West Virginia to Offer Statewide Blockchain Voting in Midterm Election After a pilot conducted in May, officials from West Virginia are bringing the blockchain voting app to all 55 of the state’s counties.… Read More
LedgerX Claims ‘Record’ July for Bitcoin Options Trading Bitcoin derivatives trading provider LedgerX says it saw a “record” amount of trading volume over the last two months.… Read More
Australian State Grants Crypto Startup $100k to Boost Tourism An Australian state government has awarded $100,000 to a crypto travel company in an effort to bolster its tourism industry.… Read More
Korea’s Financial Regulator Wants to Use the Blockchain for Stock Trading South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has encouraged public and private sector companies to develop a blockchain-based stock trading system. … Read More
Coinbase Adds British Pound for UK Crypto Users Crypto exchange Coinbase will now support British pounds (GBP) for its UK customers, the firm announced Wednesday.… Read More
Zambia, Overstock’s Medici Ink Deal on Blockchain Land Registry Pilot American retail giant Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary is partnering with the Zambian government to build a blockchain land title registry.… Read More
Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart to Advise Blockchain Startup Blockchain economics startup Prysm Group has added Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart and former Microsoft chief economist Preston McAfee as senior advisors.… Read More
Binance Acquires Anonymous Mobile Wallet for Ethereum Tokens Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has acquired the open-source and anonymous mobile ethereum wallet Trust Wallet, it was announced Tuesday. … Read More
Banking Giant Trials Blockchain for Issuance of Land-Backed Loans One of the “Big Four” commercial banks in China has completed the issuance of a loan worth $300,000 using a blockchain system. … Read More
Mount Sinai Hospital to Explore Blockchain Applications The Medical School of the Mount Sinai hospital system announced it will explore the use of blockchain in healthcare on Tuesday.… Read More