Samsung has been flirting with blockchain and cryptocurrency for a while and stepping up bit by bit. The smartphones manufacturer has partnered with cryptocurrency payments startup Pundi X’s new cooperation that will enable users to integrate the XWallet app to their...
American tech giant Seagate enters the pilot stage of its blockchain project designed to fight counterfeit hard disk drives (HDD), as reported by Forbes on July 30. Seagate and IBM collaborated to launch a project in last November that aimes at helping manufacturers,...
A major Indain trade organization, Nasscom calls the recently proposed blanket ban on cryptocurrencies by a governmental panel in the country an unjust, as per a report by local financial periodical The Economic Times on July...
The head of Square’s crypto team, Steve Lee stated that while Square Crypto is focused on bitcoin it is not the publicly traded company’s specific product in a Twitter ask-me-anything (AMA) on Monday. Unit’s playful Twitter account fielded questions from its followers...
Four South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have been facing stricter regulation as they aim to renew their banking accounts, as reported by a local industry media TheBchain on July 29.The new regulations follows the recommendations released by Financial Action Task...
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) examines blockchain solutions for cybersecurity as part of its digital modernization strategy. As announced by the firm in its four-year roadmap, released on July 12. Entitled as “DoD Digital Modernization Strategy: DoD...
Alki David, a Greek billionaire and television director launches a cannabis-backed token SWX Coin with his Swiss consortium, as per a press release published on July 25.The release states that consortium launched the Swissx Bank of Cannabis so as to operate the token....
CoinLaunch, a Initial coin offering (ICO) consultant agrees to pay $50,000 to the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) as per a published documents on the regulator’s website dated July 24.Evan Thomas, a commercial litigator and former programmer stated that CoinLaunch...
BTC-e and its executive Alexander Vinnik has been indicted by the Northern District of California, for the alleged crimes of conspiracy, unlawful monetary transactions, money laundering, operating an unlicensed exchange, according to a court document filed on July...
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is sending letters to taxpayers who own cryptocurrency asking them to clear their back taxes or file amended tax returns regarding their holdings.As per a news bulletin, the agency made an announcemnet about what it calls the ...
