Blockchain News, Events and Companies
Regardless of how cryptocurrency prices are performing in the open marketplace, there is much going on behind the scenes. Whether its interest from innovative startups, blue-chip companies or national regulators–the blockchain industry is as... 4 min read →
CryptoCompare’s March 2019 Exchange Review found that the previous month saw a 70 percent increase in volume from crypto-to-crypto exchanges. Crypto spot markets also saw a huge increase, leading many to believe that the... 3 min read →
Binance announced a partnership with CipherTrace, a blockchain security company, with the aim of enhancing the exchange’s anti-money laundering (AML) compliance program. World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Aims to Improve Its AML Compliance CipherTrace, a... 2 min read →
Once the institutional ‘smart money’ enters the market, we will see a liquidity pool difficult to imagine compared to the current market. The path forward is the tokenization of securities and the capital markets.... 3 min read →
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance launches altcoin research lab. The lab will focus on analyzing the investment potential of projects and sharing this information with the general public. The Launch of Binance Research Binance launched... 2 min read →
Bitcoin, the archetypal blockchain, has for ten years waged technological warfare against corporate and state-run finance. Yet for all the heads that have been turned in the tackling of such a gauntlet, it was, in... 4 min read →
The last several days in Malta have been bustling with activity as the Malta Blockchain Summit took place last week. The event had over 400 companies exhibiting their innovative ideas, services, and digital solutions with... 2 min read →
At the Malta Blockchain Summit, Ethereum co-creator and IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson spoke to CryptoSlate in an exclusive interview to share insights into his early days at Ethereum (ETH) and the work IOHK has... 3 min read →
Prominent blockchain strategist and advisor Steve Tendon has spent years trying to close the gap between regulators and developers in the blockchain space. More recently, he has taken on a more direct role as... 2 min read →
Malta’s relevance as a “blockchain island” is set to increase in the coming weeks, as the small geography plays host to some of the world’s premier speakers, evangelists, and ministers as part of the... 2 min read →
OKEx, a Malta-based cryptoasset exchange, recently listed TrueUSD (TUSD), USD//Coin (USDC), Gemini Dollar (GUSD), and Paxos Standard Token (PAX). At the time of the announcement, OKEx was the fifth-largest Bitcoin exchange by volume and... 2 min read →
Malta is emerging as a prominent force in the world of cryptocurrencies. The European island-state has surprised many this year with its continual positioning as a “blockchain economy,” and is now edging over Gibraltar,... 2 min read →
At the United Nations General Assembly, Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta, announced that crypto is the inevitable future of money. Serving as Prime Minister of Malta since 2013, Muscat has recently been an... 2 min read →
Through the noise of 2018’s turbulent market, the key players in blockchain have persisted with the grim resolution to build something bigger, better, and brighter. Timed precisely with the launch of Malta’s groundbreaking DLT... 2 min read →
Cryptocurrency wallet Binance Trust users will enjoy wallet support for Wanchain, the decentralized interoperability asset transfer protocol, as stated on an announcement on Sept. 26. As announced, the integration combines Binance’s secure mobile offering with... 2 min read →
With increasing regulatory scrutiny, several cryptocurrency exchanges are seeking to open regulated security token markets across the globe. This week, Binance and Malta Stock Exchange confirmed a partnership to launch a new security token... 2 min read →
Through blockchain and cryptocurrency, it’s becoming easier for communities to interact and exchange value with each other in an efficient, trustless way. In the sports industry, cryptocurrency is enabling fans to participate in the decisions... 2 min read →
Seattle-based Bittrex is expanding its reach as a blockchain powerhouse, unveiling plans to launch an affiliate company, called Bittrex International. The addition will aim to play a role as cryptocurrency influencer to streamline blockchain... 2 min read →
More than 250 developers will be hacking their way through Blockchain Island’s inaugural Malta Blockchain Summit, yet the organizers of the event’s official Hackathon are calling for more talent to join, what it describes... 2 min read →
Few governments may be pushing harder to cultivate a regulatory blockchain oasis than Malta, whose top-down enthusiasm for the emerging technology now seems to have spread to the world of academia. In joint sponsorship,... 2 min read →