Crypto Tycoon Resigns From Blockchain Fund After Alleged Defamation Li Xiaolai, a Chinese crypto investor, has resigned from a $1 billion blockchain fund following an online spat that led to a defamation lawsuit.… Read More
Czech Investment Bank Raising $100 Million for Blockchain Fund Prague-based Benson Oak has announced it is raising $100 million to launch an investment fund with a focus on blockchain startups in Israel. … Read More
YouTube Accused of Negligence in BitConnect Fraud Lawsuit The drama around the shutdown of the controversial BitConnect’s lending and exchange platform continues.… Read More
UK Watchdog Welcomes First Crypto Startups to Regulatory Sandbox The U.K.’s financial regulator is allowing startups focused on blockchain and crypto assets into its regulatory sandbox for the first time.… Read More
Metals Exchange Forms Blockchain Group to Modernize Minerals Industry A Switzerland-based trading platform for metal concentrates is forming a blockchain consortium to streamline mineral industry supply chains. … Read More
1 Million Computers Hacked to Mine $2 Million-Worth of Cryptos Hackers reportedly reaped more than $2 million in different cryptocurrencies after spreading malware across computers in China. … Read More
FINRA Wants to Know All About Member Firms’ Crypto Activities The U.S. financial self-regulatory body is asking member firms to submit every detail of their existing or future activities in cryptocurrency. … Read More
Cloud Provider Xunlei Launches Blockchain File System Xunlei Limited announced that it has launched a distributed file system called ThunderChain File System (TCFS) for its blockchain platform.… Read More
Facebook Has a New Director of Engineering for Blockchain Facebook is getting even more serious about blockchain, appointing a new director of engineering to focus on the technology.… Read More
Swiss Stock Exchange to Tokenize Securities With New DLT Platform Switzerland’s principal stock exchange will build a blockchain-based platform to tokenize traditional securities for further trading and settlement.… Read More