company headquartered in Seoul, has announced the launch of the ‘ICON Development Network’ on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace.
OKEx, the second largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of 24-hour trading volume, has announced that it will delist nearly 40 trading pairs which have weak liquidity and trading volume.
The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Cryptovalley Malaysia (CVM) to initiate blockchain applications in the automotive sector.
The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) has announced the launch of its “Blockchain Academy” that will offer Blockchain Professional Qualification Programme – the first such programme in the country.
Securitize, a compliance platform for the primary issuance and lifecycle management of digitized securities on the blockchain, has raised $12.7 million in a Series A funding round led by Blockchain Capital, CoinDesk r…
Malta-based crypto exchange OKEx has announced a new digital asset value-added service in order to provide users with a tool to earn daily interest with their spare assets.
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has become the latest company to receive the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) license in Gibraltar, Unlock-bc reported.
Crypto wallet provider Ledger is expanding its presence in the United States and has announced the setting up of a new office in New York.
The Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (GLBC), an initiative focused on driving the adoption of blockchain in the legal industry, has added new members and has surpassed the 150-member milestone, Artificial Lawyer rep…
Abu Dhabi-based Al Hilal Bank has become the first Islamic bank to execute the resale and settlement of an Islamic Sukuk using blockchain technology, MENA Herald reported.
