Brand Capital, the strategic investment arm of BCCL Indias largest media group, has acquired a stake in Ponder, a blockchain-based referral platform. Ponder aims to simplify and make it enjoyable to make and find...

Japanese financial services giant Mizuho is reportedly planning to launch a proprietary cryptocurrency in March 2019, Nikkei Asian Review reported. The key objective behind the cryptocurrency is to promote cashless...

The Litecoin Foundation has announced that Litecoin is the official cryptocurrency partner of UFC 232: JONES vs. GUSTAFFSON 2. Scheduled to be held on December 29 at the Forum in Inglewood, California, UFC 232: Jones...

Cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform Huobi DM has announced support for EOS, the fifth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. EOS is the third cryptocurrency to be supported by the platform after...

Palo Alto-based investment robo-adviser Wealthfront last week announced that it has added support for Coinbase accounts. In a blog post dated December 20, the company announced: Today, were excited to announce you...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it has added support for XRP as quote asset. In addition, the exchange has renamed the original ETH Trading Market (ETH) as ALTS Trading Market to support more...

Madison Lab, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed wine firm Madison, is planning to acquire a stake in cryptocurrency startup BitOcean, the South China Morning Post reported. Referring to a company filing to the Hong Kong...

Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has announced its plans to stop the development, manufacture, and sales of cryptocurrency mining machines. The announcement comes in the wake of an extraordinary loss in the companys...

VCTRADE, a cryptocurrency exchange launched by Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings, has started accepting deposits in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and XRP...

Indian energy and telecom behemoth Reliance Industries has acquired 5.56% equity stake in Vakt Holdings Limited (VHL), a blockchain-based startup. Vakt is a blockchain-based post-trade processing platform backed by...

Social media behemoth Facebook is reportedly working on a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar to facilitate money transfers on messaging app Whatsapp. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that initial...

Crypto exchange Coinbase has announced the launch of its services in six additional European markets. Since its launch in 2012, the exchange has gradually expanded its presence from the United States to 33 countries...

SALT, a company that enables cryptocurrency holders to secure cash loans by collateralizing their blockchain assets, has announced its partnership with CENTRE Consortium. CENTRE, which was unveiled by blockchain...

Crypto investment startup Layer1 has raised $2.1 million in a seed funding round backed by Peter Thiel, Digital Currency Group, Jeffrey Tarrant, and others. Based in San Francisco, Layer1 is a cryptoasset investment and...

Crypto exchange OKEx has rolled out an instant messaging service on its over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform which will facilitate better communications between buyers and sellers and further streamline the whole...