Korea: Opposition Party Boasts Pro-Crypto Policy in Contrast to Gov’tSouth Korea’s main opposition party, the Liberty Korea Party, is poised to unveil its pro-innovation policy for cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges.Sep 19, 2019Marie Huillet
All 7-Eleven Stores Across the Philippines Now Sell BitcoinAll 7-Eleven stores across the Philippines will sell cryptocurrency for cash thanks to a partnership between crypto investment app Abra and payment processor ECPay.Sep 19, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski
As Libra Battles Critics, Zuckerberg Aims to Win Over US PolicymakersFacebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is in Washington for meetings with policymakers to discuss internet regulatory matters such as privacy, competition and its handling of political content.Sep 19, 2019Marie Huillet
Arab Bank Switzerland Opens Bitcoin Custody, Brokerage ServicesArab Bank Switzerland has partnered with blockchain technology firm Taurus to offer Bitcoin and Ether custody and brokerage services to its clients.Sep 19, 2019Marie Huillet
Central Banker: CBDCs Are a Flexible Tool for Zero-Interest Rate WorldChile’s top central banker says the financial system could benefit from central bank digital currencies, particularly in “unconventional” monetary policies.Sep 19, 2019Allen Scott
SEC Charges Token Sale Platform For Illegal $14M Securities OfferingThe U.S. SEC has charged ICOBox with acting as an unregistered broker and conducting an illegal securities offering during its own ICO.Sep 19, 2019Joeri Cant
Two Arrested for ‘Old-Fashioned Shakedown’ of Cryptocurrency StartupU.S. authorities arrested two men for allegedly threatening to destroy a crypto startup after demanding millions of dollars in a shakedown.Sep 18, 2019Joeri Cant
Israeli Startup That Allows Offline Crypto Transactions Secures $4MIsraeli cybersecurity startup GK8 developed the world’s first internet-free system for transacting cryptocurrencies.Sep 18, 2019Helen Partz
Luxembourg Regulator Red-Flags Activities of BitPay Clone WebsiteThe financial market regulator of Luxembourg warned the public about the activities of a clone website impersonating crypto payments provider BitPay.Sep 18, 2019Joeri Cant
Craig Wright’s Hidden Treasures: Court Order to Unlock the Tulip TrustA U.S. judge ruled that Craig Wright must give up half of what he and Dave Kleiman mined together — but how much is that?Sep 18, 2019Kirill Bryanov
Turkey Announces Plans for National Blockchain InfrastructureThe Turkish government has announced plans to establish a national blockchain infrastructure for public administration applications.Sep 18, 2019Erhan Kahraman
Price Analysis 18/09: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, ADAAltcoins are on fire. Can this rally continue and is this a good time to buy? Let’s analyze the charts.Sep 18, 2019Rakesh Upadhyay
US FDA to Hold Meeting on Blockchain and AI in Food TraceabilityThe United States Food and Drug Administration will hold a public meeting at which it will discuss its “New Era of Smarter Food Safety” initiative.Sep 18, 2019Ana Alexandre
Report: North Korea in Early Stages of Building Own CryptocurrencyNorth Korea is reportedly in the early stages of developing its own Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency to avoid international sanctions.Sep 18, 2019Joeri Cant
Indian Car Manufacturer Tata Motors Calls for Automotive Blockchain TechIndian car manufacturer Tata Motors is planning to integrate blockchain solutions into its internal processes as part of a newly launched program for startups.Sep 18, 2019Ana Alexandre
Craig Wright Asks for 30-Day Extension to Delay 500K Bitcoin PayoutSelf-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright has entered extensive settlement negotiations with Dave Kleiman’s estate.Sep 18, 2019Helen Partz
BUSD — Binance and Paxos Stablecoin Latest to Get US Regulator ConsentNew York financial watchdog approves three stablecoin offerings including BUSD, backed by Paxos and Binance. A sign of things to come?Sep 18, 2019Shiraz Jagati
Coffee Industry Taps IBM Blockchain Solution to Track Supply ChainA group of global coffee companies teamed up to launch a platform for tracking coffee using IBM’s blockchain solution in early 2020.Sep 18, 2019Helen Partz
Nigerian Crypto Educator Returns $80K in Bitcoin Received by MistakeKeith Mali Chung — co-founder and president of African blockchain firm Loopblock Network — has returned almost $80,000 worth of Bitcoin mistakenly sent to his wallet.Sep 18, 2019Marie Huillet
Bobby Lee: Chinese Always Saw Bitcoin as Investment, Not for PaymentsBTCC veteran Bobby Lee claims the Chinese have always thought of Bitcoin as an investment rather than a payment system.Sep 18, 2019Marie Huillet
European Space Agency Awards €60K for Blockchain Satellite WalletThe European Space Agency has awarded a €60,000 grant for blockchain startup SpaceChain to commercially develop its satellite-powered, multi-sig wallet.Sep 18, 2019Marie Huillet
Binance.US Opens Registration Today, Excluding 13 StatesCryptocurrency exchange Binance.US opens accounts registration on Wednesday, excluding New York, Washington, Florida and 10 more states.Sep 18, 2019Liam Frost
NEO Global Development Announces Pilot Network for Next Year’s NEO3NEO is piloting the NEO3 with the Preview1 build to introduce its developer communities to major updates in the coming network.Sep 18, 2019Joeri Cant
Japanese Messaging Giant Line Rolls Out Crypto Trading Platform BitmaxFollowing FSA approval, Line launches its crypto exchange Bitmax, offering trading of 5 major cryptocurrencies.Sep 18, 2019Helen Partz
Iota Introduces Chronicle, a New Solution for Long-Term Data StorageThe Iota Foundation has introduced Chronicle, a permanode solution to allow its node owners to easily store all of their transactions for long-term access.Sep 17, 2019Joeri Cant
Freelance Employment Platform Receives Developer Grant from MakerDAOBlockchain-based freelance platform Opolis receives MakerDAO developer grant to give its freelancers the choice to pay and be paid in DAI.Sep 17, 2019Joeri Cant
Huobi Expands to Argentina, Plans to Launch Fiat-to-Crypto GatewaySingapore-based cryptocurrency trading platform Huobi has rolled out an exchange in Argentina, planning to add support for a fiat-to-cryptocurrency gateway.Sep 17, 2019Ana Alexandre
Hedera Hashgraph — Deep Look Into 10,000 Transactions Per Second ClaimPerformance claims of Hedera’s “third-generation” distributed ledger being called into question, what is the protocol really capable of?Sep 17, 2019Samuel Haig
CFTC Appoints Former Coinbase Exec as Director of Market OversightCoinbase vice president Dorothy D. DeWitt will now serve as director of the division of market oversight at the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission.Sep 17, 2019Ana Alexandre
Lithuania: Narvesen Stores and Lithuanian Press Kiosks to Sell BTCConsumers will be able to buy Bitcoin coupons at Lithuanian convenience stores Narvesen and Lithuanian Press kiosks.Sep 17, 2019Adrian Zmudzinski