2018

Sri Lanka Telecom and Canadian tech company Ubique Networks have partnered to launch a blockchain-powered eSports service. The two signed their agreement on November 14 at Canada's diplomatic residenc

Gibraltar's financial regulator granted a blockchain technology license to eToroX, the blockchain subsidiary of eToro. The unit operates the social trading platform's wallet and will manage it

Nucleus Vision unveiled nCash Pay on Wednesday, a merchant-focused payment platform that lets online businesses accept transactions in the company's native nCash token. The system connects to existing

Privacy coins face a persistent hurdle: they trade off speed for secrecy, or usability for security. Zcoin thinks it has cracked the problem. The project released an academic paper outlining Lelantus,

eToro, a social trading platform, of late launched the findings of a survey which covered a wide array of questions concerning interest in cryptocurrency. eToro commissioned independent market researc

Kaspersky Lab found that cryptomining attacks in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa quadrupled in 2018, jumping from 3.5 million incidents the previous year to 13 million, according to data the compa

The crypto market's wild swings through 2018 pushed stablecoins into the spotlight. Gemini Dollar, Paxos, and True USD all landed listings on major exchanges this summer, gaining traction in a market

A new trading platform built by the founders of TaaS fund has launched its beta version. Kepler Technologies, the Kyiv-based software company behind the project, released Kattana—a desktop application

Catalina Norena of Belgium has made a name for herself on eToro as a Popular Investor with a distinctive focus: capitalizing on market turbulence through ETF positions in volatility metrics and precio

Switzerland's regulators should tweak current statutes rather than draft new ones to accommodate the blockchain sector, the Swiss government said. A report released by the Federal Council on December

The blockchain-based encyclopedia platform Everipedia is rolling out significant upgrades to enhance how users interact with the service, introducing additional language versions and a slate of new de

eToro is expanding into football with a cryptocurrency education campaign. The investment platform launched eToro FC this week—a community for Premier League fans interested in learning about cryptoas

still blockchain use is still in its infancy in the automotive industry, a handful of companies are pioneering its adoption, believing that the technology will radically transform the sector. as per a

Orbs, an Israeli blockchain startup, said Thursday it has secured a seven-figure investment from Kakao Investment, the venture arm of South Korean internet giant Kakao. The capital will fund protocol

Cryptocurrency offers a compelling premise: control your money without intermediaries, without trusting banks, without any external oversight. Most people don't want that responsibility. ChainFront l

Tobelet, a Singapore company, has announced a partnership with DeepBrainChain to power DataXchain, its marketplace for trading data. The platform establishes commercial value for digital assets—images

The gaming sector has experienced remarkable evolution over the past decade, driven by breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality that create deeper player immers

Gibraltar's GBX digital asset exchange announced insurance coverage for its GBX-DAX secondary platform through a partnership with Callaghan Insurance, a Gibraltar-based firm. The coverage applies to h

Canyudo, a UK-based startup, released its social tasking app in closed beta ahead of a January 2019 launch, the company announced this week. Canyudo will launch the service first in Hong Kong before e

Malaysia's Securities Commission completed a pilot program testing whether blockchain technology could run unlisted and over-the-counter markets. Datuk Syed Zaid Albar, the SC's chairman, presented th

Hardware makers are flooding the market with ready-built Bitcoin and Lightning nodes, lowering the bar for people who want to participate in the emerging Lightning network. The network now holds rough

BitGo, the Goldman Sachs-backed custodian service for cryptocurrency, has joined the Universal Protocol Alliance. The company announced the move yesterday. The Universal Protocol Alliance works to bu

Mastercard has submitted a new patent application centered on concealing activity within blockchain networks. The filing outlines a framework for moving funds across a blockchain in ways that mask b

iFinTech Solutions, a fintech company based in Tunis, has signed a partnership with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of Private Sector to develop blockchain solutions for Islamic banks worl

Paxful opened its second school in Rwanda this week in partnership with Zam Zam Water, a humanitarian organization. The Delaware-based peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace gathered more than $100,000 in d

Blockchain gaming has languished on the industry margins for four years, despite persistent enthusiasm from the cryptocurrency sector. No major publisher has launched a game using blockchain technolog

ConsenSys has announced significant workforce reductions affecting up to 600 employees, representing approximately 50 percent of its total staff as the Ethereum-focused studio restructures operations.

South Koreans account for roughly a third of global cryptocurrency trading, according to new research by Cindicator, a blockchain intelligence firm. The nation's residents hold about 30% of all digita

Bitcasino.io, the world's first licensed bitcoin casino, has launched a rebuilt website centered on speed and player control. The platform loads in two seconds—eight times faster than rival bitcoin g

BTC.com has rolled out replay protection and a coin extraction tool for the Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV split. The safeguards let wallet holders spend Bitcoin Cash without risking their newly created

Conflux, a blockchain protocol designed for decentralized applications (DApps) that promises much higher capabilities in terms of scalability and speed, has raised US$35 million from prominent investo

Roughly a decade into its existence, blockchain technology has already reshaped numerous industries. Healthcare providers, banks, farmers, and educational institutions worldwide have embraced cryptocu

The Belarus High Technologies Park, a special economic zone, released additional rules governing cryptocurrency and blockchain operations within its jurisdiction. The regulations expand a framework in

Momentum is building around digital ballot systems after Zug residents demonstrated enthusiasm for blockchain-based voting. A collaborative report from the municipality, Hochschule Luzern's Blockchain

During protracted downturns, bitcoin's most adamant critics achieve their greatest visibility, deploying increasingly extreme assertions regarding the asset's future. Among the luminaries making publi

Traders need crypto exchanges that don't force a choice between security and usability. Encrybit, a Hong Kong startup, surveyed 1,108 people and uncovered persistent gaps: 40 percent ranked security a

Coinshares released an updated mining report showing that renewable energy sources power at least 77.6% of bitcoin mining operations. The finding contradicts widespread claims that bitcoin poses a sev

DragonEx has secured an EU cryptocurrency exchange license and plans to expand its global reach through new payment partnerships and enhanced service offerings. The Singapore-based trading platform,

Vitalik Buterin has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel because of his “outstanding achievements in the fields of cryptocurrencies, smart contracts and the design of instit

A joint study from Mumsnet and eToro challenges a persistent misconception about women and investment. The survey polled 1,025 female Mumsnet users between July 11 and July 30. Women show more financi

Propy runs real estate transactions on blockchain. The company records property deeds on Ethereum, operates a buying platform it compares to Zillow, accepts cryptocurrency payments, and supports multi

Blue Helix secured $15 million in funding from Huobi Global, OKCoin, Genesis Capital, Node Capital, City Holdings, and Yintai Investment. The company operates BHEX Exchange, a decentralized platform f

ConsenSys Labs has led a $2.1 million seed round for AZTEC, an Ethereum protocol developer based in London. AZTEC builds tools for private transactions on the Ethereum blockchain while keeping user ac

Calvin Ayre has called off the hash war. CoinGeek, the mining pool and news outlet Ayre finances, announced this week that Bitcoin SV would stop competing for the Bitcoin Cash ticker. They are moving

After September 11, Congress passed the Patriot Act with minimal resistance. Lawmakers designed the law as a temporary shield against terrorism. Each renewal drew little debate. Since then, federal ag

The global sports betting market sits at $120 billion today, with projections putting it between $300 billion and $400 billion within five years in regions where betting is legal, such as the United S

Charities and foundations tackling humanity's biggest challenges often face their own set of obstacles. Securing and holding onto donor confidence proves difficult. Mobilizing capital from supporters

Ohio's treasurer began accepting cryptocurrency payments for business taxes on November 26, 2018, making the state the first in the United States to adopt this payment method.

Securitize raised $12.75 million in its Series A round, with Blockchain Capital leading the investment and Coinbase Ventures, Global Brain, NXTP, and OK Capital participating. The company aims to toke

Bitreserve allows users to hold and invest in a variety of currencies and commodities. Today, they are eliminating fees for currency trades.

Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange, operating under the umbrella of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group, has received formal authorization to function as a blockchain technology provider. The approv

Bitcoin's dominance in the cryptocurrency world often gets attributed to network effects, but the competitive landscape reveals deeper obstacles for privacy-focused alternatives. Several structural fa

Humans.net opened its peer-to-peer freelancer marketplace this week. The company raised $10 million in a seed round and ran a US trial that attracted 200,000 users. The platform cuts middlemen by comb

US-based crypto startup BitVault, Inc., doing business as Gem, has revealed the launch of its consumer crypto portfolio app that lets users track all their crypto accounts in one single app. The app,

LA-based startup Coinmine has announced the launch of Coinmine One, a sleek, plug-in device that aims to simplify the complex cryptocurrency mining process.

Aevolve, a Zurich-based healthtech company, has announced the filing of the first crypto token...

Bitcoin Cash forks into two competing chains today as mining operations align behind incompatible network upgrades. The BitcoinABC and BitcoinSV proposals represent distinct visions for how the blockc

Bitcoin Cash underwent a contentious hard fork on November 15, 2018, splitting into two competing versions—ABC and SV—after a hash war battle for mining dominance.

Ethereum has a new proposal in development that would change how smart contracts function after deployment. The standard, called ERC1538 or the Transparent Contract Standard, comes from Nick Mudge. I

Bitcoin tumbled below $6,000 on November 14, 2018, reaching its lowest level since August and marking the beginning of sustained downward pressure on cryptocurrency valuations.

Singapore has the most liberal and transparent treatment for the cryptocurrency industry in Asia, according to local experts.

The Bitcoin Cash hash war will conclude tomorrow, though no one can predict the outcome with certainty. As it stands, Craig Wright appears to have seized momentum. Wright and his backers command the m

KuCoin, the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, has raised $20 million in Series A funding from IDG Capital, Matrix Partners, and Neo Global Capital. KuCoin operates as a spot-trading platform w

The video Tim Canova posted to Twitter on November 8 showed election officials arriving in their personal vehicles and placing provisional paper ballots into a rented box truck. Each official made the

Crypto finance startup Circle has announced the launch of a new reward program in a bid to attract new customers to its Circle Invest platform.

