Switzerland’s primary stock exchange - SIX Swiss Exchange - has indicated that it will utilize blockchain technology as the basis for a new digital trading platform which it intends to launch later this year. | Continue reading
In a statement released on Wednesday, Eugenia Alcalá, the CEO of Dash Venezuela issued a statement amid allegations of financial impropriety. | Continue reading
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have announced that they are in the process of launching a common digital currency. | Continue reading
Sanctions-hit Iran could launch a cryptocurrency later this week. So say sources quoted by Al Jazeera yesterday. | Continue reading
Never far from the headlines in the crypto-sphere, Mike Novogratz of Galaxy Digital is raising $250 million to support crypto businesses. | Continue reading
Nasdaq CEO, Adena Friedman, has expressed the view that digital currencies are here to stay and will play a role in the future. | Continue reading
U.S. based Bitcoin ATM provider Coinme has teamed up with Coinstar - which runs a network of coin counting kiosks throughout the country - to sell Bitcoin. The move is significant in increasing the exposure of Bitcoin to everyday consumers. | Continue reading
The state of Wyoming has established itself as a trailblazer when it comes to blockchain and cryptocurrency. That reputation has been enhanced in recent days as it has emerged that new legislation will pave the way for the tokenization of stocks. | Continue reading
A Russian economist claims that U.S. sanctions could result in the triggering of the next Bitcoin bull market. | Continue reading
A bill has been proposed before the Colorado state legislature which seeks to exempt cryptocurrencies and digital tokens from securities laws. | Continue reading
A report published earlier today by blockchain intelligence platform Chainalysis suggests that the vast majority of Bitcoin addresses are not economically relevant. | Continue reading
Stephen Pair, CEO of merchant payments company BitPay has said that he expects mass market adoption of cryptocurrency for the payment of goods and services within 3 to 5 years. | Continue reading
Whilst participating in a panel discussion in London on Tuesday, Andreas Utermann, CEO of Allianz Global Investors stated that crypto-assets should be outlawed. | Continue reading
In spite of the seismic drop in the Bitcoin unit price recently, the worlds second largest stock exchange – Nasdaq – is planning on launching a Bitcoin futures product in the coming months. Sources close to the company spoke with Bloomberg, suggesting that the United States based … | Continue reading
A pilot project which utilizes blockchain technology to trace beef through the entire supply chain has been announced in South Korea. The scheme is a joint initiative between South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Accor … | Continue reading
Spain’s BBVA has completed the first syndicated loan via the blockchain. Syndicated loans are loans provided by a group of lenders who collaborate in order to provide funding to a single borrower. | Continue reading
Anyone who wants to see the future of fintech would do well to look to southeast Asia. Several nations have become hotbeds of innovation and are especially receptive to developing blockchain activity and other disruptive technologies. The level of innovation and development has p … | Continue reading
Venezuelan based Dash Text has launched a service of the same name to facilitate sending and receiving Dash cryptocurrency via SMS with no need for an internet connection. | Continue reading
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, one of the first Bitcoin billionaires have filed a lawsuit against Charlie Shrem, one of the first Bitcoin millionaires. | Continue reading
The latest clash in the standoff between cryptocurrency exchanges and banks in Brazil sees Santander Brasil and Banco do Brasil reopen crypto-exchange accounts. | Continue reading
Speaking at the Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal on Monday, Ex-Federal Reserve Chair, Janet Yellen slated cryptocurrency Bitcoin. | Continue reading
The Spanish Government have signed off on a draft bill which will require citizens to declare all crypto assets held in Spain or overseas. | Continue reading
Goldman Sachs are wading deeper into investment in the cryptocurrency sector having opted in to a Series B funding round of cryptocurrency custodian company, Bitgo. | Continue reading
Colombia's ecommerce unicorn, Rappi, is about to launch the use of cryptocurrency 'in-app'. | Continue reading
From November 1, Venezuelan authorities will issue passports with the requirement that the requisite fee be paid with the state-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro. The announcement was made by Vice President Delcy Rodriguez on Friday. At the press conference, Rodriguez confirmed a … | Continue reading
Beginning in October, Google will introduce a revised policy which will roll back on its current ban on cryptocurrency-related advertising. According to a blog post published on Tuesday, the tech giant plans to allow regulated cryptocurrency exchanges to purchase ads in Japan and … | Continue reading