Enquiries About Cryptocurrencies Tripled in 2017, Japan Regulator Says Last year, Japanese consumers were asking more questions than ever about cryptocurrency trading and ICOs, new data reveals. … Read More
ICBC’s First Blockchain Patent Is Now Public Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, a major state-owned bank, is exploring how to verify and share users’ certificates on a blockchain.… Read More
Mastercard Seeks ‘Fast Track’ Way to Sync Blockchain Data A Mastercard patent application outlines how nodes could be quickly added to a blockchain.… Read More
ASX Exchange Targets 2020 for DLT Settlement System Launch The Australian Securities Exchange provided an update on its plans to replace its settlement and clearing system with blockchain technology.… Read More
Binance, Bermuda Ink $15 Million Crypto Investment Agreement Bermuda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Binance to develop a global compliance center in the British Overseas Territory.… Read More
5 More Payments Firms to Adopt Ripple’s xVia Tech Five firms across Europe and Asia plan to adopt Ripple’s xVia protocol to bring their payments services to emerging markets.… Read More
Prosecutors Charge ‘Discount Bitcoin Bandits’ With Robbery The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has charged the “Discount Bitcoin Bandits” with robbery, child abuse and grand theft counts.… Read More
SEC Official Defends ‘Balanced’ ICO Oversight in Congress A hearing at the House financial services committee saw hostility from some reps, sympathy from others, and a “balanced approach” from the SEC.… Read More
Court Forces Chile’s Banks to Reopen Crypto Exchange Accounts A Chilean court has ordered banks to reopen the accounts of crypto exchanges after the institutions announced their plans to close them in March. … Read More
Australia’s Securities Watchdog Airs Concerns About Overseas ICOs ASIC is to extend its guidelines on initial coin offerings over concerns about overseas projects targeting local investors.… Read More