‘Big Four’ accounting firm PwC has announced that it has partnered with Cred, a blockchain startup focused on decentralized lending, to bring its expertise to stablecoins and the digital asset ecosystem. Previously Li…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices continued to remain range-bound during late European session Tuesday, amid lack of any market-moving news that gathered investors’ attention. At the time of writing, BTC/USD traded 0.23 percent…
NDS, a subsidiary of Korean food producer Nongshim, has partnered with blockchain startup Ambrosus to track and trace premium quality beef sold by food retailer Mega Mart. In an online post, NDS said that it has been …
In a new study, Juniper Research, a UK-based market research company, has said that it expects the value of annual Bitcoin transactions to slide further from the latter half of next year. Bitcoin price, which rose to …
Blockchain real estate startup Propy has announced that it has completed the first blockchain-powered property sale in the European Union. The sale took place in Seville, Spain and involved a Spanish seller and a Fren…
The Office of Communications (Ofcom), a UK government-approved telecom regulatory and competition authority, has announced that it has received £700k from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to …
CSIRO’s Data61, in collaboration with Commonwealth Bank (CBA), is testing blockchain potential in creating smart money. “Smart money” can be understood as programmable money which has certain conditions attached to it…
A blockchain pilot zone has been launched in south China's Hainan Province, Xinhua Net reported. The blockchain pilot zone, the first in China, includes a blockchain research institute which has been jointly establish…
Oasis Labs, a blockchain-based cloud computing platform, has announced a partnership with leading investors to launch a first-of-its kind program to accelerate privacy-first computing on blockchain. a16zcrypto, Accel,…
IBM has announced growing adoption of its blockchain-based food supply chain network, IBM Food Trust, which is now available after 18 months of testing. In August 2017, global giants including the likes of Walmart, Un…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices continued to remain range-bound during late European session Monday, amid lack of any market-moving news that gathered investors’ attention. At the time of writing, BTC/USD traded nearly flat a…
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it will donate all of its listing fees to charity. In an online post dated October 8, it said: “Binance will make a change to our listing fee policy. Starting…
Real estate giant Colliers International has entered into a partnership with security issuance platform Smartlands Platform in a bid to jointly build a Stellar-based real estate tokenization project. Under the partner…
An organization backed by the Chinese government is planning to release three blockchain standards on smart contracts, privacy and deposits, China Money Network reported. In May, reports suggested that the government …
Chilean lawmakers are seeking to bring blockchain technology to the country’s public sector, ZyCrypto reported. Two parliamentarians, Miguel Angel Calisto and Giorgio Jackson, have proposed blockchain implementation i…
Evernym, a blockchain startup focused on digital identity, has announced that it is joining the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI). Launched earlier this year, MOBI is a blockchain consortium that aims to make…
Ground X, the recently launched blockchain subsidiary of South Korean internet giant Kakao, has introduced the test net of its public blockchain platform ‘Klaytn’ to its partners, TechInAsia reported. The new platform…
Blockchain-based payments startup Circle has announced the acquisition of SeedInvest, an equity crowdfunding industry leader and an SEC and FINRA registered broker-dealer. While the acquisition is subject to regulator…
Cryptocurrency startup BitGo has added Dash to its expanding list of currencies, becoming the first multi-signature wallet and custodial solution that supports Dash. BitGo now supports 85 coins and tokens as part of i…
US lawmakers introduce new bill to establish common definition of blockchain US lawmakers have recently introduced a bipartisan bill to the House of Representatives that seeks to establish “a consensus-based definitio…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has budgeted over €1 million to monitor financial innovation including cryptocurrencies. The regulator has published its “ 2019 Annual Work Programme” this week, wh…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices remained range-bound during late European session Friday, after gaining yesterday amid news that the European Union is planning to spend €1 million to monitor cryptocurrencies and ensure that m…
US lawmakers have recently introduced a bipartisan bill to the House of Representatives that seeks to establish “a consensus-based definition of blockchain,” CoinDesk reported. Congresswoman Doris Matsui and Congressm…
Encyclopedia on blockchain Everipedia has opened its first European office in Stockholm, Sweden. Originally started in 2015 by Sam Kazemian, Travis Moore, Mahbod Moghadam, and Theodor Forselius, Everipedia aims to “mo…
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD is trading in a narrow range on Friday as it hovers around 5-DMA. It is currently trading at 6528 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the upside, resistance is se…
The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has announced its plans to build a “smart port” using blockchain technology and big data, CoinTelegraph reported. Jose Garcia de la Guía, head of new technologies of the APV, said …
Enterprise software company BlackBerry has announced a blockchain-based platform for storing and sharing of medical data. In its official release dated October 4, the former smartphone maker said that it seeks to crea…
Medici Ventures, the blockchain accelerator and wholly-owned subsidiary of Overstock.com, has announced that it has made a strategic investment in Israeli blockchain startup VinX. By leveraging blockchain technology, …
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has announced that it has initiated a pilot of the DLT Scripless Bond Project that utilizes blockchain technology. The BoT will conduct the pilot in collaboration with a number of organizati…
Blockchain startup SKALE Labs has announced that it has raised $9.65 million in funding to develop blockchain scalability infrastructure. The amount raised comprises of an $8.86 million Simple Agreement For Future Tok…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices recovered during late European session Thursday, after remaining in the red zone for the past three days. At the time of writing, BTC/USD rose 1.03 percent to $6,570.50. Meanwhile, the near-ter…
Air France-KLM, a Franco-Dutch airline holding company, has partnered with Swiss travel platform Winding Tree to bring blockchain benefits to the travel industry. The companies will collaborate to leverage blockchain …
Japan Bank Consortium, a blockchain alliance led by SBI Ripple Asia – a joint venture between Ripple and SBI Holdings, has launched the much-awaited MoneyTap app, Ripple confirmed in a tweet on Thursday.
Cryptocurrency wallet provider Abra has announced a new token in order to widen the access to cryptocurrency investing. The startup has launched Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Token (BIT10), developed in partnership with San…
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Thursday announced a five-year plan to foster blockchain ecosystem, Yonhap News reported. Park announced a number of initiatives that aim to make Seoul a hub for blockchain development and…
Singapore’s leading containership operator has announced plans to trial blockchain technology to enhance supply chain management process. Pacific International Lines (PIL) is teaming up with IBM Singapore to leverage …
South Korean telecom giant KT has announced its plans to develop a blockchain-based peer-to-peer donation platform, ZDNet reported. The platform will be developed in collaboration with affiliate KT Group Hope Sharing …
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced that it has secured insurance coverage for custodied digital assets that it holds on behalf its customers in its online hot wallet through a global consortium of industry-l…
Insurance broking firm Marsh, in collaboration with Evident, is developing a blockchain-based identity and insurance verification solution. The blockchain solution is designed to simplify the insurance and identity ve…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices remained slightly on the downside during late European session Wednesday, as investors still remain clouded by pessimism for the past few weeks amid earlier decisions by top financial authoriti…
