China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC), a major Chinese insurance company, has made an undisclosed investment in blockchain insurance startup B3i. B3i is a collaborative effort of a number of insurance and reinsurance...

Algo Capital, a financial institution tasked with fostering the Algo ecosystem, has closed its Algo VC Fund at $200 million. In a press release, Algo Capital said that the fund has surpassed the original target of $100...

Bitcoin rewards app Lolli has partnered with American pet retailer Petco to provide pet owners the opportunity to receive bitcoin back on purchases through Petco.com. As per a blog post on Aug. 23, there are two ways to...

Facebook has brought onboard a lobbying firm in the wake of increased regulatory pushback on its proposed cryptocurrency project, Libra, according to a report from ODwyers. Citing lobbying registration documents filed...

Overstocks security token platform tZERO has lost a major investor after CEO Patrick Byrne stepped down from his position last week. During interim CEO Jonathan Johnsons first investor call on Aug. 26, he confirmed that...

Cryptocurrency futures exchange CoinFLEX has scored $10 million funding from Polychain Capital, Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver, as well as NGC Ventures and Divergence Digital Currency. According to the South China Morning...

ShortHop, the digital asset platform launched by Velocity Markets, has rolled out its services in seven additional U.S. states, according to CoinDesk. As per the report, the exchange of exchanges for crypto trading has...

Standard Bank, the largest bank in Africa by total assets, has unveiled membership in blockchain-based trade finance network, the Marco Polo Network. As per a press release, the collaboration will see the bank being...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance is going to launch its crypto lending service this week. In an announcement dated August 26, the exchange said that Binance Lending will be launched on August 28, allowing users...

Blockchain-powered web browser Brave has expanded its crypto tipping facility to Reddit and Vimeo. As per a Twitter announcement, the new Brave Browser version allows users to tip on both ad-free video platform Vimeo...