Blockchain startup SIMBA Chain has raised $1.5 million in a seed financing round which saw participation from Notre Dames Pit Road Fund, Elevate Ventures, First Source Capital, and individual angel investors. SIMBA...

Derivatives marketplace CME Group has announced the launch of options on its bitcoin futures on Monday, January 13. In its announcement, CME said: Following the maturation and success of our bitcoin futures...

Crypto analytics firm CipherTrace has announced a new initiative to train students and equip them with tools to investigate crypto-related scam and fraud cases. Called the CipherTrace Defenders League, the initiative...

Thai blockchain startup Lightnet has raised $31.2 million in Series A financing round led by UOB Venture Management, Seven Bank, Uni-President Asset Holdings, HashKey Capital, Hopeshine Ventures, Signum Capital, Du Capital...

A LedgerX board member and investor has raised a number of concerns about the company in a letter addressed to the LedgerX Holdings board, LedgerX LLC board, LedgerX shareholders, and the Office of the Inspector General at...

TigerWit, a UK-headquartered fintech firm, has obtained a Financial Services licence from Hong Kongs Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Founded in 2015, TigerWit aims to create a reliable, trustworthy and exciting...

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is going to invest $8 million into the Busan blockchain zone, Bitcoin.com reported citing local news outlet News1. According to the report, GCX Alliance, a Bithumb...

Cryptocurrency exchange Cobinhood has announced that it has shut down its operations. In a shutdown notice posted on its website, the exchange said: COBINHOOD Exchange is shutting down and auditing all accounts...

Bitcoin futures and options exchange Deribit has announced that it will be moving to Panama and will be operated by DRB Panama Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of its Dutch operator Deribit B.V., starting February...

British banking giant Standard Chartered has announced that it has made a strategic investment into China-based supply chain firm Linklogis. The details of the investment have not been disclosed. This marks Standard...

AlgoTrader, a Switzerland-based capital and cryptocurrency markets technology provider, has raised CHF 3.7 million (approximately $3.8 million) in a Series A round led by an undisclosed global Tier 1 bank. The round...

Crypto lending startup BlockFi has announced that it has added support for litecoin and USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin backed by the US dollar. In an online post, the company said that users would now be able to earn...

Two Japanese corporate behemoths SBI Holdings and GMO have signed a deal with what is said to become the worlds largest bitcoin mining facility. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that SBI and GMO have...

The District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled in favor of Telegram, denying the request by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make the messaging giant disclose its bank records,...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the launch of the Coinbase Pro mobile app for Android customers. In its blog post, Coinbase said that the mobile app has been built with a focus on speed, ease of...