The Institute for FinTech Research at Beijing’s Tsinghua University (THUIFR) has unveiled a blockchain scholarship program with Ripple’s help, Cointelegraph reported. Through the program, graduate students are said to focus on the study of blockchain development and regulations. They will also, reportedly, be able to participate...
Bitcoin fell to a five-week low during this past holiday weekend, reaching $3,442.50, its lowest level since Dec. 17. By Tuesday (Jan. 22), the crypto was up 0.7 percent to hit $3,622.41 on the Kraken exchange, according to MarketWatch. “Bitcoin keeps bouncing along in the...
Swiss crypto wallet maker Tangem has notched a $15 million investment, Coindesk reported. The company makes a product for digital currency storage that it says is a “smart banknote for digital assets” and received the investment from SBI Crypto Investment, an SBI subsidiary. With the...
Indonesian ride-hailing company Go-Jek is acquiring a “substantial” number of shares in Philippine-based blockchain services platform Coins.ph. While the details of the transaction were not revealed, it was reported that there will be no impact to Coins.ph customers and that its team “will continue in...
Bitpay, a processor of digital currency payments, claims that it has handled more than $1 billion in transactions in 2018, Coindesk reported. In addition, the firm noted that last year marked the second time that it reached the milestone. BitPay Co-Founder and CEO Stephen Pair...
IBM is planning to use blockchain to help monitor supply chains in the metals industry, CoinDesk reported. In one case, the technology company plans to record the journey of 1.5 tons of cobalt through its trip from the Democratic Republic of Congo to China and...
Cryptopia, a digital currency exchange based out of New Zealand, has experienced what has been described by the company as a “security breach,” Coindesk reported. On Twitter, the company said that it had “suffered a security breach which resulted in significant losses” and called the...
Malaysia’s initial coin offering (ICO) regulations are said to take effect on Tuesday (January 15) per a notice from the Securities Commission (SC) in the country, Coindesk reported. With the order, exchanges and offerings for tokens would need the SC’s approval. Finance Minister Lim Guan...
Companies at work on blockchain development might receive a tax benefit from the government of South Korea in the future, TheNextWeb reported. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance reportedly said the amendments to its 2018 tax law, which is said to start being enforced next...
