Singapore based exchange conglomerate Huobi Group is prioritizing wall street partnerships for the first time in its history. In its 6 year history, Huobi Group, has been dominant over other crypto exchanges moreso because of its popularity among rich chinese…
Wisekey Announces Geneva Blockchain Center of Excellence
Leading global and cyber security, Blockchain and IoT Company, Wisekey, just announced the opening of its Geneva Blockchain Center of Excellence. As announced at the Geneva Blockchain Congress in January, the new center is part of a partnership made with…
Facebook Quietly makes Chainspace its First Blockchain Acquisition
Popular social platform Facebook has reportedly made its first acquisition in the blockchain space. The social network reportedly quietly hired the team behind Blockchain startup, Chainspace. Chainspace is a blockchain startup that was set up by researchers from the University…
Chinese Economists Divided on Beijing Issuing its own Coin
Economic experts from China reportedly do not agree on the future of the Blockchain according to a survey from internet giant Tencent. The survey was conducted by Tencent’s financial science and technology Think tank where they sent questionnaires to a…
The Japanese Yen Soars above the Dollar in BTC Trading
Data from Coinhills shows that the Japanese yen has officially overtaken the US dollar in terms of Bitcoin trading all over the world. Data shows that 490,925.45 BTC were traded against the JPY over the last 24 hours. Data also…
South Korea will not Be Lifting ICO Restrictions, citing Violation of Rules
South Korea’s top financial regulator, that was expected to relax restrictions on domestic initial coin offerings (ICOS), now says it will not be lifting the restrictions citing violation of rules by some ICO projects. A report from Coindesk Korea read;…
Hamas Makes Plea for Bitcoin Donations inorder to Survive Economic Sanctions
Hamas, the Palestinian islamist group is begging for donations in Bitcoin inorder to survive the financial isolation and deprivation its suffering from due to the economic sanctions slapped on it by the US and Israel. A Hamas representative accused of…
Iran Holds Talks with 8 Countries Over Possible Crypto Transactions
A recent report by crypto publication Cointelegraph, reported that the Iran was close to unveiling her very own state backed crypto-currency. A fresh report from the same publication says that Iran has held closed-door meetings with 8 countries over the…
Atleast 60%of All Publicly Reported Hacks Could Be the Work of 2 Criminal Groups
According to a report on the wall street journal on Monday Jan 28, only 2 groups of highly sophisticated cyber criminals could be behind an estimated $1 billion worth of crypto thefts. According to a report from crypto transaction tracking…
Iran Could Soon Unveil her very Own State Backed Crypto-currency
According to local English language news outlet Aljazeera, Iran could unveil its state-backed crypto-currency at the Electronic banking and payment systems conference in Tehran this week. The country which has been marred by sanctions, including fresh ones from the United…