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HTC to Launch Blockchain-Ready Smartphones

May 15, 2018

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC is the latest tech giant to embrace the ‎blockchain trend. The company is reportedly developing an Android smartphone, named ‎‎“Exodus,” that can run blockchain-based decentrali...

Money Laundering Via Anonymous Cryptocurrencies Big in Japan

May 15, 2018

Japan is suffering from a plague of money laundering, according to local news source The Mainichi. The article talks of a case of a gang which controls almost 30 billion yen ($272.1 million) in capital. In F...

Trade.io Launches New Investment Initiative

May 13, 2018

Trade.io has announced the launch of a new investor programme, according to Reuters. The ‘Angel Investor Program’ will use a consulting team to vet and select ICOs for selected investors to get involved in. ...

OKEx Begins Recruiting Investors for New Programme

May 10, 2018

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is launching an investment programme called ‘Prime Investors’, according to a company press release. It will begin today. The goal is to create a platform which brings together p...

Deltix Launches CryptoCortex, Institutional Grade Cryptocurrency Platform

May 10, 2018

Deltix, a provider of algorithmic and automated trading solutions, has released a new platform to ‎facilitate cryptocurrency trading for institutional ‎investors, ‎dubbed “CryptoCortex.”‎ The new venture ult...

Iranians Buying Billions in Cryptocurrency as Trump Revokes Nuclear Deal

May 9, 2018

It has been revealed that Iranians have sent the equivalent of $2.5 billion out of the country to purchase cryptocurrency. The news comes a day after US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US will ...

Stock Exchange of Thailand Launches Blockchain-Based Crowdfunding Platform

May 8, 2018

Signaling an attempt to provide a new funding avenue for domestic startups, the Stock Exchange of Thailand has announced the launch of a blockchain-based crowdfunding marketplace. The new platform, known as ...

Robinhood’s Crypto Trading Platform Expands to Wisconsin and New Mexico

May 7, 2018

Robinhood, the much-hyped, no-fee stock brokerage, and trading app, has reportedly expanded its crypto trading platform to two new states: New Mexico and Wisconsin. Users in a total of eight states can now tr...

Indian Cryptocurrency Market On the Rise Despite Government Ban

May 6, 2018

India is a mammoth market for cryptocurrency, once responsible for 10 percent of all Bitcoin transactions, but the country’s central bank banned financial institutions from processing the orders of cryptocurr...

Huobi to Launch $1 Billion Incubator Fund for Chinese Blockchain Startups

May 4, 2018

Huobi, the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, is launching a $1 billion fund to finance Chinese blockchain-related startups. The move signals an effort to support the blockchain industry in C...