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European banking powerhouse Santander is partnering with Ripple to create a new platform that will allow users to facilitate cross-border transactions seamlessly. While speaking at the International Fintech conference in London, Nathan Bostock, UK CEO of Santander, mentioned that his company had been testing Ripple’s popular xCurrent and RippleNet platforms for streamlining international payments. Bostock also […]

Amidst a bearish cryptocurrency market, Storm Token surged over 170% following its listing on Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. What is Storm Token? Storm Token is an ERC20 utility token that StormX, Inc. used to fund further development of the company’s mobile app, Storm Play. Storm Play utilizes blockchain technology to […]

One of the fastest growing crypto exchanges over the past year, Binance, announced on its official blog its intention to move operations to the European island of Malta. This decision comes after the difficulties experienced to operate under the conditions imposed by the Japanese government. A few weeks ago the Asian newspaper Nikkei reported that the […]

Recently, the US government rolled out a $4.3 billion medical records system to help care for the military.  While President Trump said the system would deliver “faster, better and far better quality care,” like many other Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems, it has fallen short of its goal. EHRs are used in healthcare to generate […]

Deposed search engine juggernaut Yahoo appears to be making a strategic pivot toward blockchain technology with the announcement of plans to launch its cryptocurrency exchange. Nikkei Asian Review reported on Friday that Yahoo Japan would acquire a 40% stake in Tokyo-based BitARG in April. According to the report, Yahoo Japan will spend the ensuing year […]

BitPay, a global payment service provider for bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash (BCH), has implemented BCH support for its invoices. This means that BitPay’s customers can play with Bitcoin Cash with thousands of merchants worldwide. The popularity of Bitcoin Cash has gone up in recent times, with more merchants now than ever remitting with Bitcoin Cash. […]

In what is being perceived as a step in the right direction, Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced the creation of a special cryptocurrency task force that will look to regulate and foster crypto innovation within the UK. As part of his speech at the second annual International Fintech Conference in London, Hammond said that the […]

The team that made blockchain cute with CryptoKitties, have raised $12 million through venture capital funding. A spokesperson from Axiom Zen (the design studio that built the game) said that the proceeds will be used to “dramatically expand” the CryptoKitties team “as we figure out how to scale the blockchain to a billion consumers.” CryptoKitties […]

Chinese ICT giant Huawei is currently negotiating with Sirin Labs in an effort to license their Blockchain based OS. Sirin Labs, an Israeli tech startup, has revealed that while representatives from both camps have met and discussed the possibility of a collaboration, nothing concrete has been finalized as of yet. If things work out as […]

According to latest reports, the South Korean FSC, Financial Services Commission, is planning to support the adoption of various blockchain technologies in order to foster innovation within the country’s FinTech sector. Korean newspaper JoongAng Daily reported that the nation’s stance towards the crypto-market will be one of inclusivity rather than the other way around. The […]