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- Dairy Farmers of America partners with ripe.io to test blockchain in food and agriculture
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national cooperative owned by dairy farm families across the U.S., has announced that it has partnered with blockchain startup ripe.io to test the potential of blockchain technology i…
· Technology
- Japan’s SBI to trial crypto token “S coin” for retail payments via smartphones
Japanese financial services giant SBI Group has announced that it is trialing a crypto token for retail payments and settlement over smartphones. SBI Holdings, in collaboration with tech startup Orb, is going to start…
· Technology
- More than 70 banks join JPMorgan’s blockchain payments trial
An interbank blockchain project launched by JPMorgan in October 2017 has been joined by more than 70 banks, The Financial Times reported September 25. Royal Bank of Canada and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group L…
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- Bitwala secures €4M in new funding to launch crypto-friendly banking service
Bitwala, a blockchain-based payment service provider, has announced that it has raised €4 million in its latest funding round. The funding round drew support from Earlybird and coparion, who join the company’s existin…
· Business
- Australian securities regulator ASIC stops five misleading ICOs
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that it has taken action to stop a number of proposed initial coin offerings (ICOs) targeting retail investors. Last year, ASIC published an in…
· Regulation
- Coinbase partners with Caspian to bring new crypto trading tools to institutional traders
Leading crypto exchange Coinbase has entered into a partnership with Caspian, an institutional grade crypto trading and risk management platform. Founded in 2018, Caspian is a joint venture between Tora and Kenetic th…
· Business
- FxWirePro: BTC/USD trades deep in the red, likely to test trend line support at 6240
(Refer BTC/USD chart on Trading View) BTC/USD is trading lower on Tuesday and has fallen below the 6500 mark. The pair is experiencing the current cooling down effect after it surged to a high of 6826 on September 22.…
· Investing
- Cryptocurrency mining malware grew by 86% in Q2 2018: McAfee Labs
In a new report, leading cybersecurity company McAfee has found that the surge in cryptomining malware growth that began in Q4 2017 continued through the first half of 2018. McAfee has released its “McAfee Labs Threat…
· Insights & Views
- United Nations Development Programme partners with Blockchain Charity Foundation
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered with Blockchain Charity Foundation (BCF) to support the application of blockchain technology for social good. Blockchain Charity Foundation (BCF), a not-fo…
· Technology
- Walmart taps IBM Blockchain to enable end-to-end food traceability
Walmart has announced that it is deploying blockchain technology to track leafy greens in the wake of a large outbreak of E. coli. In a press release, the retail giant and its subsidiary Sam’s Club said that they have…
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- Grab Philippines partners with blockchain startup LoyalCoin
Ride-hailing app Grab Philippines has entered into a partnership with blockchain startup LoyalCoin, GMA News reported. Founded in 2017, LoyalCoin offers a customer loyalty-oriented digital asset that aims to replace a…
· Business
- US Congressman to introduce three bills to support blockchain and crypto development
US Congressman Tom Emmer last week announced that he will introduce three bills to support blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. The bills are aimed at supporting this emerging industry and providing “clarity to…
· Regulation
- Italian football club Juventus taps blockchain to improve fan engagement, announces fan token
Professional Italian football club Juventus, which recently signed soccer megastar Cristiano Ronaldo, has announced its partnership with blockchain platform Socios.com to launch Fan Token. Socios.com is a blockchain-b…
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- UNICEF France starts accepting crypto donations
UNICEF France announced last week that it is targeting a new category of donors as it starts accepting donations in cryptocurrencies. The organization has announced support for nine cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin (BTC), E…
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- Thai banking giant Kasikornbank to trial Visa’s blockchain-based B2B payments platform
Kasikornbank has become the first Thai financial institution to join the Visa B2B Connect pilot program, The Nation reported. Visa B2B Connect is a platform designed to give financial institutions a secure, fast and p…
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- US Navy explores blockchain technology to enhance tracking system
The U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is looking into the use of blockchain technology in tracking aviation parts throughout the parts life-cycle. The current process of knowing the origin and history of fl…
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- Dubai Department of Finance, Smart Dubai launch blockchain-based Payment Reconciliation and Settlement System
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…
· Technology
- National University of Singapore establishes CRYSTAL Centre – an academic blockchain think tank
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…
· Technology
- Crypto Valley Association appoints two new female board members
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…
· People
- Brave brings blockchain startup Civic’s identity verification services to verified publishers
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…
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- Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – September 21st, 2018
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…
· Technology
- Texas Securities Commissioner issues cease and desist to stop three fraudulent crypto investment schemes
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 …
· Regulation
- CVA welcomes Swiss Bankers Association’s new guidelines to encourage blockchain companies
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…
· Regulation
- Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn brings blockchain to orange juice supply chain management
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…
· Technology
- South Korean government vows to support domestic blockchain companies
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…
· Technology
- BTC/USD surges above 6.5k mark as US SEC seeks clarification from VanEck on Bitcoin ETFs
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…
· Investing
- South Korean telecom giant SK Planet seeks to integrate blockchain, signs MOU with ICON Foundation
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…
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- Switzerland-based Crypto Valley Venture Capital launches blockchain incubator
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…
· Business
- Blockchain professional services firm Wachsman opens new office in Singapore
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…
· Business
- No NEM holdings affected in Zaif crypto exchange security incident, NEM.io Foundation clarifies
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. …
· Business
- Poland’s largest bank set to roll out blockchain-based system
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…
· Technology
- Kraken hits back at New York Attorney General’s approach towards crypto businesses
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…
· Regulation
- Cryptomining malware expected to become regular, low-risk revenue stream for cybercriminals: Europol
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 …
· Insights & Views
- Upbit operator Dunamu to launch crypto exchange in Singapore
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…
· Business
- Fannie Mae’s General Counsel quits to join Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange
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…
· People
- CoinBene, McAfee Alliance partner to promote self-regulation in the cryptocurrency markets
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…
· Regulation
- Japanese crypto exchange Zaif suffers $60M hack
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 …
· Business
- US-based PNC Treasury Management joins Ripple’s blockchain network
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…
· Technology
- UK port operator ABP seeks to tap blockchain technology to improve port connectivity
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…
· Technology
- komgo SA: Banking and trading giants team up to digitize commodities trade finance using blockchain
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…
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