Singapore-based Rate3 closed a $17 million funding round to build infrastructure for converting assets into digital tokens that flow across blockchain networks. The company envisions a future where st

BTC-Alpha integrated Revain's review platform into its exchange interface. Traders can now see community ratings and reviews for projects without leaving BTC-Alpha's site. Revain built a customizable

MediBloc, a blockchain-focused healthcare startup, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital—Harvard Medical School's flagship teaching facility and oldest hospital—t

CryptoSlots is expanding its gaming catalog with the launch of Trip to Japan, a new 5X4 slot experience packed with mechanics designed to trigger substantial payouts. The platform, which debuted jus

The tension surrounding Bitcoin Cash's upcoming split has intensified dramatically. Roger Ver, operator of Bitcoin.com and a prominent figure within the Bitcoin Cash community, has disclosed what he c

Pundi Labs (Pundi X), a point-of-sale (POS) terminal maker, has announced a partnership with blockchain startup HARA to bring its blockchain-based POS devices to farmers. The company said the partners

Seagate Technology Plc and IBM have now revealed that they are working together to reduce global hard drive counterfeiting using blockchain technology. Figures from the International Anti-Counterfeiti

The SEC has announced settled charges against EtherDelta founder Zachary Coburn for operating an unregistered securities exchange, marking the regulator's first enforcement action against a digital token trading platform.

At the 2018 Web Summit, several major blockchain firms are seizing the opportunity to distribute complimentary crypto to thousands of attendees. The conference has assembled prominent speakers such as

eToro, a European social trading and multi asset brokerage company, has revealed the launch of the GoodDollar experiment, an open source community project that seeks to reduce wealth inequality by int

Snark.art, a Brooklyn-based blockchain laboratory focused on digital art, announced its first major project this week with artist Eve Sussman. The work, titled \"89 Seconds Atomized,\" explores collecti

For the first time, a decentralized application has successfully bridged the divide between separate blockchain networks. BancorX now enables seamless token swaps between Ethereum and EOS, eliminating

Marking a major milestone for the blockchain space, Luxembourg-based cryptocurrency firm Blockchain has rolled out its first token giveaway initiative, teaming up with the nonprofit Stella

A rap song called Prathet Ku Mee (Which is My Country) has accumulated 25 million views on YouTube since its release. Thai rappers recorded the track with sharp lyrics aimed at government corruption,

The past decade witnessed mounting enthusiasm for open-source development and decentralized systems, with Bitcoin serving as the catalyst for a broader vision. The technology sparked a central questio

A British blockchain platform designed to assist small and established companies in accessing capital has pledged to implement rigorous ethical standards governing its token launch. Investx operates a

Tapatalk, a startup whose mobile app aggregates forum discussions from across the internet, is launching a blockchain platform to overhaul how online communities operate. The project, called TAPx, lau

A new service enabling Dash transactions via text message debuted in Venezuela, providing access to the cryptocurrency for basic cellphone users on the Movistar and Digitel networks. BlockCypher partn

Blockchain gaming isn't something I've ever been particularly optimistic about. My background spans both gaming and crypto, and I've struggled to envision these two worlds operating together in their

Throughout 2018, major tech companies faced mounting pressure over their data collection practices. Facebook and Google tracked users across the internet. Millions had grown wary. Apple positioned its

MetaMask announced a mobile app at Devcon, a developer conference held October 30 through November 2 in Prague. Joseph Lubin, CEO of ConsenSys, posted on Twitter: \"Everyone's favorite Ethereum browser

Origin, an Ethereum-based marketplace for services like ridesharing and short-term rentals, has integrated TrueUSD into its platform. TrustToken created TrueUSD, which ranks second by trading volume a

Shakepay, the Montreal crypto startup, opened an over-the-counter trading desk to handle large transactions for Canadian institutions, businesses, and wealthy individuals looking to trade Bitcoin and

PegaSys, the protocol engineering team at ConsenSys, has announced the release of Pantheon, an open source Ethereum client developed under the Apache 2.0 license and written in Java.

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Blockchain identity startup Civic has joined a partnership previously formed between crypto cybersecurity company...

Coinbase has completed a $300 million Series E funding round that values the cryptocurrency exchange at $8 billion, marking a significant milestone for institutional investment in the sector.

WeTrust Spring, a fundraising platform for nonprofits, announced that it will match every Ethereum donation dollar-for-dollar through November 27. The campaign marks Giving Tuesday and includes 14 cha

Digix's DGX token, which represents ownership of physical gold, moved into BitGo's custody platform today. The addition marks growing institutional interest in digital assets backed by precious metals

NXMH, a Belgium-based investment firm, acquired cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp in an all-cash deal. The two parties signed on October 25. Neither disclosed the purchase price, but people with knowle

Scott Redman spent 2015 and 2016 posing as a physician while treating more than 100 American patients. He prescribed a nine-year-old child a 30-day supply of Vyvanse, a controlled substance used for A

Bitcoin's volatility has dropped below that of the stock market over the past month. eToro's daily newsletter and Bitcoin Magazine first reported the comparison. The comparison emerged during a striki

Lacksfish, an engineer at BTC.com, has highlighted a privacy vulnerability in how Monero selects decoy transactions after October's hard fork. The issue stems from an unintended consequence of bulletp

Blockchain.com and Ledger have unveiled a joint hardware wallet initiative dubbed Blockchain Lockbox, marking a significant collaboration between the two cryptocurrency security firms. The device repr

Edge, a Californian startup formerly known as Airbitz, has released a major version update to the Edge Wallet, expanding users’ ability to buy, sell and trade cryptocurrencies, and enhancing user priv

The stablecoin space has doubled in size in a month. Over 100 projects now exist, according to analysis by blockchain entrepreneur Edan Yago and the Stable.Report resource. These tokens peg their valu

Goosebumps shaped childhood for kids in the 1990s. R.L. Stine's horror novels—Say Cheese and Die, One Day at Horrorland, Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes, How I Got My Shrunken Head, Vampire Breath—became s

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Minds, Inc., a crypto social network, has raised US$6 million in a Series A investment from Medici Ventures, the wholly-owned blockchain subsidiary of Overstock.com.

Ethereum's core development team postponed the Constantinople upgrade to 2019 during a meeting on Friday, October 19. The hard fork had been scheduled for November 2018, but developers found bugs in c

The Ethereum blockchain now has another way to explore its transactions. BlockScout, created by the POA Network team, launched today as an open-source block explorer that developers can download, run,

A blockchain-based application designed to reward music fans and create new revenue channels for artists is preparing for market entry. Fanbase operates as a decentralized platform enabling musicians

Canada's National Bank has wrapped up a successful test initiative with technology partner CGI and blockchain firm Skuchain, demonstrating how blockchain systems can reshape trade finance oper

The government of Gibraltar has revealed the launch of a new advisory group focused on creating education courses covering new technologies such as blockchain. The New Technologies in Education (NTiE)

Launching next month, BITTO is poised to become the first established cryptocurrency trading platform employing Proof of Stake validation, enabling investors to generate ongoing returns through stakin

Major Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs is joining forces with cryptocurrency entrepreneur Mike Novogratz to pour capital into BitGo Holdings Inc., signaling growing confidence in digital asset infrastr

NatWest will connect to a blockchain platform designed to speed up how lenders and agent banks exchange information in syndicated lending deals. The bank is moving forward with Finastra's Fusion Lende

Beijing-based Cobo raised $13 million in Series A funding from DHVC and Wu Capital. The cryptocurrency startup plans to use the capital to expand its wallet offerings and enter new markets globally.

Gibraltar's financial regulator has officially awarded a complete blockchain technology license to Coinfloor, a Bitcoin trading platform headquartered in London that launched operations in 201

Sony announced a blockchain system for managing digital content rights on Monday. The platform will track copyright ownership and creation timestamps for written works, music, films, and other media.

TEMCO, a Bitcoin-based supply chain platform, announced a partnership with BLOCKCHAIN i on October 16th. The collaboration gives TEMCO access to the accelerator's investors and advisors. Andre Kim, B

HODL shows up in crypto conversations as a misspelling that refuses to disappear. You stop reading, wondering if the writer made a mistake. They did, but the mistake stuck. Now it describes a coherent

Coinbase opened a Dublin office today, expanding its European footprint beyond London as EU customer demand grew faster than other markets last year. The San Francisco exchange secured a presence in a

Horizen—formerly known as ZenCash—has unveiled a framework designed to combat one of cryptocurrency's most persistent vulnerabilities: the 51% attack. Though no silver bullet exists, this proposal cou

Ping An Insurance, mainland China's largest insurer by market capitalization and second-largest by premium volumes, is expanding technology investments in blockchain, artificial intelligence, cloud co

Fidelity has launched Fidelity Digital Asset Services, offering cryptocurrency custody and trade execution services exclusively to institutional investors.

Tether's dollar peg broke this week. The stablecoin fell to $0.966, a three-cent gap from where it should trade. For most assets this means nothing. For a coin designed to equal one dollar, it's a war

A Dubai-based startup called Menachain Solutions DWC-LLC wants to build a payments system for the Middle East and North Africa using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. The company targets the r

Pundi X, an Indonesian maker of point-of-sale terminals, has unveiled a blockchain-based smartphone alongside a new operating system and communication protocol. The XPhone handles calls, messages, and

Israel has built one of the world's most sophisticated startup ecosystems, and the country is now positioning itself as a blockchain powerhouse. The nation's success in software, communications, and l

Elevated Returns says it has wrapped up an $18 million token sale tied to the St. Regis Aspen Resort, a property the firm purchased back in 2010. The Colorado resort sits beneath Rocky Mountain views

eToro has revealed a huge slash in the transaction fees of crypto assets as part of an ongoing effort to increase awareness of the potential of crypto and blockchain. The platform hopes to make crypto

Switzerland's financial regulator has taken a historic step in the crypto sector. The Financial Market Supervisory Authority, known as FINMA, authorized Crypto Fund AG, a subsidiary of Crypto Finance

Kakao, South Korea's dominant internet company, entered the blockchain sector this week. The firm behind KakaoTalk, the country's most popular messaging platform, launched a major blockchain initiativ

Circle, a Boston-based digital assets company, is buying SeedInvest, an equity crowdfunding platform based in New York. Founded in 2012, SeedInvest has connected thousands of startups with more than 2

Five years since the Silk Road shut down, Bitcoin transformed from criminal enterprise to something else. Ross Ulbricht serves a life sentence. The network ascended from underground anomaly to potenti

Crypto startup Hoard has launched the beta version of its all-in-one mobile wallet and trading platform supporting both fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies. Founded in 2017 and held by a Cayman Islan

Blockchain-based encyclopedia Everipedia has established its first European operations hub in Stockholm, Sweden, signaling the company's determination to deepen roots on the continent. The venture, he

Qiibee, a Swiss loyalty token protocol, has announced the addition of an American Express...

