One of the South Korea’s largest hospitals has partnered with a local tech company to develop a medical services platform based on blockchain technology, according to the hospital’s official…
Bank of America Wins Patent for Storing Clients’ Crypto Holdings in Enterprise Accounts
The Bank of America (BoA) has won a patent for a system for enterprises to store customers’ crypto deposits, published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) yesterday,…
Amex Files Patent for Blockchain System to Match Images of Receipts With Stored Records
Financial services giant American Express (Amex) has filed a patent for a blockchain-based system to capture and transmit the image of a receipt, according to a U.S. Patent and…
Chinese City in Hunan Province Launches Blockchain Platform for Real Estate Data
The Chinese city of Loudi has launched a blockchain platform to store real estate data, the Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper, People’s Daily, reports Nov. 13. The platform is…
South Korea’s Zeniex Closes Amid Government Crackdown on Unauthorized Crypto Exchanges
South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchange Zeniex will soon terminate its services due to a recent government crackdown on unauthorized platforms, a post by Zeniex reveals Friday, Nov. 9. The crypto…
FATF Guidelines Updated to Combat Money-Laundering and Terrorism Financing in Europe
Regulation has been a major talking point in the cryptocurrency sphere in 2018 – mainly due to the monumental crypto-craze in 2017. This has come to the fore in…
German Financial Regulator BaFin Shuts Down Activity of British Crypto-Related Firm
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has ordered partial cessation of activities by U.K.-based crypto-related firm Finatex Ltd., according to an official announcement published on BaFin’s website on…
Malaysia’s Education Ministry Sets up University Degree Verification System via Blockchain
The Ministry of Education (MoE) of Malaysia is establishing a University Consortium to combat degree fraud using blockchain, the ministry announced in a tweet Nov. 8. According to the…
Drug Barons, Rogue States and Terror Groups Use Banks – Can Blockchain Stop Them?
Scathing reports by regulators have accused traditional banks of inadvertently helping “drug kingpins and rogue nations” – enabling them to commit money laundering, make questionable transfers and evade economic…
U.S. Law Firm Files Claims Against AT&T, T-Mobile Over SIM Swap-Enabled Crypto Thefts
U.S. crypto investor law firm Silver Miller has filed arbitration claims against telecoms giants AT&T and T-Mobile for “SIM-swap”-related thefts, according to a press release published Nov. 8 SIM-swapping…
