Tencent Partners with City Authority to Combat Tax Evasion with Blockchain Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps The internet giant is working with a local tax authority on fintech solutions to tax issues, and already has a blockchain solution for invoicing. Read more
Bitcoin Faces Close Below Long-Term Support In First Since 2015 Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps If bitcoin closes the week below the 50-week moving average it will increase the likelihood of a sell-off to $6,000 Read more
Alabama Securities Watchdog Hits 3 ICOs with Cease-and-Desists Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps The U.S. state of Alabama has issued cease-and-desist orders to three ICOs that were allegedly soliciting residents with unregistered securities. Read more
Pink Taxis, Red Flags: A Deep Dive Into a Sketchy ICO Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps No team, plagiarized white paper, McAfee pump, promises of bitcoin-like returns, brand hijacking, a fake blog. Welcome to ICO-land. Read more
Norfolk Southern the Latest Railway to Join Blockchain Transport Group Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Norfolk Southern is the latest railway to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance. Read more
This Bitfury-Backed Group Mined 800 Bitcoins in Q1 Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Hut 8 Mining Group raised $70 million CAD to invest in mining machines, and mined 828 bitcoins in the first quarter of 2018. Read more
New Strain of Malware Hijacks Apple Macs to Mine Monero Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps A monero cryptominer based on XMRig is hijacking Macs, causing high CPU and fan usage. Read more
Commerzbank Conducts €500k FX Transaction Using R3's Corda Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Thyssenkrupp successfully conducted a foreign exchange transaction using R3's Corda blockchain in partnership with Germany's Commerzebank. Read more
Revolut App Adds XRP, Bitcoin Cash to Crypto Options Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Mobile banking app Revolut now lets users buy, sell and hold Ripple's XRP and bitcoin cash, in addition to bitcoin, litecoin and ether. Read more
German Stock Exchange Wants to Launch Bitcoin Products Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Deutsche Boerse AG is assessing whether to offer cryptocurrency-related products, a company exec has said during an event. Read more
Singapore Warns 8 Exchanges Over Unregistered Securities Trading Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Singapore's central bank has warned eight digital token exchanges and an ICO issuer to stop trading tokens deemed unauthorized securities. Read more
Russian Institutions to Trial Central Bank ICO Platform Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Two financial institutions are set to test a regulatory platform set up by the Bank of Russia that aims to make ICOs more transparent and secure. Read more
US Department of Justice, CFTC Probe Crypto Market Manipulation: Report Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating cryptocurrency traders who may have manipulated the markets using old-school tricks. Read more
Bitcoin Faces Drop to $7K as Bull Defense Crumbles Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Bitcoin looks set to test $7,000 in the next 24 hours, courtesy of a bear flag breakdown on the technical charts. Read more
Tech Giant GMO to Roll Out World's First 7nm Bitcoin Miner Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Japanese IT giant GMO Internet says it will ship the world's first bitcoin mining device based on 7nm chips before November. Read more
Manufacturing and Blockchain: Prime Time Is Yet to Come Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps By deferring questions of trust to a decentralized algorithm, blockchains promise to boost transparency and allow more fluid, dynamic supply chains. Read more
China Orders Faster Blockchain Development in Top-Level Missive Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps China's State Council has ordered local authorities to speed up blockchain development amid a fintech shakeup. Read more
IBM to Hire Blockchain Researchers for French Expansion Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps IBM plans to hire 400 researchers, a portion of which will be focusing on blockchain technology, CEO Virginia Rometty said Wednesday. Read more
Norway's Central Bank Mulls Digital Currency as Cash Use Declines Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Norges Bank has released a report suggesting it might one day launch a digital currency as citizens continue to turn away from physical money. Read more
Rural Banks Tap Kaleido Blockchain for Faster Transactions in the Philippines Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Rural banks in the Philippines are looking to adopt ConsenSys' Kaleido blockchain platform in bid to boost financial inclusion. Read more