BitMEX, a leading derivatives exchange for bitcoin trading, announced the appointment of Angelina Kwan to the role of chief operating officer. The veteran regulator will be stationed in Hong Kong and

Two of the world's largest blockchain consortia, Hyperledger and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, announced Monday they will work together to drive blockchain adoption across industries. They have ac

DrumG Technologies, a blockchain startup started by R3’s former head of global business development Tim Grant, has raised US$6.5 million in a Series A funding round from Ethereum development studio Co

Shopin's marquee corporate partnerships—prominently featuring Bed, Bath and Beyond and designer house Ermenegildo Zegna—appear to be fabrications rather than functioning business relationships. This r

Line, the company operating Japan's most-used messaging application, has announced plans to launch five decentralized applications. These applications will run on Line's blockchain network as part of

Jihan Wu and Ketuan Zhan's Bitmain Technologies took a significant step toward becoming a publicly traded company this week when it submitted audited financials to Hong Kong regulators. The mining equ

Several major players from the gaming and blockchain sectors have come together to establish a unified front for digital innovation. The Blockchain Game Alliance—unveiled this week at the Blockchain G

Kraken began trading in Cardano and Quantum on Friday, bringing its total cryptocurrencies to 19. The two join Bitcoin, Ether, EOS, Stellar Lumens, Litecoin, Tether, Monero, Dash, Ether Classic, Dogec

Digital advertising has serious problems. Online, we find information, connect with people, share ideas. Advertisements influence which products we buy and which services we use. But advertising, whil

Fintech entrepreneur Marwan Forzely has set his sights on dismantling the traditional infrastructure that slows international business payments. The visionary behind eBillme—which he successfully sold

SFOX, a cryptocurrency trading platform serving institutional clients, is adding Litecoin to its offerings. The Silicon Valley firm launched in 2014 and manages trades for family offices, hedge funds,

Bitfinex launched EOSfinex, a decentralized exchange running on EOSIO technology, in beta. The platform lets traders conduct peer-to-peer transactions without go-betweens and handles high-volume block

Bitmain Technologies has filed for Hong Kong stock exchange listing, seeking to raise as much as $3 billion in an initial public offering that would value the mining hardware manufacturer as one of the world's largest semiconductor producers.

Coinbase has announced a plan to “rapidly add” new assets to its system through...

Josh Garza stole millions from ordinary workers and was sentenced to less than two years in prison. Ross Ulbricht created an online marketplace and was sentenced to life without parole. Garza ran GAW

CasinoFair, a new online casino, went live on FunFair's blockchain platform this week, marking the first operational casino to use the network's technology. FunFair built software that lets casino ope

At the forefront of automotive-blockchain convergence stands Curio Capital AG, a Swiss startup unveiling its vision for the sector's blockchain future. On September 25th, 2018, the company wil

Gospel Technology closed a £5 million Series A funding round with backing from IA Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. Both firms made their first blockchain venture investments with these deals. The Lo

Caspian, a startup focused on institutional cryptocurrency trading, has partnered with Coinbase to bring its order management and portfolio tools to Coinbase Prime, the company's platform for professi

A study from the University of Queensland suggests the longstanding suspicion that Tether manipulates Bitcoin prices may not hold water. Dr. Wang Chun Wei, an academic at the university's business sc

Five years ago I surveyed Bitcoin options for buying PC games. The landscape has shifted considerably. Steam added Bitcoin support, then removed it. Indie Game Stand closed shop. Green Man Gaming drop

European law enforcement authorities have raised alarms about a significant shift in how digital criminals exploit cryptocurrency technology. According to a recent Europol assessment, anonymity-enhanc

Dozens of stablecoins already trade: Tether, Basis, Sagacoin, TrueUSD, Dai, and Carbon. Two more joined exchanges this month with approval from New York regulators, the Paxos Standard and Gemini Dolla

Lobstr, a Stellar-based wallet that started in March 2015, announced a new custody platform for retail investors. The wallet company partnered with DigitalBits, a blockchain startup, to build XDB Labs

Alibaba's payments and financial services subsidiary Ant Financial Services Group has unveiled Ant Financial Technology, a new brand focused on equipping banks and other financial institutions with ad

Crypto exchange Poloniex announced on September 18, 2018, that it had started the process...

Singapore's leading university has opened a new hub dedicated to studying cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies. The facility, known as the CRYSTAL Center (Cryptocurrency Strategy, Techniques and

Caspian, a cryptocurrency trading platform created through a joint venture between Tora, a front-to-back technology provider, and Kenetic, a crypto investment firm, raised $16 million in a token pre-s

Joel Valenzuela in New Hampshire and Eugenia Alcalá Sucre in Venezuela have committed to the same practice: living on Dash, a cryptocurrency ranked 11th by market value. Valenzuela has lived on Dash

EverLife.AI has been able to create a blockchain network that is way different from...

notwithstanding the cryptocurrency topic seems to have firmly entrenched in headlines all across the world, the process of working in this market (especially for professional traders from traditional

The sentencing of Joshua Homero Garza marks the conclusion of one of cryptocurrency's most prominent fraud cases. The former GAW Miners chief executive received a prison term of 21 months alongside a

A proof-of-concept (PoC) project of a mobile payments service utilizing blockchain technology has been successfully completed by SoftBank Corp., a Japanese telecoms and Internet firm, in partnership w

A YouGov Omnibus survey administered during late August paints a complex portrait of America's relationship with digital currencies, revealing widespread name recognition yet minimal hands-on engageme

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, envisions his exchange becoming something more like the New York Stock Exchange than the digital marketplace it runs today. He shared that vision at TechCrunch Disrup

RiotCats opens pre-orders for its blockchain-based collectible game starting today, September 10, through October 1. The gameplay mirrors CryptoKitties—players collect, breed, and trade digital cats—b

Paxos has launched the Paxos Standard Token following authorization from the New York State Department of Financial Services, making it one of the first regulated stablecoins.

The Securities and Exchange Commission shut down trading this weekend in two products from XBT Provider, a Swedish company owned by CoinShares. The firm has operated Bitcoin and Ether investment produ

The Gemini Trust Company, founded by the Winklevoss twins, has launched the Gemini Dollar stablecoin following regulatory approval from the New York Department of Financial Services.

Venture capital (VC) firm Cosimo Ventures has launched a new tokenized VC fund called Cosimo X.

Homero Joshua Garza, the architect behind GAW Miners, awaits sentencing on September 13th following his acceptance of criminal responsibility. The plea agreement released this week illuminates what to

The Winklevoss twins have secured a patent for cold storage of cryptocurrency and digital assets, bringing their patent portfolio to nine total approvals from the U.S. Patent Office. Patent 10,068,228

(A previous version of this article noted that eGold was forced to shut down because of bankruptcy. In truth, the company behind G&SR was allowed to proceed operations but were denied the permits requ

Origin Protocol, the open-source blockchain platform for peer-to-peer marketplaces, took the lead in establishing the ERC 725 Alliance. The initiative aims to establish a blockchain-based identificati

Cryptofacil, a new startup based in Uruguay, announced it would build the largest cryptocurrency exchange for Latin America and the Caribbean. The platform taps Bittrex's trading infrastructure, offer

The Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed its decision on VanEck and SolidX's proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund until September 30, 2018, extending its review period.

Behind every cryptocurrency project's success lies an often-invisible network of support professionals who shoulder the burden of educating newcomers and resolving user issues. Two such individuals—Me

Google Cloud is broadening its blockchain analytics platform. Having released Bitcoin's blockchain data for public examination on its infrastructure during the first half of 2018, the company

Bitcoin Cash won't disappear completely. The possibility edges toward impossible. Paycoin—the scheme constructed by convicted felon Josh Garza—still trades on exchanges in 2018. It offered 500% compou

Pundi X Labs, the Indonesian maker of cryptocurrency-compatible point-of-sale systems, has announced a retail partnership bringing 1,000 of its XPOS terminals to Brazil through BitCapital, a local fin

Unibright, the enterprise-focused blockchain platform, is advancing its development roadmap just over a quarter past its soft cap target. The German startup has recently unveiled collaborations with m

Elastos and Bitmain announced a merged mining partnership allowing Bitcoin and ELA tokens to be mined together, with Bitcoin serving as the parent chain and Elastos' ELA as the auxiliary chain. Miners

Digital asset management platform MyCrypto has closed a $4 million Series A funding round led by Polychain Capital, a prominent cryptocurrency hedge fund. The new capital will fuel development of mo

Trend Micro's security researchers documented a surge in cryptojacking attacks during the first seven months of 2018, catching unauthorized mining at rates around 1000 percent above what the company o

Orbs, the blockchain startup that raised $118 million in an ICO this past June, opened its first office outside Israel in Seoul on Wednesday. The company signed a partnership agreement with Ground X,

Singapore and Chongqing announced a joint investment fund to support technology companies working in artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and blockchain. The fund supports Singaporean firm

eToro has announced an advertising partnership with seven Premier League Football clubs. The deal...

The erosion of digital privacy has accelerated rapidly. Companies continuously harvest personal information to fuel their business models, while consumers remain largely unaware of how their data is b

PricewaterhouseCoopers surveyed 600 executives across 15 countries about blockchain leadership. Respondents view the US as the most advanced in blockchain development at 29%, followed by China at 18%

Latin Americans turn to cryptocurrencies as national currencies collapse. Venezuela has emerged as the largest market. Dash, a privacy-focused coin, has signed up 200 merchants and recorded tens of th

Samsung SDS has confirmed development of blockchain-based signature and authentication systems for Korean financial institutions, marking the technology company's formal entry into banking infrastructure.

