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.
Johnny Depp is the latest addition to the growing list of Hollywood celebrities that are teaming up with blockchain and crypto-related projects.
HTC has officially announced that it is opening up access to an early version of its much-awaited blockchain smartphone.
China’s internet watchdog recently published a draft policy framework aimed at regulating blockchain-related service providers in the country.
Klaytn, a blockchain platform announced by South Korean internet giant Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary GroundX, has announced its initial service partners.
The Bank of Canada (BoC), Payments Canada, R3, TMX group, and Accenture have released a report on the results of the third phase of Project Jasper, a collaborative blockchain research initiative.
Accenture has announced that it has developed and tested two technology solutions that enable interoperability between major blockchain platforms.
Forbes Media, in partnership with NewCity Digital, NewCity Capital and trade.io, have launched a new data-driven portal that offers comprehensive tracking of cryptocurrencies.
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ministry of Community Development (MOCD) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the NEM Foundation.
The United Nations’ One Planet Network has accepted and formally recognized Ambrosus, a blockchain and IoT platform for quality assurance in food and pharmaceutical supply chains, as its partner.
Visa has announced new product details surrounding digital identity ahead of the commercial launch of its blockchain-based platform ‘Visa B2B Connect’ in Q1 2019.
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the central government’s Internet regulator, censor, oversight, and control agency, has published a draft policy framework aimed at regulating blockchain-related service p…
ING Bank has released its Zero-Knowledge Set Membership (ZKSM) solution, marking the further development of its Zero-Knowledge Range Proof (ZKRP).
UK-based bank NatWest has announced that it is going to launch a blockchain-based platform that aims to streamline the global syndicated loans market.
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has awarded another full Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) license to COVESTING, a cryptocurrency exchange and copy-trading platform.
Dutch banking giant ABN AMRO has launched a new blockchain pilot in partnership with the Port of Rotterdam and Samsung SDS, Samsung’s logistics and IT division.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will publish its first rules for cryptocurrency regulation by June 2019, Reuters reported on October 19. The watchdog said the new regulations, part of an effort to create intern…
Cryptocurrency exchange operator Huobi has announced that it has upgraded its multi-chain light wallet to support six additional stablecoins.
U.S. SEC establishes new hub to engage with blockchain, crypto and ICO-related startups The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a new strategic hub which will facilitate its engagement with inno…
The Japanese Tax Commission is seeking to simplify the tax filing system for cryptocurrencies to ensure that investors can report their gains accurately, CoinDesk reported, referring to a report from local news outlet…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a new strategic hub which will facilitate its engagement with innovators, developers, and entrepreneurs involved in financial technology (fintech).
The Government of Gibraltar has announced a new advisory group that will focus on the creation of new technology related education courses, such as blockchain.
GFT, a provider of business, IT and software services to the financial services industry, has found that the Digital Asset (DA) platform can help reduce the barriers to enterprise adoption of distributed ledger techno…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices traded tad lower across the board during late European session Thursday, caught in a tight-knit range for the past three days after showing a massive jump on Monday. Gains made during sell-off …
