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Kick It: Blockchain Platform VeChain Gets Royal Boost From HBO’s Smash Hit ‘Game of Thrones’

Blockchain platform VeChain is collaborating with HBO, Adidas and world-renowned Singaporean shoe designer SBTG (short for Sabotage) to celebrate the…

April 13, 2019

WikiLeaks Receives $20,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) Donations 24 Hours After the Arrest of Julian Assange

In the early hours of April 11, 2019, WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange was arrested by UK police for extradition to…

April 12, 2019

Bitcoin Bull Tim Draper to Meet With Facebook, Ripple’s Xpring Invests in Blockchain VC, Big Banks Downgrade Crypto in New Testimony

Tim Draper hints interest in Facebook's new cryptocurrency project as major banking executives conclude their testimony on Capital Hill and…

April 11, 2019

Payments Giant Western Union and Licensed Crypto Operator Launch New Option for Cross-Border Remittances

Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, is partnering with Coins.ph, one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing fintech…

April 10, 2019

PewDiePie Joins Crypto Live Streaming Platform, Bringing Blockchain to 93 Million Subscribers

Swedish YouTube star Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, known as PewDiePie to his 93.7 million subscribers, is partnering with the blockchain…

April 10, 2019

Facebook Reportedly Raising Up to $1 Billion for Its Big Move Into Crypto

Nathaniel Popper, technology reporter at the New York Times, tells his 37,700 Twitter followers that, according to his sources, Facebook…

April 9, 2019

Société Générale-Owned Bank Launches Blockchain Exchange-Traded Note As Central Banks Explore DLT

London-based Kleinwort Hambros, a subsidiary of Société Générale, has launched a blockchain exchange-traded note (ETN) for its clients. The ETN…

April 8, 2019

US Banking Giant Capital One References Bitcoin and Ethereum in New Patent

US bank holding company Capital One won a blockchain-related patent for content validation. The patent, which was originally filed on…

April 8, 2019

Global IT Giant Adopts Ripple Technology – Will It Bring XRP and Crypto to the Mainstream?

A global IT consulting giant with clients such as Citibank UK, General Electric and Microsoft says it's offering a new…

April 7, 2019

Drug Bust: Bitcoin (BTC) and Blockchain Evidence Hammer 30-Year-Old Crypto Trader and Cocaine Dealer

A Canadian judge has just ordered what is believed to be the largest forfeiture of Bitcoin in the country's history.…

April 4, 2019