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…
Singaporean utility giant SP Group has announced the launch of a blockchain-powered renewable energy certificate (REC) marketplace.
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has reportedly laid off over a dozen of its employees.
Weiss Ratings has called out four cryptocurrencies which investors should stay away from.
Quorum, an enterprise version of the Ethereum blockchain developed by JP Morgan, is being used to tokenise gold bars, The Australian Financial Review reported October 29.
Four well-known names from the agricultural industry – Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bunge, Cargill, and Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) – are seeking to use blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to digitize global …
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning against investing in nine digital tokens and initial coin offerings (ICOs) not authorized by it.
Blockchain-based audit tools can revolutionize audit assurance model: SEC Commissioner Speaking at the Council of Institutional Investors 2018 Fall Conference, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein said, “The development of …
The Supreme Court of India has reportedly asked the government to submit a report on the findings of the crypto-focused committee it had established, Bitcoin.com reported.
Leading bitcoin wallet provider Blockchain.com has announced the launch of a new crypto hardware wallet, built in collaboration with Ledger.
In a bid to curb speculation and risk in cryptocurrency trading, Japan’s financial regulator is considering capping cryptocurrency margin trading, Nikkei reported.
The UK Royal Mint has halted its plans to launch a gold-backed crypto token, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse have announced that their jointly specified blockchain prototypes support the settlement of securities transactions, payments, interest payments and repayments at the maturity of…
The Port of Montreal and Canada Border and Services Agency (CBSA) are joining TradeLens platform – a blockchain solution jointly developed by Maersk and IBM.
Blockchain Charity Foundation (BCF), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of blockchain-enabled philanthropy, has launched a new platform that uses blockchain technology to track donations.
Computer technology giant Oracle has announced that it is expanding its blockchain service offering to supply chain and logistics sector.
A recent survey conducted on major central banks has revealed that they are increasingly embracing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
The Japanese Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) has been approved by the country’s financial regulator as a self-regulatory industry body, CoinDesk reported.
South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued a warning to the investors, urging them to pay “special attention” when considering investment in cryptocurrency funds.
Nasdaq has been awarded a patent for using blockchain technology to secure and distribute information.
Medici Ventures, the wholly-owned blockchain subsidiary of Overstock.com, has announced $6 million Series A investment in crypto social network Minds.
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, is expanding its Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) offering to major global markets including South East Asia, the US and Europe, Information Age reported.
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to establish Coinbase Custody Trust Company.
Infosys Finacle, part of Indian software giant Infosys’ subsidiary EdgeVerve, has partnered with enterprise software firm R3 to bring its blockchain solutions on R3’s Corda open-source blockchain platform.
Westpac, one of Australia’s “Big Four” banks, has announced that it has successfully conducted a proof of concept (POC) that combined four cutting-edge technologies – Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Inte…
A number of banking giants are teaming up with Bain, CryptoBLK, and R3 for a new initiative focused on leveraging blockchain technology in trade finance.
Blockchain-based audit tools can revolutionize audit assurance model, an official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said recently.
Dash, one of the top 15 cryptocurrencies by market cap, has announced the integration of digital money platform Uphold into the Dash Wallet.
Cryptocurrency trading platform HBUS has announced that Tiffani McCoy is joining the company as General Counsel.
