Korean Government-Backed Researchers File for Blockchain Patent A South Korean government-funded organization has submitted a blockchain-related patent application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. … Read More
Report: More Than Three-Quarters of ICOs Were Scams In a report by an advisory firm on initial coin offering (ICO) investments, data shows close to 80% of all ICOs in 2017 were scams.… Read More
Cartier Owner Richemont Plans to Track Diamonds With Blockchain A board member at Swiss luxury goods maker Richemont has said the firm will use blockchain to bring transparency to its supply chain.… Read More
Shanghai Stock Exchange: New Regulation ‘Crucial’ to Clear Way for DLT Shanghai Stock Exchange sees potential for DLT in the securities market, but says the lack of a regulatory framework is a hurdle to be addressed.… Read More
Crypto Market Downturn Puts Drag on High-End GPU Prices New research suggests that prices for high-end graphics cards – coveted by both cryptocurrency miners and gamers alike – are falling.… Read More
Bitcoin Price Spikes to Nearly $9K on Little-Known Crypto Exchange Crypto exchange WEX – formerly known as BTC-e – saw its BTC/USD market spike to nearly $9,000 on Wednesday.… Read More
Coinbase Co-Founder Backs Blockchain Startup’s $3 Million Seed Round DIRT, a startup building an ethereum-based blockchain platform for validating information across datasets, has raised $3 million in seed funding. … Read More
$3 Million Fund to Create 25 Marketplaces for Kik Messenger’s Token Kik CEO Ted Livingston created the kin token so people could easily buy and sell digital stuff online. Now he’s paying devs to make the stuff.… Read More
CryptoKitties to Debut Mobile App on HTC’s Flagship Phone CryptoKitties will first roll out its new mobile application on select HTC devices by the end of this year.… Read More
Opera Is Testing a Mobile Browser With a Built-In Crypto Wallet The web browser Opera is looking to get ahead with changing times by launching its first full-featured browser with a built-in crypto wallet.… Read More