The Smart Dubai Office (SDO), in collaboration with the Dubai Department of Finance, has launched a blockchain-based system to enable real-time processing of payments and expedite government transactions, according to…
The National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Computing has established an academic research laboratory and think tank focused on blockchain technology. Called CRYSTAL Centre, which stands for Cryptocurrency St…
The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a non-profit organisation supporting the blockchain ecosystem in Switzerland, has announced the expansion of its Board to seven with the election of two new female Board Members. T…
Privacy web browser Brave is collaborating with Civic, a blockchain-based identity verification startup, to bring the latter’s identity verification services to its verified publishers. There are currently more than 2…
UK lawmakers call for regulation of 'Wild West' crypto market The UK Treasury Committee today published a report in which it has called upon the regulation of the “Wild West” crypto-asset market. The release of the re…
The Texas Securities Commissioner (TSC) Travis J. Iles recently took emergency action to stop the fraudulent offerings of investments in three separate schemes involving cryptocurrencies. The TSC has issued Emergency …
The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a non-profit organisation supporting the blockchain ecosystem in Switzerland, has welcomed the issuance of new guidance from the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) to its members, reg…
Albert Heijn, the largest Dutch supermarket chain, in partnership with Refresco, is seeking to make orange juice supply chain more transparent using blockchain technology, European Supermarket Magazine reported. Accor…
The government of South Korea has pledged its support for domestic blockchain companies to further encourage the booming blockchain industry in the country, Business Korea reported. On Thursday, September 20, Second V…
This year, bitcoin and other cryptocurrency price trend hasn’t been that desirable so far on the back of the news of US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) clampdown on ETF product approval decision. But for no…
SK Planet, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Telecom, is planning to go big on blockchain, The Next Web reported. The telecom titan has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the ICON Foundation in order to cre…
Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC), a Swiss company launched by the founders of Lakeside Partners, has launched its initial “Genesis Hub” incubator in Zug, swissinfo.ch reported. The blockchain incubator aims to se…
Wachsman, a leading blockchain professional services firm, has announced its expansion to Asia and commenced operations from its Singapore office. Headquartered in New York, and with offices in Dublin and downtown Sin…
The NEM.io Foundation, creators of the peer-to-peer NEM blockchain platform for payments, messaging, asset making and more, has issued an official statement in the wake of the recent hack of the Zaif crypto exchange. …
PKO Bank Polski, Poland’s largest bank, is going to roll out a new blockchain system which will mark the technology’s one of the biggest applications in Europe till date, according to The First News. Earlier this year…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices traded flat during late European session Thursday amid lack of any major market movements ahead of the September 30 deadline for the U.S. SEC’s decision on the Bitcoin ETF. Also, a host of incr…
This week, the OAG published a report on the results of the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative launched in April 2018. Kraken, which was one of the 13 crypto trading platforms that received a letter from the OAG, de…
Europol, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, has underscored the growing criminal abuse of cryptocurrencies in a new report. The agency has published "Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment …
Dunamu, the operator of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, is planning to open a cryptocurrency exchange in Singapore, CCN reported. Called “Upbit Singapore,” the platform will be fully operational by October…
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is on a hiring spree and has announced the addition of a new member to its team. Co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong on Thursday announced that the company has appointed Brian Brooks as…
CoinBene, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its partnership with the McAfee Alliance in order to promote transparency, corporate responsibility, and self-regulation in the cryptocurrency markets…
Zaif, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange operated by Tech Bureau, is the latest victim of a major hack in which it lost 6.7 billion yen (nearly $60 million worth of cryptocurrency), including 5,966 bitcoins, CoinDesk …
PNC Bank, a leading bank in the United States, has announced that PNC Treasury Management has joined RippleNet – Ripple’s enterprise blockchain network with over 100-member banks and financial institutions. PNC is one…
Associated British Ports (ABP), which owns and operates 21 ports in the UK, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with digital logistics enabler Marine Transport International (MTI), to explore blockchain pot…
Major banking giants, trading companies, inspection company and an energy major have teamed up for a new venture with the aim of digitizing the trade and commodities finance sector through a blockchain based open plat…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices continued its range-bound trading during late European session Wednesday, although remaining tad lower. This comes after New York Attorney General claimed that crypto exchanges are unsafe for b…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a warning against a fraudulent website that has been soliciting bitcoin investments using fabricated comments attributed to MAS Chairman and Deputy Prime Minister, …
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has announced its plans to establish the Global Blockchain Resource Alliance of Huobi Global Elites. The company today launched the third phase of the Huobi Global Elites program. Launche…
The UK Treasury Committee today published a report in which it has called upon the regulation of the “Wild West” crypto-asset market. The release of the report follows the launch of an inquiry into digital currencies …
The New York Office of the Attorney General (OAG) this week published a report on the results of the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative launched in April 2018. In April 2018, the Attorney General’s office sent lette…
Crypto exchange Coinbase has brought in LinkedIn's head of analytics and data science Michael Li as Vice President of Data. Li has spent over seven years with the professional networking team, CoinDesk reported. In hi…
Indian IT company NIIT Technologies has announced a new blockchain-based solution for airlines and its partners. Called “Chain-m,” the solution will address the issues faced by airlines and its partners in the backend…
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, has announced its plans to launch a fintech digital sandbox in a bid to encourage financial innovation in the region. The digital sandbo…
(Refer ETH/USD chart on Trading View) ETH/USD partially erased previous gains and slipped below the psychological level of 200 on Monday. The pair is extremely rangebound on Tuesday and is trading at 197 at the time o…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices once again remained in a tight trading range during late European session Tuesday, only to be seen moving tad higher, albeit failing to hold above the $6,500 mark. With no major news governing …
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has issued fresh notice cautioning people against the risks associated with cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs), CCN reported. In September 2017, the central bank…
Digital security company Gemalto has announced a new blockchain-based solution that aims to put users in control of their digital identities. The company has built a new digital identity solution – called Trust ID Net…
Fidelity Investments is planning to announce blockchain and cryptocurrency-related products and services, Xconomy reported September 14. The announcement was made by CEO Abigail Johnson during an event held at the com…
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD fell to 6200 on Monday after it failed to break above 21-EMA. The pair is extremely rangebound on Tuesday and trading at 6269 at the time of writing (Bitstamp) On the tops…
