HSBC India and ING Bank Brussels have executed a live trade finance transaction involving an export from Indian energy giant Reliance Industries to US-based Tricon Energy using blockchain technology.
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has launched two cryptoasset-focused educational initiatives in its efforts to familiarize people with this emerging new area of finance.
Blockchain startup AlphaPoint has announced that former Cboe head of equity options Kapil Rathi is joining the company as Global Head of Trading Markets.
A new initiative is aiming to bring the benefits of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies to the number 1 sport in the world – football.
Crypto and blockchain firms Circle, Coinbase, ConsenSys and R3 join Global Digital Finance as founding members Circle, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Diginex, R3, and law firms DLA Piper and Hogan Lovells, have become the found…
Liquid, a recently launched cryptocurrency trading platform by Quoine – a fintech company licensed by the Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA), has announced its support two stablecoins.
IOTA Foundation, a non-profit foundation supporting the development and standardization of new distributed ledger technologies (DLT), is collaborating with Ledger to integrate IOTA tokens with Ledger’s crypto hardware…
South Korean blockchain project ICON has demonstrated three new blockchain apps which would benefit Seoul residents.
Dapper Labs, the company behind consumer blockchain product CryptoKitties, has announced that it has raised $15 million in the latest funding round led by Venrock.
Crowdfunding platform seriesOne has announced that it has entered into a joint venture with South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb to launch a security token exchange in the United States.
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced that it has granted virtual currency license – BitLicense – to leading bitcoin ATM network Coinsource.
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced that it plans to bring crypto portfolio managers and distributors of cryptocurrency funds under its regulatory net.
Wilshire Phoenix, a New York-based investment and advisory firm, has announced its partnership with Coinbase Custody as it gears up to launch a new institutional fund by the end of 2018.
Leading crypto and blockchain firms have come together for a new initiative that aims to drive the adoption of digital finance.
The Automoviles Lamborghini Latinoamerica, the authorized distributor and manufacturer of Lamborghini-branded vehicles and merchandise in Latin America and South America, has partnered with #MetaHash as it seeks to em…
Blockchain startup ConsenSys has acquired Planetary Resources, a space company, through an asset-purchase transaction.
The Indian government is considering imposing a complete ban on cryptocurrencies in the country, while it seeks to encourage the use of underlying blockchain technology.
GE Power has announced that it joined a study to look into the potential of blockchain technology in energy industry application.
Enterprise blockchain project Hyperledger has announced that six more organizations have joined its community.
HM Government of Gibraltar has announced the official launch of a new trade association aimed at accelerating the country’s adoption of blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT).
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the official launch of a blockchain-based trade finance platform developed by a consortium of twelve major banks in Hong Kong.
Crypto hardware wallet provider Ledger has announced its expansion to Hong Kong and the appointment of Benjamin Soong as the Head of Asia Pacific (APAC).
Nasdaq is teaming up with tech giant Microsoft on blockchain technology.
Chinese retail giant JD.com has announced the launch of a joint research lab focused on blockchain technologies.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is partnering with blockchain startup Digital Asset to work on a blockchain-based post-trade allocation and processing platform for the Northbound trading under Stock Co…
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it has raised $300 million in a Series E funding round led by Tiger Global Management.
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices continued to trade range-bound during late European session Tuesday, amid lack of market-moving events. At the time of writing, BTC/USD hovered around $6,349.70, marking a high of $6,383.60. Me…
CMC Markets, a UK-based financial derivatives dealer, has announced that it has expanded its cryptocurrency spread betting and contracts for difference (CFDs) offering to include three additional coins: bitcoin cash (…
Riksbank’s e-krona project has published a new report that calls for the development of a technical solution for the issuance of the central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, which suffered a major hack in January this year, has announced that it has resumed new account registrations and enabled deposits and purchases in some cryptocurrencies.
Sirin Labs is going to launch its much-awaited “FINNEY” blockchain smartphone on Thursday, 29 November, in Barcelona, The Independent reported.
Smart Dubai, in collaboration with IBM, has announced the Dubai Blockchain Platform, an enterprise-ready government-endorsed blockchain platform as-a-service in the UAE.
StarkWare Industries, an Israeli blockchain startup, has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Paradigm.
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) has announced the release of the latest specifications which will help facilitate blockchain interoperability across entire industries.
The UK government-backed Cryptoasset Taskforce has released a report on the country’s policy and regulatory approach to cryptoassets.
Russian diamond giant Alrosa has joined the pilot programme of Tracr, the end-to-end diamond industry blockchain traceability platform being developed by De Beers Group in collaboration with industry stakeholders.
Blockchain startup Ripple has appointed former Google executive Amir Sarhangi as vice president of products, Reuters reported.
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices traded range-bound during late European session Friday, amid lack of market-moving events. At the time of writing, BTC/USD hovered around $6,476.70, marking a high of $6,512.00. Meanwhile, the …
Leading crypto exchange Bitstamp has just confirmed its acquisition by NXMH, a Belgium-based investment company.
Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company Fujitsu has announced that it has been selected as an application development vendor for a field trial of a Collaborative Blockchain Platform developed b…