Michael Terpin, a prominent cryptocurrency investor, has filed suit against AT&T seeking to recover $24 million worth of altcoins that were stolen from him, plus an additional $200 million in punitive

Singapore's financial regulators and exchange operator are joining forces to solve a technical problem that has long plagued global finance: how to move money and securities between blockchains withou

Wirex Ltd., a cryptocurrency services provider, has been granted an e-money license by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), opening up a much broader market and allowing the company to offer se

eToro, an investment platform focused on multiple asset classes, has signed sponsorship deals with seven Premier League teams after settling the contracts in bitcoin. The club partnerships include Tot

IDCG formed International Digital Currency Markets (IDCM) after identifying fundamental flaws in both centralized and decentralized exchange models. Neither approach fully addressed the core trade-off

A global platform for entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life has revealed that it is expanding into tokenised securities. By doing so, it hopes to bring true real estate assets to its global audie

A merchant in 1793 handed out copper tokens to customers who could exchange them for store goods. Merchants kept offering those rewards. Today airlines offer miles, coffee shops punch cards, salons co

Cloud mining provider Genesis Mining announced in August 2018 that it would terminate unprofitable bitcoin contracts after miners' daily outputs fell below maintenance fee requirements during an extended cryptocurrency market downturn.

Chinese exchange giant Huobi has revealed an investment in and partnership with the OpenFinancial Network. The OpenFinancial Network describes itself as “the first US based regulated security token tr

Augur, a decentralized prediction market platform, captured attention from serious blockchain developers since its launch. Jeremy Gardner and Joey Krug built something with staying power across market

Enterprise blockchain platform Axoni has closed a $32 million Series B, with Goldman Sachs and Nyca Partners leading the round. Commitments also came from Andreessen Horowitz, Citi, Coatue Management,

The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has fallen below $200 billion on August 14, 2018, marking a new 2018 low and representing a seventy-six percent decline from the December 2017 peak.

Review.Network, a new blockchain project that has set out to improve online reviews and market researches, has raised US$1.4 million in seed funding.

Second-layer Bitcoin development has produced tangible results. Lightning and Liquid, the two main approaches to processing transactions off-chain, have both shown meaningful progress in recent months

Huobi Labs, the blockchain development arm of Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi, has announced plans to establish a $1 billion global blockchain industry fund to accelerate cryptocurrency and blockchain technology adoption.

Thailand has about 50 initial coin offerings in progress and roughly 20 digital asset exchanges seeking operating licenses from the country's Securities and Exchange Commission. \"We're working throug

Samantha Wang's entry into cryptocurrency came as a detour. In 2013, university classmates Jimmy Zhong and Ray Xiao introduced her to Bitcoin. She made small investments that went toward paying off re

Sirin Labs, the company behind the $16,000 Solarin Android smartphone, is building a blockchain phone called Finney that will run on Ethereum rather than IOTA's Tangle technology, reversing what the c

Intercontinental Exchange has announced the formation of Bakkt, a software platform designed to manage digital assets through physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts.

Axact, a software company, operated a sprawling diploma mill through hundreds of websites. In 2015 alone, the operation generated $51 million after processing over 215,000 forged degrees via 350 ficti

The NFL Players Association has taken a minority stake in SportsCastr, a blockchain platform for live streaming and sports commentary. The union made the move through OneTeam Collective, its athlete-f

The Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, has established Bakkt, a regulated ecosystem for digital asset transactions. The venture pairs Microsoft, Boston Consulting Group,

A clemency petition for Ross Ulbricht has amassed more than 48,000 signatures in its opening three weeks, rapidly approaching the 50,000 threshold. Since its launch, the campaign has been gathering ro

Litecoin has joined the MCO cryptocurrency platform, expanding the digital wallet's coin offerings to five. The seventh-ranked cryptocurrency by market value, now worth over $4.3 billion, sits alongsi

The EOS token, the cryptocurrency token of the EOSIO open source blockchain protocol, has been added into cryptocurrency trading platform Poloniex.

In a significant move to bolster its European presence, blockchain payments and identity platform Nuggets has recruited Kevin Jenkins, a seasoned executive from the traditional financial services worl

Stephen Bliss runs a burger van called The Sizzling Griddle off the A174 in North Yorkshire. Between orders, he trades on eToro, where he manages about $6 million and has convinced nearly 5,000 people

Philadelphia sports lore wraps around Lincoln Financial Field's basement, stories ranging from holding cells designed for unruly fans to secret tunnels for evacuating players during crowd chaos. The S

Mistertango, a cryptocurrency payment app regulated by Lithuania's central bank, surveyed 24 exchanges across Europe, Asia, South America, and Oceania. The exchanges reported combined daily trading vo

Leaked financial documents revealed that cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain generated $1.1 billion in net profit during the first quarter of 2018, with some sources reporting figures as high as $1.2 billion for the quarter.

The Chamber of Digital Commerce released a detailed report this month on how the token industry should operate and where tokens sit in the regulatory framework. Over 350 companies and organizations w

Tron, a startup developing a blockchain-based entertainment and content-sharing platform, has officially completed the acquisition of file sharing software provider BitTorrent.

Millions traded personal data for convenient services without much thought. Cambridge Analytica's breach exposed what people didn't realize they were giving up. The harvesting of 50 million Facebook

Skrill, the Paysafe Group's digital wallet and payment platform, is now selling cryptocurrencies. Starting Wednesday, users in more than 30 countries can buy and sell Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ether, and

BRAVO, a Phoenix-based payments app, plans to launch a public token sale and fund its global expansion by integrating cryptocurrency and blockchain technology into its platform. The move targets lower

Peer review is at the heart of scientific publishing. the process by which grants are allocated, papers published, academics promoted, and Nobel prizes won. Through the process of peer review, a manus

Abra's founder and chief executive Bill Barhydt remains bullish on Bitcoin, envisioning valuations exceeding $50,000 in the years ahead. Despite turbulent market conditions throughout the first half o

Pundi X Labs, the Indonesian maker of cryptocurrency-enabled point-of-sale terminals, has partnered with South Korea's Ubivelox to establish its payment devices across the region. The two companies si

Eyeing a lucrative corner of the emerging digital assets market, Malta's premier bourse announced ambitious expansion plans Thursday, rolling out new partnerships aimed at establishing the island as

Bitcoin promised financial freedom—the ability to own your wealth outright and access markets that had been closed to ordinary people. But that promise now runs into a hard problem: most people don't

SyncFab, which operates a blockchain platform for hardware manufacturing supply chains, joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, the world's largest open source blockchain initiative, to work alongsid

Digital ledger technology's computational demands rival the electricity consumption of entire nations—Peru, Israel, Portugal stand as comparable benchmarks. Bitminer Factory, headquartered in Italy, i

Blockstream has released new details about Liquid, its sidechain platform for exchanges and institutional traders. The company has spent years developing second-layer technologies to help Bitcoin scal

Every year, donors around the world contribute billions to charity, yet many have no way to track what happens with their donations after they give them. The lack of transparency has eroded confidence

Coinbase sees money pouring in from institutional investors, according to Adam White, the exchange's vice president and general manager. White told CNBC's Fast Money that institutional interest is bec

Embleema, a Delaware-based startup, has opened its HIPAA-compliant blockchain-based health records platform to public testing. The company spent a year developing PatientTruth, a decentralized applica

Line Corporation, the Japanese internet company operating Asia's most popular messaging app, launched its cryptocurrency exchange platform, Bitbox, today. The Singapore-based Line Tech Plus runs the e

MakerDAO has increased DAI stablecoin's debt ceiling through community voting, enabling the stablecoin supply to reach $100 million as demand for the cryptocurrency-collateralized asset grows.

Galaxy Digital, the cryptocurrency merchant bank spearheaded by prominent bull Mike Novogratz, has joined forces with Caspian—a comprehensive platform for crypto trading operations and risk oversight.

India won't ban cryptocurrencies outright, according to government sources. Officials are exploring whether to treat digital assets as commodities. An anonymous senior government official told Quartz

Professional tennis player Gaël Monfils has become an unlikely champion for cryptocurrency trading. The 31-year-old Frenchman, nicknamed \"Sliderman\" for his theatrical on-court antics, recently emerge

Europe's stance on blockchain technology sets it apart from global peers, reflecting a fundamentally different philosophy. Data from Ipsos demonstrates that European populations hold more bullish view

Supply chains lock up trillions in capital. The payment process crawls through multiple banks and networks. Businesses wait for their money. They wait for shipments to arrive. While they wait, they ne

The Blockchain World Conference will end its three-day Atlantic City run—July 11-13—with an unprecedented event: a 100-player poker tournament conducted entirely in cryptocurrency. The tournament mark

China's government is chasing blockchain technology while crushing cryptocurrencies. A new report from Abacus, 500 Startups, and the South China Morning Post documents the contradiction. Six major ci

Bitcoin's mining network processed over 40 exahashes per second in June 2018, crushing the roughly 13 EH/s record from 2017 by more than double. Four months brought growth exceeding 100 percent. For m

Status, an Ethereum-based mobile operating system, is partnering with OmiseGO, a platform focused on financial inclusion and interoperability across blockchains. The teams will integrate Status's plat

The Philippine central bank green-lit two new cryptocurrency exchanges to handle peso conversions. Virtual Currency Philippines, Inc. and ETranss received approval from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Bitcoin entered the world without any funding mechanism when Satoshi Nakamoto released it in early 2009. Modern cryptocurrency projects take a different path. Many fund themselves through initial coin

New, but fast-growing cryptocurrency exchange CoinDeal is quickly building a name for itself in...

Craig Wright, the Australian entrepreneur who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, escalated that assertion this week after a confrontation with Bitcoin developer Peter Todd. In a series of tweets, Wright a

Wes Nolte trades with what he calls a \"diverse, risk-balanced, and bodacious\" approach. A 30-year-old from South Africa who works as chief technology officer in London, he ranks among eToro's most-cop

Malta has officially passed three bills establishing regulatory frameworks for blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, positioning itself as the first country with comprehensive digital asset legislation.

Cryptocurrency exchanges have hemorrhaged $750 million in the first six months of 2018, according to CipherTrace, a cybersecurity firm that works with banks and exchanges on blockchain security and co

Bitcoin bounced back within days of headlines declaring it dead. Major outlets had called the bubble burst, but the market turned course last week. Bitcoin now trades around $6,500, climbing from late

The Securities and Exchange Commission is reviewing another application for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. The latest proposal comes from Cboe Global Markets on behalf of SolidX Bitcoin Shares, an ET

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority approved 29 fintech companies for its fourth regulatory sandbox cohort on Tuesday. More than 40 percent plan to test blockchain or blockchain technology.

