234 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

Morning News: Huawei’s Sirin Deal?, S Korean Gov’t to Regulate Crypto

Catch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in Asia and the Americas while the rest of the world was asleep.S Korean Finance Minister: "Gov’t Will Regulate Crypto" South Korea’s Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon has reiterated that regulation remains...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Adoption in Media: Washington Post Example

The Brave browser and its Basic Attention Token (BAT) just added the Washington Post to its list of verified publishers which includes The Guardian, VICE and a number of YouTube channels according to an original Reddit post.The news was hailed as a huge step forward in terms of crypto adoption by...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Playboy to Play Crypto Card

Playboy Enterprises, an adult lifestyle and entertainment company, announced that they would be developing and integrating an online payment system that will support a wide range of cryptocurrencies. These will be used to pay for accessing adult content, exclusives, and augmented reality (AR) and...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Blockchain: at the Core of the Energy Sector Revolution

.Inese Dosé, Senior Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers Latvia.The Blockchain has created an exceptional hype around its utilisation by many industries. The technology facilitates transactions between parties by using computer algorithms without the need for third-party involvement. It...

, by Inese Dosé

Bitcoin Not the Answer to a Cashless Society

Opinion piece by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Chair of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), co-authored by Jacqueline Loh, chair of the BIS Markets Committee, published in the Financial...

, by Benoît Cœuré

Morning News: Telco Giant’s Token Economy Plan, AML Platform for ICOs

SK Telecom Outlines “Token Economy” Plans PwC Testing Anti-Money Laundering Platform for ICOs Bithumb Releases App “for Professional Investors” S Korean Police Bust USD 28 Million Crypto Fraud RingCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories...

, by Tim Alper

Blockchains are Helping the Internet of Things to Move Beyond Hype

Ever since Wired ran a story in 2015 documenting how cybersecurity experts managed to hack into a Jeep Cherokee, media outlets have been awash with warnings on how the internet of things (IoT) ‘isn't safe.’ While cyberattacks are nothing new, the fact that the IoT involves connecting...

, by Simon Chandler

Cryptocurrency Are a Boost to the Financial System, Not a Threat

The total value of cryptocurrencies is too small to be a systemic risk. One of the chief economic benefits provided by cryptocurrencies are ICOs.Some of the world’s central bankers believe cryptocurrencies are a threat to the stability of the global economic system."What concerns me most,"...

, by Simon Chandler

EC’s New FinTech Action Plan Cautious and Bullish on Blockchain

The European Commission is working on a comprehensive strategy on distributed ledger technology and blockchain addressing all sectors of the economy and it will report on the challenges and opportunities of crypto assets later in 2018, the Commission said in a press release accompanying...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Pillar Project Looks to Double its Team, Enter New Markets

Pillar Project, a cryptocurrency and token wallet developer, is expecting to increase its team twofold and enter new markets in the coming months, Tomer Sofinzon, co-founder of Pillar Project and blockchain innovation company 20|30, told Cryptonews.com."As our project is moving forward, we are...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

EUR 5 Million Blockchain Contest Open, Details to Come

The Blockchain for Social Good contest, announced in December 2017 by the European Commission (EC) and offering a EUR 5 million top prize is open. However, details about the rules were yet to come within the next few weeks, a spokesperson for the EC told Cryptonews.com without elaborating on the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Tim Draper Gives Fiat Money Another Five Years

Tim Draper is a venture capitalist and one of the earliest investors in the internet, so his word carries quite a lot of weight in any and all technology-related fields. So when he says for CNBC that, “This is the most excited I've ever been as an investor, and I was right there at the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Morning News: Bank in Int’l Blockchain Plan, Coinbase’s New Fund

Japanese Bank Unveils International Blockchain Pilot Coinbase Targets First-time Investors With New Fund Survey: 90% of Japanese Respondents Have Crypto Worries Venezuela to Auction Petro to Private Companies Family of Dead Rapper ODB to Launch ICOCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency...

, by Tim Alper

BMW to Use Blockchain for Finding Ethical Cobalt

A London-based start-up is working with German automaker BMW to use blockchain to make sure their electric vehicle batteries contain only cobalt that is not the result of child labor, Reuters reported, citing the start-up company’s CEO. Around two thirds of all the world’s supplies of...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Chinese Giant Announces Tracking Meat Using Blockchain

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has announced they would be developing their own blockchain platform, to be used to track the supply chain of its beef imports from overseas.The e-commerce platform said in the announcement it has partnered with Australia's InterAgri to import the firm's Angus beef...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

PayPal For Crypto: Faster Transactions on the Way

PayPal, an online payments system operator, seems to be on their way to increase the speed of cryptocurrency payments, according to a patent application released by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on March 1.The application, named “Expedited Virtual Currency Transaction...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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