Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has introduced a stricter screening process for companies seeking to become registered cryptocurrency exchanges, according to Japan Times. The agency ramped up its oversight of …
People's Insurance Company of China (PICC) has partnered with DNV GL, a global quality assurance and risk management company, and leading public blockchain service provider VeChain as it seeks to tap into the potentia…
The Mozilla Foundation, the not-for-profit organization behind Firefox, has announced its plans to start automatically blocking cryptomining scripts in the future versions of its web browser in a bid to protect users …
BTC/USD: Bitcoin struggled to hold on to the $7,000 psychological mark on Friday, continuing its losses since yesterday after the European Union (EU) considered tightening regulations on how people like to use cryptoc…
California legislature passes bill to set up blockchain working group California state legislature has passed a bill that calls for the establishment of a working group focused on blockchain technology. The bill, AB 2…
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has announced the acquisition of a local bitcoin exchange Everybody’s Bitcoin, Finance Magnates reported August 31. Rakuten has announced the complete acquisition of the crypto exchan…
There seems to be a growing trend to set up blockchain-focused subsidiaries and divisions among Asian firms. In a recent survey by PwC, executives said that they believe China will overtake the United States in blockc…
Yahoo Finance, one of the leading providers of financial information, has added cryptocurrency trading capabilities to its platform. The company added over 100 cryptocurrency quote pages across all platforms last year…
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD dropped to 6792 levels on Thursday before closing at 6984 levels (Bitstamp). The pair is currently hovering around 5-DMA at 6980 levels at the time of writing. On the top …
Indian information technology services giant Wipro has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) in order to drive blockchain adoption in the transportation industry. Founded in August of 2017, BiTA aims to e…
PwC is rolling out a two-year training program to enhance the digital skills of its employees, according to a report from DigiDay dated August 30. The program, Digital Accelerators, will begin in January with 1,000 em…
AirTM, a financial services startup, has raised $7 million in Series A funding round led by BlueYard Capital – a VC firm that has also been the lead investor of some of the most successful blockchain projects includin…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) this week released its Annual Report 2017-18 which includes a section on “Cryptocurrency: Evolving Challenges.” In April, the central bank issued circular prohibiting banks from extendi…
(Refer ETH/USD chart on Trading View) ETH/USD is trading lower on Thursday as it broke below 5-DMA. The pair is trading at 279 levels at the time of writing (Coinbase). On the upside, the pair is likely to face resist…
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has become the largest shareholder of Pantronics Holdings, a Hong Kong-based publicly listed firm, CoinDesk reported. The companies have issued a joint statement on the acquisition. Huobi…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin again started to slide during European session Thursday as investors changed side to engage in a sell-off, after making a move to cross the $7,000 mark and is currently hovering tad below the psycholo…
California state legislature has passed a bill that calls for the establishment of a working group focused on blockchain technology. The bill, AB 2658, has passed both houses of the legislature and will now be sent to…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has signed a FinTech Agreement with the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). The MAS has been strengthening its fintech ties with regulatory authorities in other countri…
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD is trading in the red on Thursday as it faces key resistance at cloud bottom (Bitstamp). The pair is currently trading at 6987 levels at the time of writing. On the top si…
Israeli blockchain startup Orbs has announced its strategic expansion into South Korea and partnership with internet giant Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary Ground X. Orbs has opened its Seoul headquarters, with five full…
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is going to host an international conference focused on blockchain technology in September. The OECD Blockchain Policy Forum will be held at the OECD h…
Blockchain app platform Lisk has commenced the official release of Lisk Core 1.0 to its Mainnet, which marks a landmark achievement for the Lisk ecosystem. Lisk Core is the codebase of the rules established by the Lis…
A new project aimed to create a price-stable digital currency – Terra – has secured $32 million in a seed funding round which saw participation from well-known global funds and investment arms of leading cryptocurrenc…
Data61, Australia’s leading digital research network, has announced a new initiative aimed at creating the country’s first cross-industry blockchain platform for smart legal contracts. Data61 is the innovation center …
Standard Chartered, in collaboration with Siemens Financial Services and blockchain trade finance platform TradeIX, will create an end-to-end smart guarantees proposition in trade finance based on blockchain technolog…
The government of Hong Kong is seeking blockchain talent in its efforts to support the economic development of the country.
Today we are living in a digital revolution, comparable with the one generated by the World Wide Web in the 1990s. But recently, JP Morgan CIO Lori Beer has foreseen "within next few years blockchain will replace the …
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD surged to a three-week high at 7125 levels on Tuesday, pausing its uptrend just shy of cloud resistance (Bitstamp). The pair is currently trading at 7062 levels at the tim…
Blockchain platform for real estate and title recordkeeping Ubitquity on Tuesday announced that it has signed Oklahoma City-based AIC Title Service as a client. Founded in 1989, AIC Title Service is a leading provider…
German stock exchange Deutsche Boerse is expanding its partnership with blockchain startup HQLAx. The companies first entered into a partnership in March of 2018 in order to build an innovative securities lending solu…
Lloyd’s of London, a leading UK-based insurance firm, is now extending its insurance cover on cryptocurrencies.
Coinbase, in partnership with Qriously, conducted a survey to explore the awareness and interest among students on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The research comprises of a Qrioisly survey of 675 U.S. st…
Digital asset management firm Morgan Creek Digital, in partnership with crypto investment startup Bitwise, has launched The Digital Asset Index Fund, designed for institutional investors. The fund will provide endowme…
TokenPost Korea announced Wednesday the launch of its ‘PUBLISH’ service, a dedicated blockchain and crypto-related news and data-sharing initiative.
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices surged to a 3-week high during European session Monday as investors engaged in buying attitude across the board. A report from Ethereum World News confirmed that Tom Lee has predicted that BTC …
(Refer ETH/USD chart on Trading View) ETH/USD successfully closed above 10-DMA on Monday at 287 levels. The pair is extremely rangebound on Tuesday and is trading at 288 levels at the time of writing (Coinbase). On th…
The National Internet Finance Association of China (NIFA), a self-regulatory organization in the field of internet finance, has implemented a feature on its platform to help governmental authorities in their clampdown…
Stellar Lumens (XLM) has surpassed 1,000,000 accounts milestone on its ledger, according to the latest data from Stellar Expert – the block explorer and analytics platform for Stellar Network.
CULedger, a credit union service organization (CUSO) focused on distributed ledger technology (DLT), has announced that it has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding, which will continue through November 18, 2018. C…
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD is trading just shy of 100-DMA at 6918 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). The pair surged by over 4 percent to 6944 levels on Monday and is trading in a narrow rang…