Blockport, an exchange based in Amsterdam, went live with its public beta this week. The platform allows European traders to buy, sell and trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and two additional cryptocu

Virtual World Arcade, a virtual reality studio based in California, is bringing two of its games to Yumerium, a blockchain gaming platform developed by Subdream Labs. The partnership represents a sign

Designed to tackle the scalability and interoperability challenges plaguing blockchain technology, Aion has positioned itself at the forefront of cross-chain communication. The project made headlines

ARCHOS, a French multinational electronics company, has announced that it is providing the cryptocurrency...

Regulators in the United Kingdom have raised new alarm about financial institutions' involvement in digital currencies. Through a formal communication sent to leadership at banking, insurance, and i

Germany's solarisBank, which holds a full banking license, unveiled its dedicated Blockchain Factory initiative, positioning itself as \"the specialized infrastructure partner of choice for companies i

The blockchain scaling venture helmed by Jimmy Nguyen and Craig Wright has built its entire operation around Bitcoin Cash—yet the software powering its security infrastructure remains locked away. Nak

Malta's legislature delivered a decisive thumbs-up this week to a trio of bills aimed at cementing the Mediterranean nation's position as a leading jurisdiction for blockchain technology. The

Spencer Bogart of Blockchain Capital appeared on CNBC's Fast Money Monday, offering his perspective on bitcoin's positioning within the broader digital asset ecosystem. Throughout the segment, Bogart

The Bank for International Settlements unveiled an examination of cryptocurrencies this past weekend, included within their 2018 Annual Economic Report. Their stated goal was to get past promotional c

Across Brussels, eleven competitive squads converged Friday to participate in a grueling 48-hour development marathon as part of the 2018 EU Blockathon Challenge. Orchestrated collaboratively by the E

Japan’s largest Bitcoin exchange has announced that it is suspending its account creation for...

PayCoiner, a London payment processor, handles cryptocurrency transactions for merchants. The platform lets store owners choose which currencies to accept, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin

Shopin's ICO faced a crisis this month when the investment syndicate handling a major portion of funds got breached. The hack affected hundreds of participants who had pooled money through the syndica

A Los Angeles-based visual recognition firm announced Thursday it will tap the Bitcoin Lightning Network to facilitate micropayments for AI-driven image analysis and autonomous machine communication.

Diaman Capital, headquartered in Malta, has rolled out Exante crypto, a sophisticated platform engineered for professional management of digital asset portfolios. Built by the Diaman PhiToken team fol

Switzerland built its name as a banking and finance powerhouse generations before blockchain existed. That history of pragmatism and financial sophistication positioned the country well as cryptocurre

Simcord Company finished its pre-sale phase and wrapped an internal crowdsale. The Bitbon System now enters the final stage of its public token offering, opening doors to anyone ready to bet on the sh

Cryptocurrency industry representatives gave evidence to Britain's Treasury Select Committee this week, warning that without regulation, the nation risked missing out on \"the biggest technology since

As of late as last September, the People’s Bank of China revealed an immediate ban on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) — a method employed by blockchain startups to fund development — and cryptocurrency

Decenturion wants to build the first sovereign state governed through blockchain and direct democracy. The project launched at Consensus 2018 with founders who chose to remain anonymous, following Bit

NordFX has converted MetaTrader 4 into a cryptocurrency trading platform through its new MTEX system. The platform retains its existing forex and metals trading features while adding crypto capabiliti

William Hinman leads the Division of Corporate Finance at the SEC. Last week, he drew a line at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit: Ether is not a security. The declaration marked the clearest regu

The Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) has revealed that it is accepting donations in cryptocurrency, which will go toward its projects of advancing press freedom. Yesterday, it was revealed that M

Attitudes toward cryptocurrency in Ireland have shifted from doubt to openness, according to new research from Amárach Research and communications firm Red Flag published in The Irish Times. The surve

eToro's platform now offers stocks alongside cryptocurrencies. As of mid-June, traders can hold cryptos, stocks, exchange-traded funds, and thousands of other assets in one account. The brokerage prev

Global investing platform and cryptocurrency exchange eToro has revealed now that it is adding Cardano’s ADA token to its list of cryptocurrencies, bringing the total number of assets available to ele

Grassroots Economics said Monday it will move its community currency work onto a blockchain using the open-source Bancor Protocol. The non-profit builds community currency programs across Africa and w

Cryptocurrency investing continues gaining traction among retail and institutional players alike. Yet for those holding digital assets and seeking to grow their positions, the challenge remains: how d

BitMEX has emerged as one of the world's largest cryptocurrency futures exchanges, processing over $2 billion in average daily crypto trades and serving as the primary venue for bitcoin derivatives trading.

A $15 million Series A funding round marks Galaxy Digital Ventures' entry into AlphaPoint, a blockchain infrastructure firm specializing in asset digitization. The investment is meant to propel the co

An Irish regtech firm pushing blockchain-based compliance tools has unveiled its debut platform designed to bring regulatory rigor to token offerings. Gecko Governance's latest product, Gecko Crypto1,

Crypto token trading platform ItBit has received approval from the NYDFS to offer trading and custody services for ETH, LTC, XLM, and BCH.

Dr. Dominik Thor sat down with journalists at CoinFest UK 2018 to discuss Vaultitude, his company building blockchain-based intellectual property protection. The platform, which operates under the Vau

Dejun Qian's Singapore-based Fusion Foundation is constructing a new blockchain infrastructure designed to break down the walls separating disparate digital assets. The platform aims to enable cryptoc

CoinDeal's launch early this year caught the attention of crypto traders. Within three months of opening, the Polish exchange processed $3 million in daily trading volumes. Adam Bicz, Filip Dzierżak,

Global investment platform and cryptocurrency exchange eToro has now revealed that users can invest directly in shares on the platform where previously only CFDs were available. Users can now buy UK s

Talla, an artificial intelligence company founded in 2015, has launched BotChain, a blockchain platform that runs on Ethereum. Through it, companies register their bots with unique identity codes whil

Status, an Ethereum-based mobile operating system, has become a founding member of the Ethereum Community Fund. The platform lets users message each other, move money, and access decentralized applica

Since the Mt. Gox collapse, trading venues have represented one of cryptocurrency's greatest vulnerabilities. You might wonder: if Bitcoin operates on a blockchain, why do so many enthusias

Wachsman, a blockchain PR firm with offices in New York and Dublin, announced it hired two senior bankers to launch a new advisory division. The firm runs the world's largest blockchain-focused public

Seeking healthcare beyond borders has become increasingly common among patients frustrated with long waits, limited options, or astronomical costs in their home countries. Across the developed world,

“The whole thing was going haywire, even the brakes failed. Very scary.” stated a driver after an automotive security company hacked his vehicle in a controlled environment. With more than 125 million

eToro attributed bitcoin's near-$1,000 slide yesterday to market correction rather than the CoinRail hack. Analysts at the exchange see the Korean platform's breach as a sideshow. The exchange handles

Streamity is preparing to launch its main service in the coming weeks. The team has released an alpha version for testing ahead of the official debut. StreamDesk, the centerpiece, functions as a dece

Women are moving into cryptocurrency at double the rate from six months prior. Men's interest has plateaued, making women the market's primary growth segment. The London Block Exchange, Britain's onl

Blockchain security company BitGo has been a leader in the crypto space since the...

Carbon Black, a cybersecurity firm, discovered a $6.7 million market on darknet sites for cryptocurrency theft malware. The firm cataloged 12,000 such marketplaces offering about 34,000 different prod

WONO operates as an online marketplace where users can share, earn and spend without the tax burden or steep commissions that plague traditional P2P platforms. Participants monetize whatever they own—

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer KeepKey has launched native support for ERC20 tokens, now allowing...

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it is setting up an office in Japan...

Huobi operates from Singapore with offices spanning Hong Kong, the United States, Korea, and Japan. The company is moving its headquarters to Hainan, China, where it was founded in 2013. As China move

People need work that energizes them. Research shows job satisfaction improves health, creativity, and long-term wellbeing. Job candidates today want more than paychecks. They search for positions tha

SBI Holdings has announced the launch of VCTRADE, the first cryptocurrency exchange owned by...

Since Bitcoin's creation, digital assets have experienced wild price swings that have fundamentally shifted how investors view them—less as a tool for everyday transactions and more as speculative hol

What if global commerce didn't require banks as gatekeepers? That's the question BitPay and its ecosystem are beginning to answer—not by revolutionizing how coffee shops operate, but by transforming h

Narada Power Source, a Chinese energy company, is bringing its Asia Pacific subsidiary together with Electrify, a Singapore startup, to deploy blockchain and Internet-of-Things technology for energy t

A blockchain-focused ticketing startup operating from the United States has unveiled its freshly minted platform, now obtainable via Apple's mobile app marketplace. The application streamlines the tic

Wallet maker imToken has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by IDG Capital, which has invested in Circle, Ripple and Bitmain. Ben He, imToken's founder and CEO, told MiningPool the company w

MyBit, a blockchain-based platform for investing in connected devices, has inked a deal with Prague-based smart furniture manufacturer Ability Concept. The collaboration marks a major milestone as the

eToro enters the U.S. crypto market during the second half of 2018 riding a strong year. The brokerage, which brings over 10 million users across more than 140 countries, is launching a new wallet and

Leading mobile game publisher gumi Inc. has announced a new cryptocurrency fund with an...

BitBay, Poland's largest cryptocurrency exchange, will shut down operations at home and relocate to Malta. Established in 2014, BitBay serves 800,000 active users, operates 29 digital assets, processe

Ethbay launches as a blockchain-based competitor to eBay, aiming to strip down the fees and privacy concerns that plague traditional online marketplaces. The Ethereum-powered platform charges 1% per t

Castle Craig Hospital in Peeblesshire became the first treatment facility in Scotland to open its doors to people struggling with cryptocurrency trading addiction. The residential program targets thos

TaaS, a Singapore-based closed-end fund focused on blockchain assets, has partnered with OSA DC, a startup building AI and blockchain tools for retail and supply chain management. The partnership brin

The Supreme Court struck down a 26-year federal ban on sports betting last week, clearing the way for states to set their own rules. Nevada has been the sole state with legal sports betting for 26 yea

SoPay, a blockchain-based payment infrastructure designed to deliver speed, confidentiality, and user accessibility, revealed plans for its token offering commencing May 29, 2018 through June 3, 2018.

Marijuana legalization will usher in a new way of thinking that will be as disruptive as any emergent technology.

