(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD continues to struggle for a decisive break above 6500 levels. The pair is currently trading at 6442 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the upside, a decisive bre…
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is going to test blockchain potential in verifying North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) certificates, American Ship…
Blockchain-based data storage company Lambda has announced that it has received financial investment from bitcoin mining giant Bitmain Technologies. Founded in 2013, Bitmain is the provider of leading consumer-grade, …
Chuncheon, the capital of Gangwon Province in South Korea, is collaborating with Austin-based blockchain startup Swytch to reduce carbon emissions and drive economic and environmental sustainability in the city. Found…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices remained on the upside for the third consecutive day, trying to overcome the losses made last week, but failed to catch the $6,500 mark. Further, the past 24 hours witnessed a 50 percent jump i…
South Korea to raise investment in big data, blockchain and sharing economy to over 1 trillion won in 2019 The South Korean government has announced its big investment plans for blockchain and other cutting-edge techn…
Huobi Group, the operator of the third largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of 24-hour trading volume, has selected five partners to launch cryptocurrency exchanges in five countries through its recently launched …
(Refer ETH/USD chart on Trading View) ETH/USD is trading in the green on Friday just shy of 10-DMA resistance. It is currently trading at 301 levels at the time of writing (Coinbase). On the upside, a decisive break a…
Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com today announced the launch of a new blockchain platform that will cater to enterprise customers. Dubbed “JD Blockchain Open Platform”, the platform will enable enterprise customers to bu…
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD is trading in the green on Friday as it is holding its strength well above 10-DMA. The pair is currently hovering around 6500 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On …
Bank of China (BOC), a leading state-owned commercial bank in China, is partnering with financial services corporation China UnionPay (CUP) to joint explore blockchain technology and big data for applications in paym…
SFOX, a cryptocurrency dealer for high-volume traders and institutional investors, has raised $22.7 million in a Series A funding round led by Tribe Capital and Social Capital. Other investors include Y Combinator, Kh…
Binance, the second largest cryptocurrency exchanges in terms of 24-hour trading volume, in collaboration with LCX – Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange, has launched a fiat-to-crypto exchange in Liechtenstein. Recent…
Blockchain startup Ripple has announced that Bittrex, Bitso and Coins.ph will act as preferred digital asset exchanges for xRapid transactions. Powered by XRP, xRapid is Ripple’s cross border payments solution for pay…
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that Toshi is becoming “Coinbase Wallet.” Developed by Coinbase team, Toshi featured the world’s first mobile dapp browser at launch, Coinbase said, adding that it became…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin continued on its uptrend during late European session Thursday, as the aftermath of the Bitcoin-ETF rejection seems to fade away, thus leading to a comeback in the digital currency’s price movements. …
(Refer ETH/USD chart on Trading View) ETH/USD is struggling for a decisive break above 300 levels. It is currently trading in the green on Thursday at 294 levels at the time of writing (Coinbase). On the topside, a cl…
Blockchain investment firm Pantera Capital is seeking to raise up to $175 million for its third crypto venture fund, TechCrunch reported. According to the SEC filing, Venture Fund III has already raised more than $71 …
BMO Capital Markets, the investment banking subsidiary of Canadian Bank of Montreal, is working on a blockchain pilot together with leading pension fund investor Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The pilot involved reco…
The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a not-for-profit insurance advisory organization, has announced its collaboration with tech giant IBM to automate insurance regulatory reporting using blockchain …
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD surged to 6628 levels on Wednesday but failed to close above 10-DMA and closed at 6272 levels, forming an inverted hammer pattern. The pair is currently trading around 630…
Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase has acquired Distributed Systems, a digital identity startup, TechCrunch reported. Founded in 2015, Distributed Systems raised $1.7 million in a seed funding round in 2017 led by Floodg…
Chat giant LINE subsidiary Unblock has launched a $10 million fund for investing in early-stage blockchain startups. Launched in April, Unblock marks LINE’s first venture into the blockchain space. The “Unblock Ventur…
Bitwise Index Services, a subsidiary of Bitwise Asset Management, has launched three additional indexes covering the mid-cap, small-cap, and total-market segments of the cryptoasset market. In conjunction with the lau…
The pre-funding of the Robinhood Equity Token (RHET) is now live on the Swarm platform. Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, has announced accredited investors would now be able to reserve their stake in a fund c…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin rebounded during late European session Wednesday to near $6,500 mark, after witnessing renewed sell-off over the past few days. This week, nothing much at the fundamental level has exchanged paths wit…
Procivis, a Switzerland-based digital identity platform, has announced that Swiss Liberal Party FDP politician Doris Fiala has joined the company’s Board of Directors. The startup said that it is adding three accompli…
(Refer ETH/USD chart on Trading View) ETH/USD is trading in a narrow range on Wednesday with its upside capped by 5-DMA. It is currently trading at 281 levels at the time of writing (Coinbase). On the topside, a consi…
Asset management firm Reality Shares is preparing to launch a $100 million cryptocurrency hedge fund, Business Insider reported. Earlier in January, the company launched a blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Re…
Cybersecurity expert and prominent crypto supporter John McAfee has taken over the helm of a new startup Luxcore. Luxcore is a “blockchain solutions and services ecosystem that focuses on designing and building enterp…
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD closed at 6193 levels on Tuesday after hitting a low of 5880 levels, forming a hammer pattern. The pair is currently trading at 6367 levels at the time of writing with its…
Kaspersky Lab has estimated that cybercriminals pocketed more than $2.3 million from cryptocurrency scams from April to Jun 2018. In its ‘Spam and Phishing in Q2 2018’ report, the company said that malefactors activel…
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is seeking to enable cryptocurrency trading for investors. To achieve this, the JSE has selected Canadian fintech company Blockstation and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to…
Cryptocurrency wallet Edge has announced that it has added support for ERC20 Tether, Digibyte, Vertcoin, and Bitcoin Gold with the release of its latest version. In June, Edge announced that it became the first multi-…
Huobi Group, a blockchain asset financial solutions provider, has announced the launch of Institutional Trading. With this, the company is offering professional account benefits to a limited group of users. For the fi…
Blockchain startup Axoni has raised $32 million in a Series B financing round led by Goldman Sachs and Nyca Partners. The round also saw participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Citi, Coatue Management, Digital Currenc…
Saudi Arabia has officially declared that trading in digital currencies such as bitcoin is illegal in the country. A standing committee comprising of Saudi Arabian regulators this stated that “the unauthorized virtual…
BTC/USD: Bitcoin achieved new lows during late European session Tuesday, falling to 1-1/2 month low and breaching the $6,000 mark amid renewed sell-off for reasons quite unknown. Last week, the United States SEC had a…
The HCM City Customs Department has said that domestic businesses and individuals have stopped importing bitcoin mining equipment since the beginning of July, Viet Nam News reported. Last month, reports suggested that…
Blockchain supply chain startup Sweetbridge has joined the Accord Project, an initiative for smart legal contracts. Launched in July 2017, the Accord Project provides a standard specification and framework for the imp…
