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...

The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has granted a distributed ledger technology (DLT) licence to eToroX, a digital asset subsidiary of global investment platform eToro. Formed this year, eToroX is aimed...

Blockchain startup Waves has announced that it has raised $120 million in latest funding to launch its private blockchain platform and system integrator, Vostok. Founded in 2016, Waves is a public blockchain platform...

After the first failed attempt, blockchain journalism startup Civil has announced that it is going to launch a token sale again, but with no hard cap, soft cap, or time limits. Founded in 2017, Civil is an...

Change Healthcare, a healthcare information technology company, has officially announced the acquisition of blockchain healthcare startup PokitDok. CNBC had previously reported that Change Healthcare was holding...

Change Healthcare, a healthcare information technology company, is close to buying PokitDok, a blockchain healthcare startup, CNBC reported. In March 2017, healthcare giant McKesson Corporation, in collaboration with...

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it is rolling out a new feature that would allow its customers to convert one cryptocurrency into another. The feature, called Convert, will initially allow...

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it has enabled instant withdrawal of Coinbase balances to PayPal for U.S.-based customers. Previously, U.S. customers needed an ACH or Federal Wire account to withdraw...

PUBLISH Inc., the company behind PUBLISH Protocol, has announced the launch of a blockchain-based end-to-end publishing system. Dubbed PUBLISHsoft, the solution combines state-of-the-art digital newsroom software and...

Security token platform TokenSoft has announced that it has made an investment in a broker-dealer registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Based in San Francisco, TokenSoft offers a suite of...