A breach at Taylor, the emerging cryptocurrency trading platform startup, resulted in the disappearance of roughly 2,500 ether tokens—valued at approximately $1.5 million—plus 7% of Taylor's own TAY t

At CoinFest UK 2018, ETHBITS' co-founder and Business Growth Manager Matthew Rodbourne outlined the platform's trajectory over the coming months. Established in 2017 by what he describes as cryptocurr

Britain's financial regulator has 24 active probes into cryptocurrency operations, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information request and reported by the Financial Times. The Finan

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed that its GDAX platform will evolve to become Coinbase...

Revolut is adding Ripple and Bitcoin Cash to its payment app. The London fintech company announced the expansion today, building on the crypto offerings it already provides to customers. The company

CheapAir.com accepted bitcoin for travel bookings starting in 2013. Now the company takes Litecoin, Dash and Bitcoin Cash as payment, becoming the first travel platform to offer all three. The crypto

When Riccardo Spagni entered cryptocurrency, he asked what everyone asked: Would digital money overturn finance? Bitcoin answered that. The protocol worked. Transactions settled without banks. Value m

Ubex hit its soft cap for its token sale within the first day of the offering. The project launched on May 21, 2018, with the sale running through August 13. The raise surpassed 4,000 ETH in that open

The Ontario Securities Commission took action against five companies this week for operating without proper authorization in cryptocurrency. The watchdog issued an alert on May 18 identifying BTCReal,

James Rodriguez, the 2014 World Cup's Golden Boot winner, announced today he signed with SelfSell, a blockchain startup, to launch his own cryptocurrency token. The Colombian midfielder for Real Madri

Brickschain and ULedger have announced a partnership to bring blockchain technology into construction management. The initiative aims to reduce costs and delays while improving how teams track propert

China's blockchain sector is accelerating. The government just documented 249 investment deals in blockchain startups on the books, with capital pouring in at record pace. A whitepaper from China's M

Professor Alex Norta has signed on as scientific advisor to Black Insurance, a blockchain startup building a platform for insurance brokers to launch their own insurance companies without traditional

The crypto sector faces a pivotal question: how will major regulators, especially America's Securities & Exchange Commission, treat tokens and digital coins? Should the SEC determine that token sales

X Genomics announced the Human Variant Genome Project, positioning the Singapore-based startup to serve as a central hub for genetic research data stored on blockchain technology. The platform allows

Shyft, an identity verification and KYC/AML-focused blockchain company, has reached an agreement with Bermuda's government, with Premier E. David Burt taking the lead on the initiative. Under the memo

Blockchain gaming platform Game Protocol has formed a partnership with Bancor, the preeminent decentralized exchange solution for token conversions. At its core, Game Protocol operates as a fundraisin

Coinigy, a cloud-based cryptocurrency trading platform, has announced the launch of Coinigy Mobile, a...

Investment platform eToro has now revealed that it will launch a cryptocurrency offering in the US, enabling users in the country to invest in ten cryptocurrencies initially, with more to be added thr

Consensus 2018 hosted a regulatory panel featuring Bittrex Chief Security Officer Kiran Raj alongside Robert A. Cohen from the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), James McDonald from the Commodity F

A tax collector in Florida has revealed now that his office will begin accepting bitcoin and bitcoin cash through payment processor BitPay starting this summer, making it the first U.S. government age

Japanese blockchain software provider Tech Bureau has announced the release of the second version...

Scaling has dominated Consensus 2018, just as it did the three years prior. The \"SCALING, LAYER 2 AND CRYPTOGRAPHIC INNOVATIONS\" panel brought together Alin S. Dragos of MIT Media Lab, Amy Yin from Co

Chinese consumers handle nearly 62 percent of the world's mobile transactions. Yet most Android users there cannot install a cryptocurrency wallet that would let them buy things with bitcoin. That cha

Blockchain Valley Ventures opened its doors Thursday in Zug, Switzerland, bringing together veterans from IBM, UBS, and SAP alongside the Swiss startup Lykke to back early-stage crypto companies. The

Wealth means more than pocket money. It means having enough set aside to support yourself now, support yourself later, and leave something behind when you're gone. The Spindle project wants to make th

Los Angeles hosted the Crypto Invest Summit from April 30 through May 2, drawing blockchain investors and entrepreneurs to sessions exploring the technology's emerging applications. The final day feat

The peer-to-peer payment network Dash has found its way into Paycent, a mobile payment application operated by Texcent Asia. This integration makes Dash accessible to the app's individual users and gr

Finch Capital invested 5 million euros in Brickblock, a fintech platform that converts physical assets into blockchain-based tokens. The investment brings total capital raised by the Gibraltar-headqua

Across the globe, cryptocurrency and blockchain companies face an increasingly fragmented regulatory landscape that forces founders to navigate conflicting requirements from different jurisdictions. T

Nine million investors have accounts on eToro, a platform where traders buy and sell alongside one another. The company raised $100 million in early 2018 to fuel global expansion and blockchain techno

Finch Capital has led a €5 million Series A investment into Brickblock, a Gibraltar-based blockchain startup focused on tokenizing real-world assets. The funding round represents a major step forward

Intercontinental Exchange is building a digital platform for bitcoin trading, according to sources briefed on the project. The move from ICE—which owns the New York Stock Exchange—arrives weeks after

The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving toward approval of a Bitcoin ETF, reversing years of rejections and withdrawn applications. A shift in momentum began when futures exchanges launched r

Quoine, a cryptocurrency startup from Japan, has launched its ICO Mission Control platform, an...

Overthrowing an entrenched system triggers retaliation. The larger the change, the fiercer the response. Foreign governments intervene according to their interests. Workers protect their positions. Th

CoinJanitor recovers value trapped on dead cryptocurrency blockchains by purchasing abandoned coins and funneling those assets back into the active market. The project addresses two fundamental questi

Bitfinex is now trading Stellar (XLM) and Verge (XVG), two tokens that rank in the top 30 cryptocurrencies by value. Stellar sits at number eight with an $8.2 billion market cap while Verge comes in a

INGOT Group is rolling out INGOT Coin, a blockchain ecosystem intended to bridge the gap between traditional finance and cryptocurrency markets. Six linked components form the system: an IC Wallet, IC

A group of the U.K.’s leading cryptocurrency platforms are urging the Treasury to regulate...

Wirex, the cryptocurrency payment platform, rolled out Litecoin support on its debit card service. The company launched a new LTC wallet that lets users buy Litecoin through bank transfers or credit a

William Hinman, who directs the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, testified Thursday before the House Capital Markets, Securities, and Investments Subcommittee. The members had gathered to examin

Institutional demand continues to provide support for digital assets even as the Mt Gox bankruptcy administrator prepares to move additional holdings. The trustee overseeing the defunct exchange's aff

A consortium of gold and diamond industry leaders and IBM are launching the TrustChain...

Dan Morehead runs Pantera Capital, a blockchain investment fund. During a Bloomberg Television interview yesterday, he called bitcoin \"a screaming buy right now.\" He also predicted the crypto market c

Yondo, ranked among Forbes's top nine must-have online tools, is integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence into its ecommerce video platform. The company's ICO presale is now underway. The s

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng denied breaching an exclusivity agreement with Sequoia Capital. The venture capital firm sued the major cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong over a failed investment dea

Cent attempts to merge the gig economy, social media, and cryptocurrency. Max Brody and Cameron Hejazi built it, and time on the platform convinced me the concept has potential. Automation has worrie

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During a Wednesday appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box, Nasdaq's chief executive Adena Friedman signaled openness to the cryptocurrency sector. \"Over time, we'd absolutely look at becoming a crypto exchan

Gemini announced on April 25 that it will deploy Nasdaq SMARTS market surveillance technology across its platform. The move aims to strengthen trading oversight and build what the exchange calls a \"ru

On April 24th, 2018, a DNS hijacking attack redirected MyEtherWallet.com traffic for roughly 120 minutes, resulting in the theft of approximately 215 ether from unsuspecting users. The breach unfolded

A blockchain-powered transportation network called DACSEE (Decentralized Alternative Cabs Serving & Empowering Everyone) made its market entrance this week by releasing a consumer mobile app in Malays

Thomson Reuters surveyed more than 400 of its trading solutions clients and found that one in five financial institutions plan to start trading cryptocurrencies within the next year. The survey includ

A decentralised insurance platform has revealed its backing for the first blockchain-enabled insurance product to tackle natural disasters in Puerto Rico. as per an announcement, Etherisc’s hurricane

Blockchain governance sits at the intersection of two domains: the protocol's code and its economic incentives. Since Bitcoin's launch, cryptocurrencies have evolved rapidly, yet they remain early-sta

WhatEOS, an organization uniting EOS blockchain enthusiasts and companies supporting the technology, held its first Australian roadshow in Sydney on April 20 at Portside Centre. Entrepreneurs and cryp

eToro added EOS to its platform on April 23 in response to growing trader demand for altcoin exposure. The social trading platform serves 9 million users and offers access to more than 1,500 instrumen

British consumer expert Martin Lewis is suing Facebook for defamation, accusing the company of failing to stop scammers from using his image and name in advertisements. Lewis, who founded MoneySavingE

MyEtherWallet and Kyber Network launched a token-swap feature allowing users to convert Ether into twenty different ERC20 tokens, including KNC, EOS, OmiseGO, and DAI, without withdrawing from their M

Bitcoin has tumbled from its December 2017 highs, and traders blame multiple culprits: the Mt Gox liquidation, regulatory pressure mounting from Washington, and U.S. tax season. Some observers say th

Huobi, a cryptocurrency exchange platform originally from China, is looking to expand into the...

