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One of the earliest manufacturers to bring Bitcoin mining chips to market, Bitmain is now in competition with some of the largest chipmakers in the world. According to a report by Bloomberg, CEO of Bitmain, Jihan Wu just announced that the industry giant is “open” to an IPO overseas. Bitmain’s Market Dominance As one of the […]

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase officially announced an expansion into the booming Japanese cryptocurrency market with the launch of a new Japan office. Announced on June 4, a new office in Japan will be spearheaded by Japanese fintech leader Nao Kitazawa. The new Coinbase office will provide Japanese cryptocurrency investors access to the suite of Coinbase […]

Korea’s premier court has overturned the law to seize 191 Bitcoin earned through the provision of child pornography, ending a lengthy battle over the legal status of cryptocurrency. Appealing a September 2017 ruling that deemed such confiscation to be illegal, the Supreme Court will see $2.3 million worth of BTC confiscated from a 33-year old […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping — the leader of the world’s second-largest economy — has described blockchain as accelerating “application breakthroughs.” Addressing the annual Chinese Academy of Sciences conference on May 28, China’s leader hailed blockchain technology as one that “profoundly affected the country’s future and destiny.” The President noted: “Ever since the start of the […]

The largest Korean blockchain fund and accelerator of the ICON Foundation, Hashed is shaping the Korean blockchain industry through its unique approach to finding and nurturing nascent projects. Chief Business Officer, Alex Shin, shares some of his insights on the dynamics, mission, and future of the $250 million digital assets fund. #Hashed – Introduction Founded just 18 […]

South Korea’s National Assembly — the legislative body of the East Asian Nation — has officially proposed to allow domestic Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Nearly eight months after its September 2017 ban on ICOs and cryptocurrency margin trading, the Assembly has recommended both be permitted under strict investor protection. Detailed in a report filed by […]

Chinese conglomerate Tencent is aiming to launch a range of distributed ledger technology-based solutions with both taxation and ride-sharing onto the blockchain by partnering with government and local developers. The tech giant announced the joint signing of an agreement with the Shenzhen National Taxation Bureau to establish the “Intelligent Tax” Innovation Laboratory on May 24, […]

The NEO Foundation and Ontology Foundation have joined forces to improve the development of API standardization, a sharing ecosystem of smart contracts, building open standards for smart contracts, and cross-chain technology innovation. Following the MoU signed earlier in May, the two projects announced on the 24th of May that they had contributed RMB 4 Million […]

Do you have an idea or dApp that you think could drive the future of blockchain technology? Do you know your way around EOSIO’s C++ API? Then Block.one and EOS are looking for you. The EOS Global Hackathon is the latest venture for the team behind EOS – the world’s fifth largest cryptocurrency by market cap. This […]

In January of 2018, Coincheck, Japan’s largest crypto exchange joined the list of exchanges compromised by a devastating hack. Cyber thieves took advantage of a flaw in their platform to steal 523 million units of NEM’s digital currency. Although Coincheck accepted responsibility for the hack and spent $435 million to compensate users, the incident was […]

VeChain’s token rose 5% after an announcement from the VeChain Foundation unveiling a new development plan and whitepaper. The blockchain-based product ID and supply chain management platform’s release details upcoming partnerships, a new governance model, and the future of the VeChain project. Announced on Twitter on May 20, the new development plan and whitepaper identifies […]

Jack Ma, executive chairman and founder of Chinese tech juggernaut Alibaba, stated while he’s bullish about blockchain technology, Bitcoin is in a bubble. Speaking at a forum at the second World Intelligence Congress held in Tianjin on the 16th of May, the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd founder — who holds a personal fortune estimated at […]

Despite its ban on cryptocurrency, China is now publishing a monthly blockchain index. China’s Center for Industry Information Development (CCID) has published a May 17 report ranking 28 prominent blockchains, with the Ethereum “World Supercomputer” taking first place and Steem a close second. The Global Public Blockchain Technology Assessment Index arguably reflects the findings of […]

ICON (ICX) has announced a new partnership with LINE Corporation, the Japanese-based app development company best known for its LINE social media platform. Together, the companies have co-founded ‘Unchain’ in order to construct LINE’s blockchain-related services that will be integrated via the ICON network. With over 200 million daily active users, LINE’s integration into the ICX […]

Canaan Creative, the world’s second-largest makers of Bitcoin mining rigs, submitted an application yesterday to go public in Hong Kong, according to various media reports. While the initial public offering (IPO) size and timing has yet to be announced to the public, a source told Bloomberg that the public offering could raise around $1 billion […]

Unfazed by the market’s recent up-turn, NEO’s value has stagnated in spite of the blockchain’s rapid advancement. As the smart contract platform of the world’s most populous country, one might be surprised by its modest position at 11th place by market cap ($4.4 billion). Picking up the pieces of Q1’s correction, Ethereum has recovered to […]

Wanchain has continued to steadily develop its platform with the goal of providing a private cross-chain smart contract ecosystem that enabling a confidential distributed financial infrastructure. WCN’s recent listing on Huobi, the world 3rd largest exchange, saw the network significantly increase its average trading volume with coin currently sitting as one of the exchanges top […]

Founded just 18 months ago, Korean blockchain investments fund Hashed has just reached the quarter billion dollar milestone. Amidst a thriving cryptocurrency market, Hashed has found its niche accelerating high-performance blockchain projects in Korea and abroad. What is #Hashed? Starting in early 2017, Hashed opened one of Korea’s first crypto assets funds with only $600k […]