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Tue, 26 Mar 2019, 08:00 AM
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UniCredit completes transaction via we.trade blockchain platform

Crypto exchange Seed CX ventures into Asian markets via Hydra X partnership

Seed CX, a Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange, is expanding to Asia, CoinDesk reported. Backed by Bain Capital, OKCoin USA, Dekrypt Capital and others, institution-focused Seed CX unveiled a new digital asset wallet...

SBI Group partners with U.S.-based semiconductor firm to manufacture crypto mining hardware

Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings has announced the setting up of a new company that will focus on manufacturing cryptocurrency mining systems. In a press release dated March 22, the company announced the...

Square seeks engineers for new crypto-related initiatives

Square, a San Francisco-based payments firm, is seeking to make fresh hires as it plans to embark on cryptocurrency-related initiatives, CEO Jack Dorsey said in a series of tweets. Dorsey, who also founded Twitter,...

Cardano Foundation joins European Commission’s blockchain initiative INATBA as founding member

The Cardano Foundation, a Switzerland-based entity tasked with supervising the development of Cardano and its ecosystem, is joining the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (or INATBA) as a...

DIGITONE KOREA partners with PUBLISH, Inc. to tap into the Korean blockchain market

On March 20, PUBLISH entered into a strategic partnership with Chinas largest mobile device distributor DIGITONE, or D.Phone (Dixintong in Chinese), which joins PUBLISHalliance as its 16th member. The partnership...

Blockchain smartphone maker Sirin Labs partners with MyEtherWallet

Sirin Labs, the company behind blockchain smartphone FINNEY, has announced a mutual integration with Ethereum wallet interface MyEtherWallet (MEW), Finance Magnates reported. With this partnership, MEWs service will be...

Alibaba, Aerospace Information partner to foster blockchain development

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has signed a cooperation agreement with software company Aerospace Information for cloud computing, blockchain. and other technological services development, Cointelegraph reported...

UPS partners with blockchain startup Inxeption for B2B e-commerce platform

Transportation and logistics giant UPS has entered into a partnership with blockchain-based e-commerce startup Inxeption and announced a blockchain-based platform, called Inxeption Zippy, aimed at simplifying B2B...

Financial market veteran Rob Catalanello to lead crypto liquidity provider B2C2’s US expansions

Crypto liquidity provider B2C2 has announced the appointment of Rob Catalanello to lead the companys expansion into the U.S. Catalanello, an industry veteran, will lead B2C2s U.S. operations as CEO of B2C2 USA. He will...

Business

Bitcoin nonprofit BitGive teams up with US-Based NGO to provide aid to Venezuela Tue, 26 Mar 2019, 06:25 am UTC

BitGive, the first Bitcoin 501(c)(3) nonprofit recognized by the U.S. government, has entered into a partnership with a US-based non-profit organization that is providing large-scale humanitarian aid in...

Blockchain insurance startup B3i secures $16M in latest funding

eToro acquires smart contract startup Firmo

Numerai secures $11M from Paradigm and Placeholder via token sale

Technology

OKEx to launch its own blockchain and decentralized exchange Tue, 26 Mar 2019, 05:24 am UTC

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has announced that it has been quietly developing its own blockchain, called OKChain. In a blog post dated March 22, OKEx said that OKChain is currently in the final stages of development...

Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – March 22nd, 2019 Australian government to develop national blockchain strategy The government of Australia has announced its plans to develop a national blockchain roadmap to position the country as a global leader in the blockchain...

North Korean dissident group CCD to issue blockchain-based post-liberation visas

Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance’s M2030 partners with Dragonchain for blockchain-based services

Investing

CoolBitX’s crypto hardware wallet adds support for Gemini Dollar Tue, 26 Mar 2019, 07:26 am UTC

CoolBitX, the Taiwan-based crypto hardware wallet maker, has announced support for Gemini dollar (GUSD) on CoolWallet S. In September 2018, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) authorized Gemini...

CoinMarketCap launches of crypto indices on Nasdaq, Bloomberg, Reuters

A look at the Steem ecosystem: Leveraging blockchain to tokenize online content Steemit is a blockchain-based social media platform that aims to tokenize the content web. Users can not only create and curate content on Steemit but also monetize content and grow the community. The platform aims to...

XRP, Ether, TRON and others among 58 cryptocurrencies included in ICE’s data feed

Insights

American Bar Association publishes white paper on cryptocurrencies and digitized assets Mon, 18 Mar 2019, 10:06 am UTC

The American Bar Association Business Law Section has published a white paper on digital assets and cryptocurrencies. The ABA is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students. With more than 400,000 members...