From Jan. 29 to 30, Tehran hosted the eighth annual conference on Electronic Banking and Payment Systems, which was promoted by the Monetary and Banking Research Institution, the research arm…
Category: Crypto News
Intel Launches Commercial Blockchain Package Based on Hyperledger Fabric
Intel has launched a commercial blockchain package based on the Hyperledger ecosystem, according to marketing materials published on Feb. 12. Intel, which is a member of the Hyperledger collaboration — hosted by the Linux Foundation along with IBM and other…
From Last-Minute Will to Past Banking Problems: What Makes the QuadrigaCX Case Seem So Strange
For the second week, QuadrigaCX’s crisis remains one of the hottest topics in the crypto world. After the CEO of the Canadian exchange, 30-year-old Geral Cotten, suddenly died, the exchange has allegedly lost access to…
Turkish Police Arrest 24 Suspects Involved in Hacking Crypto Firm, Local Media Reports
Turkish police have arrested 24 people allegedly involved in a 13 million Turkish lira ($2.47 million) hack from an unnamed crypto firm in Istanbul, local government-backed media Daily Sabahreported on Feb….
Spanish Region Gives $13 Mln to Develop ‘Industry 4.0’ Technologies, Including Blockchain
The government of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon has allocated over 12 million euros ($13 million) for the development of “Industry 4.0,” which includes blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and other emerging…
Institute of Decentralized Economics Launches in UK to Study Blockchain Economic Systems
The Institute of Decentralized Economics (IDE) has opened in London, the United Kingdom on Feb. 14, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph. The think tank, which is dedicated to…
South Korea’s Largest Foreign Exchange Bank Files 46 Blockchain-Related Patents
South Korea’s largest foreign exchange bank — Korea Exchange Bank (KEB Hana Bank) — has announced that it has filed 46 patent applications for business models related to blockchain, business technology news website ZDNet reports on Feb….
New Zealand Police Say Cryptopia Is Ready to Resume Trading, but Platform Remains Offline
The New Zealand Police have reported that recently hacked crypto exchange Cryptopia is ready to be relaunched and resume operations, Auckland-based news agency The New Zealand Heraldreports on Feb. 13. Detective inspector Greg Murton…
Italian Banking Association Further Tests Interbank Blockchain System Powered by R3 Corda
The Italian Banking Association (ABI) is now testing a blockchain interbank solution based on blockchain consortium R3’s open-source distributed ledger platform Corda, fintech news outlet FinExtra reports on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The ABI states that the platform has…
GMO Internet’s Crypto Business Reports $12 Million Loss in 2018
Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has reported an operating loss of 1.36 billion yen, or about $11.75 million, for its cryptocurrency business last year. The firm published its financial results for…
