Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced in a press release that it has partnered with Siemens in organizing a series of lectures and seminars about blockchain. The partnership is part of their efforts to...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted payments giant Square a patent for a cryptocurrency payment network that allows for seamless real-time crypto-to-fiat transactions, CoinDesk reported. The present technology...

In the latest update on the ongoing legal battle between Kik and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Kik technical advisor Tanner Philp has been asked to appear for a deposition, CoinDesk reported. In June...

Grayscale Investments has extended its funding for ethereum classic (ETC) developers for another two years, CoinDesk reported. We are delighted to announce that @GrayscaleInvest have extended their support of the...

Square Crypto, a bitcoin-focused unit of payments company Square, has announced that it is developing a Lightning Development Kit to help wallet and app developers easily create custom experiences. Since the bitcoin...

Cryptio, a Paris-based startup, has been selected for the latest cohort of Tachyon, a blockchain-focused accelerator launched by ConsenSys Ventures. Founded in 2017, Cryptio is building comprehensive accounting and...

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Tuesday in a press release that it just launched its global peer-to-peer (P2P) Merchant program. Binance said that it decided to launch the program to address the increasing...

Crypto exchange operator Huobi Group announced at the annual Davos forum that it is launching its own crypto brokerage platform. Called Huobi Brokerage, the platform will offer digital assets trading products and...

Three key executives have resigned from SIX Groups blockchain-based digital asset trading venue, SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), ahead of its launch date which was set late this year, CoinDesk reported. Ivo Sauter, SDX head...

Facebooks much-anticipated cryptocurrency project Libra continues to lose its backers, CoinDesk said in a new report. British telecom giant Vodafone confirmed to the news portal that it is no longer involved with the...