Europe
Cyprus registers Binance as a cryptocurrency service provider.
Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, will be able to provide services for virtual currencies in Cyprus as a result of the platform's recent registration with the nation's securities regulator. The...
Cryptocurrency
More than 24,000 ATMs in Brazil will offer USDT through Tether and Smartpay.
Usdt, the largest dollar-pegged stablecoin on the market, was created by Tether, a company. Tether recently announced that...
Blockchain
To solve the blockchain modularity issue, Celestia raises $55 million.
The project Celestia, which seeks to address the alleged centralization issue in the current monolithic blockchains, has announced...
Asia
Hong Kong considers removing the “Professional Investor-Only Requirement” and allowing retail investors to trade cryptocurrency.
Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong's director of licensing and head of the fintech division both...
Banking
A Societe Generale subsidiary in France, the third-largest bank, has been registered as a provider of digital asset services.
The third-largest bank in France's subsidiary, Societe Generale-Forge, has been registered as a provider of digital asset services...
Blockchain Firms Ripple, R3 File Dueling Lawsuits Over Crypto Contract Dispute
Distributed ledger startups Ripple and R3 have become embroiled in a new legal battle, with both startups filing lawsuits related to a contract dispute...
Bitcoin Emerges Winner as Indian Demonetisation Declared a Total Failure by RBI
India carried out a massive demonetisation exercise that began on November 8, 2016. We covered the story of demonetisation extensively after it happened and...
Colombian Central Bank to Test R3 Distributed Ledger Software
Banco de la República Colombia, the South American nation's central bank, has made an agreement with software company R3 to test its distributed ledger...
Bank Of America Files 9 Blockchain-Based Patent Applications
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published in late August 2017 nine additional patent applications related to Blockchain technology that was filed by Bank of America.
The...
Ripple’s XRP Price Climbs 40% on Surge in Korean Trading
The price of XRP is up more than 40 percent in the past 24 hours, a move that comes amid a period of heightened...
Swift’s Cross-Border Blockchain Trial Is Moving Into Its Next Phase
Swift is one step closer to adopting blockchain.
After months of work, a team of developers at the inter-bank payments platform have completed a proof-of-concept built...