Category: Crypto Trends

An investigative report into Venezuela’s national oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro (PTR), has attempted to square government claims with facts on the ground. Reuters has today, August 30, published an investigative report into Venezuela’s national oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro (PTR), attempting…

IBM, law firm Herbert Smith Freehills and CSIRO’s Data61 have partnered on a new Australian consortium to build smart contracts platform for enterprises. IBM, CSIRO’s Data61 and law firm Herbert Smith Freehills have partnered on a new Australian consortium to…

Upcoming OECD forum will focus on applying blockchain in government and public areas. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has officially announced a Blockchain Policy Forum in a release on the OECD website August 28. The OECD states…

UK multinational banking and financial services company Standard Chartered is working with Siemens to use blockchain tech for trade finance. UK multinational banking and financial services company Standard Chartered (SC) disclosed it is working on a blockchain pilot for bank…

Two major backers made a repeat contribution to blockchain startup DFINITY this week, investments totalling over $100 million. Swiss and US-based blockchain cloud computing startup DFINITY has closed a new funding round worth over $100 million from repeat backers including…

Security token trading platform OpenFinance has launched a regulated alternative trading system for security tokens. OpenFinance, a security token trading platform, has launched a regulated alternative trading system (ATS) for security tokens, according to information shared with Cointelegraph August 29.…

The California state legislature has passed a bill which seeks to create a blockchain working group that will develop recommendations for blockchain deployment in the state. California’s AB 2658, a bill that calls for the establishment of a working group…

E.U. finance ministers will reportedly hold a meeting on the challenges posed by digital assets and the possibility of tightening regulations. Economic and financial affairs ministers from the European Union’s (E.U.) 28 member states will reportedly hold an informal meeting…

Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin is unconvinced of price manipulation allegations against Tether. Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin said on Yahoo Finance’s Final Round August 28, that he doubts manipulation accusations against stablecoin Tether (USDT). Founded in 2014, Tether was “the first”…

Users can now buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin on Yahoo Finance. Yahoo Finance has integrated trading with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Litecoin (LTC) on its platform. While statistics are available on the platform for other digital currencies…