Following the lapse of its initial public offering (IPO) application, bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has announced leadership changes. The company has named Haichao Wang as the new CEO. Wang has extensive experience in...

Enterprise blockchain firm R3 has announced that one of its founders, Jesse Edwards, is leaving the company. In a press release dated March 25, the company said that Edwards had previously made known his plans to set up...

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has announced that its cryptocurrency exchange Rakuten Wallet has completed its registration and will launch in April. In a press release dated March 26, Rakuten said that Rakuten...

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...

B3i, a blockchain startup focused on the insurance industry, has raised around $16 million in the latest round, CoinDesk reported referring to registry filings in Switzerland. Initially launched as a consortium in 2016...

Multi-asset investment platform eToro has acquired Firmo, a Copenhagen-based smart contract infrastructure provider. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Founded in 2017, Firmo enables smart contracts for...

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...

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, 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,...

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...