India's judiciary has thrust itself into the nation's escalating cryptocurrency debate. The Delhi High Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India, the Ministry of Finance, and the Goods and Services

E.M. Rogers presented the Diffusion of Innovation Theory in 1962, a framework mapping five stages of how technologies and ideas achieve acceptance. The model applies broadly to all major disruptive in

Wikileaks announced plans for a global boycott of Coinbase on April 21, accusing the exchange of operating outside crypto's core values. The California-based platform had blocked WikiLeaksShop, the me

Blockchain-based anti-spam email platform BitBounce is rolling out CredoEx, its proprietary trading venue for the Credo token. The exchange will initially support Credo paired against Ethereum, with p

Batavia, a blockchain-based platform for trade finance built on IBM's infrastructure, has executed its first live transactions with commercial clients. Six organizations developed the platform: Bank o

Monex Group Inc., Japan's third-largest online brokerage by customer base, finalized its purchase of Tokyo's Coincheck digital asset exchange for 3.6 billion yen (approximately $33.6 million) on Monda

Status, an open source Ethereum-based mobile operating system, is launching Status Incubate, a program designed to fund and support early-stage blockchain startups. The initiative provides capital, te

Kraken has refused to comply with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's information request. The San Francisco exchange received a letter from Schneiderman's office on Tuesday, joining 12 othe

Rare Bits, a San Francisco startup, raised $6 million in Series A funding to build an online marketplace for cryptocurrency collectibles. Spark Capital led the round, with backing from First Round Cap

Ether Capital begins trading Thursday on the NEO Exchange after moving from the TSX Venture Exchange. The Canadian corporation, trading under NEO:ETHC, positions itself as the first publicly traded co

Singapore startup Aelf announced on Monday that its token ELF has been listed on...

Saxo Bank released its second-quarter outlook on global markets, examining whether cryptocurrencies might mount a new rally. The 35-page report situates digital currencies against the backdrop of th

Institutional finance's entry into cryptocurrency caught many by surprise. Yet those versed in innovation adoption patterns recognized it as inevitable—the predictable march of a disruptive technology

HelloGold, the Malaysian fintech company that lets customers buy investment-grade gold at fractional prices, closed a Series A funding round with 500 Startups. Founded in 2015, the company won the in

Token sales operate without rules. A team can launch a project with a white paper, a landing page, and a digital wallet that collects millions from investors before anything ships. Some founders run l

Hong Kong's financial watchdog has declared war on Initial Coin Offerings, condemning them as fraudulent schemes that exploit the absence of regulatory guardrails. Julia Leung, deputy head of the Secu

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, published a blog post this week endorsing cryptocurrency's potential to reshape the financial system. She wrote that digital as

Blackmoon Financial Group launched its investment platform this week, bringing blockchain-based funds into the traditional asset management world. The startup, founded in 2014, built a system that all

Blockchain enthusiasts face a fundamental trade-off: keeping digital assets positioned for long-term appreciation means sacrificing immediate purchasing power. MoneyToken presents a workaround to this

Coinbase announced the acquisition of Earn.com for $120 million this week. Balaji Srinivasan, Earn's founder, becomes Coinbase's first CTO as part of the deal. The purchase includes cash, Coinbase sto

On April 1st, Vitalik Buterin posted an Ethereum Improvement Proposal that looked serious. He proposed a hard cap of 120 million coins, with no new issuance after that point. Buterin argued that minti

JP Morgan Chase faces a class-action lawsuit filed this week alleging the bank imposed punitive interest rates and fees on customers purchasing cryptocurrencies with credit cards. The suit marks an es

Zilliqa's ZIL token jumped 33% following the release of the public testnet for the Zilliqa blockchain. The token moved to 0.06 USD per coin with a market cap of 439 million dollars, making it the 41st

Bitcoin appears headed for a 15% gain this week. Ninety-six of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value are in the black. Increased trading volumes reflected growing investor confidence. The rally

A new co-working space was launched in Liechtenstein to support blockchain startups. House of Blockchain is an initiative of Aeternity, an open source, blockchain-based distributed computer platform,

Vietnam's FPT Software, among the nation's premier IT enterprises, has joined forces with Factom, a blockchain infrastructure provider headquartered in Texas, in a freshly minted partnership aimed at

Bitcoin jumped nearly $1,000 in approximately thirty minutes Thursday, giving traders their first solid momentum in weeks. The price settled around $7,600, the highest level since late March, and gain

For years, Craig Wright grabbed headlines by insisting he created Bitcoin. Now, a different kind of scandal surrounds the controversial technologist: accusations that he lifted substantial portions of

A survey of more than 1,000 British adults found that one in five would consider purchasing cryptocurrencies within the next three years. The research, commissioned by communications agency Citigate D

Bitcoin lost more than half its value during the first three months of 2018. That decline ranks as the second-worst quarterly performance in the cryptocurrency's history. In 2011, the worst quarter sa

Abra's chief executive, Bill Barhydt, operates a platform that functions as a cryptocurrency banking service, utilizing Bitcoin and Litecoin-based smart contracts to enable users to maintain various f

MyBucks, a consumer lending platform listed on the Frankfurt exchange, and Naga Group, a German fintech company, have joined forces to integrate Naga's digital asset wallet into MyBucks' suite of clie

Yahoo lost millions of user records to hackers. Facebook allowed Cambridge Analytica to harvest personal information from its users. These incidents exposed a core vulnerability in how major platforms

Search analytics firm Ahrefs recently conducted a sweeping examination of 175 million websites to quantify the prevalence of unwanted cryptocurrency mining occurring on web pages. The practice, known

Modern Tech, a Ho Chi Minh City firm, allegedly defrauded 32,000 investors of approximately VND15 trillion, equivalent to $660 million. The company shut down operations afterward. The scheme involved

Starting tomorrow morning, Gemini will introduce a mechanism allowing its users to execute trades of substantial size through channels separate from its regular matching engine. The Winklevoss brother

Bitfinex announced 12 new token listings on April 7th, expanding the range of digital assets available for trading on the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange. The new listings include Aion, Raiden

The cryptocurrency trading landscape presents significant challenges for the typical participant. Technical analysis demands expertise. Spotting emerging trends requires skill. And the market's notori

Proxeus, IBM Switzerland, Canton Zug, and Swisscom registered Switzerland's first company on blockchain. The process ran on Hyperledger Blockchain, which they connected to existing bank and commercial

Crypto prices surged after the G20 summit concluded in Buenos Aires without reaching accord on how to regulate cryptocurrencies. The lack of global consensus allows individual governments to pursue th

The stablecoin market has accelerated over the past year, but much of the crypto world struggles with what they are. Most projects haven't matured past white papers, which doesn't help explain the con

Chainalysis has closed a $16 million Series A led by Benchmark. Sarah Tavel, a Benchmark general partner, took a seat on the board. The company builds software for exchanges, banks, and law enforceme

India's central bank is exploring the creation of its own digital currency. The Reserve Bank of India announced Thursday that it has formed a multi-department panel to examine whether introducing a ce

South Korean authorities took four executives from two cryptocurrency exchanges into custody on suspicion of stealing customer funds worth billions of won. Kim Ik-hwan, who runs Coinnest—the country's

Samson Mow of Blockstream and Roger Ver of Bitcoin.com squared off at the Deconomy Conference in Seoul over bitcoin's future. The two men disagreed on scaling, Bitcoin Cash, and the Lightning Network,

As 2017 wound down, the cryptocurrency world buzzed with predictions that the coming months would spawn numerous Bitcoin imitations. The strong performance of Bitcoin Cash inspired observers to antici

Chrome's marketplace will no longer host applications designed to harvest cryptocurrency from users' computers. Google announced this week that it plans to crack down on the proliferation of malicious

Three factoring exchanges in India launched a blockchain network this week, creating a shared platform to combat fraud in receivables financing. The Reserve Bank of India had licensed RXIL, A.TReDS, a

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sat down with CNBC on March 29th to address mounting skepticism about the company's growth trajectory. Nvidia's stock had surged 560 percent over two years, a run fueled in par

Andromeda Group, a prominent investor in the digital assets space, has expanded its investment portfolio by backing Qurrex, an upcoming hybrid cryptocurrency exchange launching via ICO. The venture, w

Bitmain has launched the Antminer E3, marking the first time a major hardware manufacturer has brought an ASIC miner to the Ethash algorithm. The company confirmed what had been circulating in rumors

Manchester hosts CoinFestUK April 5-7 at the Conference Centre. The conference returns for its second year. Thursday's schedule runs from 10:30 to 21:15. Bitcoin consultant Theo Goodman speaks on \"Cr

Blockchain technology is being leveraged to challenge the dominance of centralized social media platforms, with a new decentralized protocol emerging from veterans of major tech companies. The TTC Pro

Monex, Japan’s number three online brokerage, is seeking to take over Coincheck, the cryptocurrency...

Digital currency exchanges in Australia must register with AUSTRAC starting today. The country's financial intelligence agency laid out the requirements in a new page published today, bringing digital

Payment processor BitPay has announced the completion of its Series B financing, securing $40 million in new capital. The investment pushes the company's total fundraising to $70 million since its 201

Energi Mine is testing a blockchain-based rewards system with the Energy Managers Association and Network Rail. The trial will pay employees in EnergiToken (ETK) for cutting their energy use, taking l

Venezuela's economy collapses on petroleum. The Bolivar has lost 99.99 percent of its value against the dollar, and the country now endures one of the world's worst monetary crises. President Nicolás

The Cambridge Analytica scandal has left Facebook under the kind of public scrutiny the company has not faced in a long time. The network has encountered privacy trouble before, but this breach differ

Havas, a global heavyweight in marketing and communications, has stepped into the blockchain domain. The Paris-headquartered organization announced Havas Blockchain, a comprehensive offering designed

Miami-based startup 8base has launched an application development platform that’s using technologies such as...

Ripple's XRP token has secured a listing on London Block Exchange (LBX), marking another expansion for the United Kingdom's sole multi-cryptocurrency over-the-counter trading venue. The addition brin

GiveDirectly, which provides cash grants to families in extreme poverty, announced a $1 million donation from the cryptocurrency firm OmiseGo and Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin. The nonprofit will d

The Pillar Project will hold its second annual unconference in Vilnius from July 15 to 22 at the Vilnius Grand Resort. Organizers expect at least 500 attendees. The Swiss non-profit, which is developi

Uphold, a San Francisco digital wallet, began offering XRP on Wednesday, expanding its exchange to include more than 30 cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies. The $57.5 million funding round the compan

AUSTIN, Texas — Algebraix.io, a firm developing a permission-centric marketplace for personal information that empowers individuals to earn revenue from their own data, will conduct its ALX token sale

Stolen gift cards, hacked login credentials, copyrighted books, and email and password lists are available for purchase on Bitify. Open the site and browse—these aren't hidden on some darknet successo

Bitcoin's Lightning Network just entered a new phase. In the span of a few weeks, the three main development teams released updates that signal the technology is moving beyond theory. Lightning Labs p

Chris Concannon, president and COO of Cboe Global Markets, wrote to the SEC to argue that approving a bitcoin ETF is feasible. In January, the agency's staff had questioned whether markets were develo

Global peer-to-peer payment and cryptocurrency investment service Circle has hired Naeem Ishaq, a former...

