The price of ethereum’s native cryptocurrency ether (ETH) surpassed $300 today to hit ten-month highs. The world’s second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization climbed above the psychological hurdle at 01:10 UTC and…

A powerful intergovernmental organization devoted to combating money laundering and terrorism financing has finalized its recommendations on regulating cryptocurrencies for its 37 member countries. As expected, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)…

Thirteen coders and academics gathered this week at Chaincode Labs in New York City for the bitcoin protocol residency program, in what organizers say is the most intensive and diverse cohort to…

Bitcoin’s price soared above $10,000 on cryptocurrency exchanges for the first time in 15 months. At press time, the top cryptocurrency by market capitalization is trading at $$10,080.49 – the highest level…

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Chief, Philip Lowe, declared himself to be profoundly skeptical on the impact of Facebook’s new cryptocurrency. The goal of Libra as a massively adopted digital currency…

The New York State Senate has confirmed Linda Lacewell as new superintendent for the Department of Financial Services, the body responsible for regulating nearly 1,500 financial institutions with assets of more than…

Two Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) have been approved for inclusion in ethereum’s next major upgrade, Istanbul. These are the first two code changes to be officially approved for the Istanbul upgrade, which…

A new development in the Kleiman v Wright lawsuit was announced today as a member of the plaintiff’s representation disclosed that Wright has not complied with a court directive to list his…

Wianxiang, prominent Chinese car manufacturer, has partnered with PlatON, a blockchain privacy startup, to develop the underlying infrastructure for China’s largest smart city project, slated for completion by 2025. His eponymous Wanxiang…

Oxfam International, a U.K.-based non-profit with a global reach, just spent a month testing MakerDAO’s stablecoin DAI as a vehicle for helping disaster victims. The pilot project in the South Pacific Ocean nation…