The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has announced that it will introduce its government-backed blockchain-based cryptocurrency, the Marshallese sovereign (SOV), in a token pre-sale. The currency will be introduced...

Bobby Lee, co-founder and former CEO of the BTCC one of the longest running bitcoin exchanges in China, is making a comeback to the crypto space with a new venture, Ballet, CoinDesk reported. Lee unveiled his new...

ConsenSys, the ethereum development startup founded by Joseph Lubin, has joined blockchain development project Hyperledger as a premier member. As a new premier member, ConsenSys is now an active part of the Hyperledger...

Bitwise Asset Management has appointed BNY Mellon as the transfer agent and administrator of its proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). In an amendment to its S-1 form filed on Wednesday, the firm listed BNY...

Cryptocurrency market data provider Kaiko has secured 5 million euros (~$5.5 million) in a seed funding round, spearheaded by global financial services investors Anthemis Group and Point Nine Capital. CoinShares,...

Hong Kong-based asset custodian Legacy Trust announced that it will launch a new and independent business to accommodate its growing digital asset custody services. Dubbed as the First Digital Trust, the new business...

Coinbase could be the latest cryptocurrency exchange to launch its initial exchange offering (IEO) platform, CoinDesk reported. Speaking at CoinDesks Invest: Asia conference on Wednesday, Kayvon Pirestani, Coinbases...

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has revealed that the Libra Association, the governing body of Facebooks cryptocurrency project Libra, is seeking an assessment of the crypto project under Swiss...

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced tentative margin requirements for Bakkt Bitcoin Monthly and Daily futures trading contracts. The announcement comes just days ahead of the launch Bakkts much-awaited...

Decentralized computing network Blockstack PBC, the first crypto startup to receive the blessing of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct an initial coin offering (ICO) for its blockchain-based...