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Overstock’s VC Arm Joins $31M Funding Round For Silicon Valley Fintech
22.10.2019
Overstock’s venture capital arm Medici Ventures joins $31 million funding round for Silicon Valley fintech startup
Flaws in LocalBitcoins Data Call Into Question Regional Adoption Claims
22.10.2019
LocalBitcoins data is a starting point for research, but it isn't conclusive evidence of grassroots adoption
Opera Becomes First Major Browser to Enable Direct Bitcoin Payments
22.10.2019
Web browser Opera now allows to send and receive BTC directly from the browser
China’s Cyberspace Watchdog Approves 309 More Blockchain Services
22.10.2019
China’s cyberspace watchdog approves 309 more blockchain service providers
Binance Joins Council of Internet Giant Kakao’s Blockchain Project
22.10.2019
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is joining the governance council of Klaytn, a blockchain project led by South Korean internet giant Kakao
Blockchain and DNA-Based Fuel Tracking Solution Launches Commercially
21.10.2019
Bunkertrace, a blockchain and DNA-based fuel tracking solution, has launched commercially after a successful pilot earlier this month
Indian University Students Create Blockchain-Based System for Online Voting
21.10.2019
Students from the Malla Reddy Engineering College for Women in India have created a blockchain-based system for online voting
McAfee Envisions DEX in a World Where Crypto Won’t Be Traded for Fiat
21.10.2019
In a recent video posted to Twitter. John McAfee states: “Imagine a world…where fiat currency is diminishing in importance.” Instead of pointing to the adoption of crypto by big money interests, the rogue politician and radical bitcoin proponent talks of a complete flip, where...
Samsung, LG, Hyundai Speed Up Major Blockchain Adoption Project
21.10.2019
Eleven South Korean companies are teaming up for a government-backed “consortium-type” blockchain network that will allow citizens to ditch paper-based certificates, employee ID cards, degree certificates, insurance claims documents and more in favor of a mobile-based blockchain solution.
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Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Oct. 13–19 in Review
20.10.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from Spain and Latin America, courtesy of Cointelegraph en Español
Bitcoin Cash Roundup: Adoption Stories and New Developments
19.10.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) adoption, development, and participation continue to spread as there’s been a myriad of BCH-related announcements in the last few weeks. Moreover, there’s now over 18 million bitcoin cash in circulation and only three million coins left to mine. Also read: Ethereum...
Fidelity Investments Fully Rolls Out Crypto Custody Service, Exec Says
19.10.2019
Fidelity Investments is fully rolling out its crypto custody business, according to the firm’s CEO
Bermuda Premier: Cryptocurrency a Great Equalizer Against Big Tech
18.10.2019
The Premier of Bermuda has characterized fintech innovation as a national strategic imperative
Broadway’s Biggest Ticket Operator to Use IBM Blockchain Against Scams
17.10.2019
Broadway’s largest ticket operator, the Shubert Organization, has partnered with a blockchain startup to verify ticket authenticity
UN Partners With NGO to Tokenize Chocolate Bars for Equitable Trade
17.10.2019
The United Nations Development Programme and the FairChain Foundation are launching a chocolate bar that uses blockchain to promote more equitable funding for farmers
US Authorities Analyze Bitcoin Transactions to Shut Down Child Porn Ring
16.10.2019
U.S. law enforcement agencies mapped out the server of the largest child porn site by tracing Bitcoin transactions
Luxury Car Manufacturer Begins Accepting Bitcoin for Vehicle Sales
16.10.2019
Luxury electric car manufacturer Karma Automotive has begun accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment
Ripple Partners With World’s Third-Largest Fintech Firm Finastra
16.10.2019
Financial software global behemoth Finastra partners with Ripple to give its clients access to the RippleNet payments network
Aliant to Pay Part of Employees’ Compensation Packages in Bitcoin
16.10.2019
U.S. merchant services provider Aliant Payments is including cryptocurrency within employee compensation packages
Grayscale: Q3 Saw Record High Inflows, Growing Institutional Interest
16.10.2019
Grayscale registered over $254 million in total investments into its products in the third quarter of 2019