VanEck, SolidX Join Forces in New Bid to Launch Bitcoin ETF VanEck and SolidX have teamed up to list a bitcoin exchange-traded fund, despite regulatory obstacles that stymied prior attempts.… Read More
Lawmaker Wants New York State to Pilot Local Cryptocurrencies A bill introduced by New York Assemblyman Ron Kim would launch pilot programs testing cryptocurrencies as a community monetary system.… Read More
China Has Built a Blockchain System That Could Replace Paper Checks China’s central bank has completed a blockchain-based system that digitizes checks in a move to counter fraud in the country.… Read More
Huobi Partners on $93 Million China-South Korea Blockchain Fund Crypto exchange Huobi has teamed up with NewMargin Capital and Kiwoom Securities to launch a blockchain fund focused on China and South Korea.… Read More
$65 Million: Blockchain Assets Platform Paxos Raises Series B Funding Blockchain startup Paxos has closed a $65 million Series B funding round led by existing investors including Liberty City Ventures and RRE Ventures.… Read More
Forex Firm CLS Invests $5 Million in Enterprise Blockchain Startup R3 U.S.-based FX settlement provider CLS has made a $5 million investment in blockchain software startup R3.… Read More
Commerzbank Conducts €500k FX Transaction Using R3’s Corda Thyssenkrupp successfully conducted a foreign exchange transaction using R3’s Corda blockchain in partnership with Germany’s Commerzebank.… Read More
German Stock Exchange Wants to Launch Bitcoin Products Deutsche Boerse AG is assessing whether to offer cryptocurrency-related products, a company exec has said during an event.… Read More
AmEx Upgrades Rewards Program with Hyperledger Blockchain American Express announced a blockchain-based loyalty rewards program using Hyperledger’s technology.… Read More
Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Files for Hong Kong IPO China-based Canaan Creative, one of the largest bitcoin mining hardware makers, has filed for an IPO in Hong Kong.… Read More