US Consumer Finance Watchdog Opens Regulatory Sandbox to Blockchain The CFPB is launching a regulatory sandbox to encourage innovation in new tech such as blockchain, acting head Mick Mulvaney announced Wednesday.… Read More
Vietnam Inches Closer to Suspending Imports of Cryptocurrency Miners The country’s central bank has agreed to a proposed suspension of cryptocurrency miner imports, a local new source reported on Thursday.… Read More
All ‘Big Four’ Auditors to Trial Blockchain Platform for Financial Reporting The world’s four biggest auditing firms will join 20 banks to trial a blockchain service for validating public companies’ financial reports. … Read More
Government-Backed Blockchain Trade Platform Launches in Singapore A digital services firm owned by a Singapore government agency and a major port operator has launched a blockchain platform for cross-border trade.… Read More
Billionaire Marc Lasry Sees Bitcoin’s Price Reaching $40,000 Billionaire investor and fund manager Marc Lasry said the price of bitcoin has the potential to reach $40,000.… Read More
Pop Icon Peter Gabriel Has Invested in a Blockchain Startup Legendary musician and former Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel has invested in blockchain startup Provenance. … Read More
Mining Malware Now a Bigger Threat than Ransomware, Says Report Illicit crypto-miners and ransomware have swapped places in popularity among cybercriminals, says a security firm. … Read More
Baidu’s Blockchain Photo App Launches With Its Own Token Chinese internet search giant Baidu has created a proprietary token to power its new blockchain-based photo validating and sharing service. … Read More
South Korea Plans Tax Perks for Blockchain Startups South Korea is planning to cut tax for companies developing nascent technologies such as blockchain as part of its push for innovation growth.… Read More
Litecoin’s Lee: Bank Deal Might Lead to New Crypto Services Charlie Lee took to reddit Tuesday to clarify his and the Litecoin Foundation’s roles in the new acquisition of nearly 10 percent of a German bank. … Read More