The team behind NEM and its Catapult platform has been developing ProximaX since August 2017 to serve the growing market for decentralized applications. Lon Wong, president of NEM.io Foundation, leads

In a recent blog post, San-Francisco based digital currency exchange Coinbase has announced that...

On March 22nd, Toronto-based Paycase Financial and TMX Group announced a partnership to launch Shorcan Digital Currency Network, marking the first time a major exchange has operated a cryptocurrency b

Bitcoin Private's foundation will distribute $150,000 grants to research teams working on cryptography and cybersecurity. The grants cover projects ranging from three months to one year, with funding

Volante Technologies, a software company dedicated to the financial industry, has launched a new interface with Ripple for global real-time settlements.

The SEC plans to inspect up to 100 hedge funds focused on cryptocurrencies, according to the Wall Street Journal. In February, the agency issued subpoenas demanding details about how cryptocurrency

Yahoo Japan is stepping into cryptocurrency trading. The company plans to purchase a 40% stake in BitARG Exchange Tokyo next month, according to the Nikkei Asian Review. Through YJFX, its forex platfo

With over 1,500 cryptocurrencies and 180 exchanges operating, traders confront a fundamental problem: no platform combines the security and tools they need. Slow order execution frustrates active trad

Crowd Machine has partnered with Polymath, a Toronto-based security tokens platform. Through the partnership, developers and companies can build blockchain applications and smart contracts without wri

Philip Hammond announced that Britain will create a crypto assets task force to help fintech companies navigate complex financial regulations. The Chancellor made the declaration during a speech at Lo

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the trading of bitcoin and other virtual currencies will be exempt from VAT, it said on Thursday.

eToro closed a $100 million funding round to accelerate global expansion and blockchain technology development. China Minsheng Financial led the investment, joined by SBI Group, Korea Investment Partn

Regulators are moving fast on cryptocurrency. Hackers and fraudulent projects have drained $9 million a day from the crypto space, and government officials have signaled they will no longer tolerate t

Bitcoin has had a difficult start to the year, and according to strategists at......

Stellar said this week it will layer the Lightning Network into its payment system, becoming one of the first platforms to embrace the emerging scaling technology. The announcement came days after Lig

A Zug-based startup called Crypto Real Estate is launching a token to let ordinary investors own pieces of Swiss commercial property. The company plans to issue SwissRealCoin, a cryptocurrency backed

Northern Trust has opened its private equity blockchain network to audit firms, allowing them to verify fund transactions in real time. The fund administrator announced the expansion with Pricewaterho

UK Bitcoin exchange Coinfloor has announced the launch of CoinfloorEX – a physically-settled Bitcoin...

Abra, a cryptocurrency and digital wallet platform, has expanded support to 20 digital coins available within a single app. The move opens wider access to the cryptocurrency market for users across th

Prosecutors conducted a three-day raid on three cryptocurrency exchanges in Seoul this week as part of an embezzlement investigation. They suspect executives and staff withdrew customer deposits and u

Cryptocurrency valuations experienced sharp declines Thursday amid Google's decision to block digital asset advertising and escalating regulatory scrutiny spanning multiple nations. The sector's aggr

The House Financial Services Committee's Capital Markets, Securities, and Investments Subcommittee held its first cryptocurrency hearing on March 14. The official session on \"Examining Cryptocurrencie

Payza, the London-based payment platform, now allows its 13 million users to spend Dash at 100,000 e-commerce retailers and exchange the cryptocurrency into 25 national currencies. Dash becomes the se

Giza Device, a cryptocurrency startup, has vanished following what authorities and investors believe to be a coordinated fraud scheme involving a phony initial coin offering. The company collected rou

The fantasy sports industry exploded when DraftKings and FanDuel proved that millions of Americans wanted to combine their love of sports with the convenience of mobile gambling. By 2015, these platfo

Unicorn Go PTE Ltd., a Singapore-based startup, is launching UnicornGO, an online collectible game where players own and breed fantasy unicorns on the Ethereum blockchain. The game features Candy Coin

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the brothers behind Gemini Exchange, are pushing the crypto industry to police itself. The pair announced a framework for the Virtual Commodity Association, a nonprofit t

At the Money20/20 Asia gathering this week, Monaco Technology—a Switzerland-based digital assets firm—unveiled its forthcoming Monaco Credit and Monaco Auto Invest offerings. These new tools complemen

Coincheck distributed ¥46.6 billion to 260,000 customers today after completing refunds for the hack that struck the Tokyo exchange in late January. The payout returned 88.549 yen ($0.83) per XEM toke

Bitcoin industry heavyweight Coinbase has announced the introduction of a new index fund which...

India's hesitation toward digital currencies remains a defining feature of its regulatory landscape. As policymakers grapple with whether outright prohibition makes sense, Shaktikanta Das—who previous

South Korea's biggest cryptocurrency exchange is moving into the food and beverage sector. Bithumb announced a plan to deploy digital currency payment kiosks at restaurants and cafes across the countr

BitCar.io is letting investors buy their way to exotic car ownership through a revamped token structure. The blockchain platform operates a two-tier system: buyers purchase BITCAR tokens, which they t

In the push to apply blockchain solutions across industries, a new Australian venture is tackling one of the world's most persistent sectors: adult entertainment. Intimate, a startup that launched in

Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 arrived in late February. The development team has spent months refining and stress-testing new features for this software client, which Satoshi Nakamoto originally wrote. Prices s

Blockchain technology is finding new applications in healthcare supply chains through an emerging collaboration. Sweetbridge, a non-profit focused on leveraging blockchain technology to transf

IPCHAIN Database wants to solve a real problem for creators. When someone invents something, makes art, or discovers an idea, they need a way to prove they own it. Right now, that's hard. Misuse of in

Fixy Network, a Hong Kong-based startup building a decentralized cryptocurrency marketplace, plans to launch its initial coin offering in May 2018. The company targets a persistent problem in crypto

Blockchain attracts mostly men. Women represent about 4 to 6 percent of crypto investors. Yet women are building throughout the industry, and some believe they'll lead it forward. International Women

NTT Security's threat research team identified a growing menace in the form of cryptocurrency mining malware that has infected machines over the past three years. The company monitors 40 percent of gl

Groves Medical Group in the UK will become the first medical practice in Britain to accept cryptocurrency payments from patients. The practice, which serves 30,000 patients at four locations, has part

Hut 8 Mining Corp., a cryptocurrency mining and blockchain infrastructure company, began trading on...

A London firm called Always Efficient LLP has become entangled in an investigation into laundering bitcoin stolen from Mt Gox, the Tokyo exchange that collapsed in 2014. According to BBC Radio 4, the

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is facing two class action lawsuits, one of which is claiming insider trader information.

The financial technology landscape in South Korea continues to evolve rapidly as established figures from the cryptocurrency sector pivot toward blockchain-based ventures. Daesik Kim, who previously l

North Korea pulled in over $200 million through cryptocurrency transactions last year, allowing the country to sidestep international sanctions against its nuclear weapons program, according to U.S. i

The sixteen digital currency exchanges licensed by the Japanese government have announced that they will be cooperating...

The Bank of England's governor, Mark Carney, called for tighter regulation of the cryptocurrency industry this week. Speaking at Edinburgh University's first Scottish Economics Conference via vide

South Korea has become a focal point for rapid expansion by aelf, a blockchain-based computing platform. The company unveiled three major developments Thursday: the launch of its ELF token on trading

Bitcoin Core developers Pieter Wuille and Greg Maxwell, along with other researchers, released a paper this week introducing a protocol for zero-knowledge proofs called \"Bulletproofs: Short Proofs for

An anonymous, decentralized movement called Faythe is mounting a lobbying campaign across all 28 EU member countries to prevent cryptocurrency and blockchain from facing outright bans or heavy-handed

Pantera Capital, a heavyweight in the cryptocurrency and blockchain investment space, is backing Codex, a new startup working to establish a decentralized infrastructure for cataloging art and collect

When Shapeshift came online a few years back, it solved a real problem. Traders could swap coins instantly without creating accounts at traditional exchanges or surrendering personal data. The service

IQeon operates a decentralized gaming network that merges games with cryptocurrency. The platform's player-versus-player system lets 97% of gamers earn money from in-game achievements—a feature most g

The Marshall Islands has become the newest nation to pursue a digital currency initiative. The planned cryptocurrency, referred to as \"the sovereign\" (SOV), is designed to operate as official currency

Rabobank, the Dutch banking giant, plans to launch Rabobit, a cryptocurrency wallet embedded in its online banking platform. The move reverses the bank's previous stance against serving crypto busines

TrustedHealth opens its ICO presale on March 20. The blockchain-based platform connects patients with specialized medical care across borders through a digital ecosystem designed to unite doctors and

Cannabis users looking for a dedicated online space won't find it on Facebook or Instagram. Both platforms remove content related to marijuana without warning, deleting posts and accounts. The impact

Microsoft has officially launched its cloud-based blockchain platform on Azure. The tech giant unveiled its new offering at DEVCON1 in London on Tuesday.

Bitcoin users watching the network in late 2017 encountered a new problem: block space was scarce. Starting in November and accelerating through December, incoming transactions swamped the system. Bit

Circle has completed the acquisition of cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex for $400 million, integrating the altcoin-focused platform into its broader cryptocurrency services strategy.

Circle, the Boston-based payments app backed by Goldman Sachs, has bought Poloniex, the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange. For weeks, industry observers had been debating whether the deal would happen. Tod

Sharpay is a sharing button for websites. Users click once and their content spreads to multiple social networks. They earn cryptocurrency for shares and for visits that result from their links. Websi

StormX partnered with I Only Fly First Class to let Storm Play users buy first class tickets using cryptocurrency. Users of the Storm Play app can access I Only Fly First Class through the platform an

Shakepay, a Montreal-based fintech company, is rolling out its cryptocurrency wallet app in private beta. The platform lets Canadian users buy and sell Bitcoin and other digital assets from their phon

Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, spoke about Bitcoin at Regent's University in London on Monday evening. \"Bitcoin has pretty much failed thus far on the traditional aspects of money,\" he