Bitcoin Fund Completes Offering, Ether Futures Launch, Crypto Funds Report Published - We previously reported that a Toronto-based investment manager was launching a Bitcoin Fund, and it has now completed a $48 million...more
FDA DSCSA Blockchain Pilot Report Released, Consortium Formed for Energy Grids - A final report provided in February 2020 to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been released with details on the FDA’s Drug Supply...more
CFTC Approves Bitcoin Futures and Prosecutes Fraud, Amicus Brief Filed in Kik Case - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order of Designation to Bitnomial Exchange, LLC, granting it status as a...more
Bitcoin and Blockchain Financial Products Launch in Public Funds, Commodities, Debit Cards and Mining “Hash Contracts” - According to an April 9 press release, a Canadian asset manager has become the first firm to launch a...more
Blockchain Developments in Food Supply Chain, Shipping Data and Project Best Practices - According to a recent report, GrainChain, a Texas-based startup that uses blockchain to track grain shipments, has used its blockchain...more
Telegram, Kik and Tezos Cases Reach Milestones in Blockchain Token Litigation -
On May 24, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) motion for a...more
Blockchain Traceability Developments for Automobile, Pharma and Art Industries - Earlier this week, one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers, in conjunction with its financial services arm and two other...more
Exchanges Expand in US and Gibraltar; India Supreme Court Ruling Favors Industry -
Late last week, a major global messenger app based in Japan announced that it has launched BitFront, a new global cryptocurrency exchange...more
Overview of the Telegram Case -
Telegram, a global messaging platform, was founded by Russian brothers Nikolai and Pavel Durov in 2013....more
Blockchain Enterprise Applications Continue to Emerge Across Industries -
A press release late last week announced that blockchain startup SIMBA Chain has been awarded a five-year, $9.5 million contract with the U.S. Navy...more
On Feb. 6, during a speech at the International Blockchain Congress in Chicago, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce unveiled a proposed “safe harbor” that would seek to provide an exemption from the registration requirements of...more
Solutions Debut for Wine, Farming Data, Media Authenticity and Credentialing -
A multinational closures company has announced what it describes as the first European winery that tracks wine products using “connected...more
Blockchain Solutions Advance in Manufacturing, Food, Pharma and Grant Management -
Last week, one of the world’s largest industrial cobalt producers announced plans to join the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN)....more
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Shipping Firms, DHS and Wine Merchants Participate in Blockchain Pilots -
Earlier this week, one of the United States’ largest multinational package delivery and supply chain management firms reportedly made the first...more
Token Taxonomy Framework Published, Blockchain Supply Chain Pilots Expand -
This week, the members of the Token Taxonomy Initiative (TTI), an organization with members that include several major firms across a diverse set of...more
Crypto and Blockchain Capital Markets News From UNICEF, Europe and Hong Kong -
On Wednesday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced its launch of a newly established cryptocurrency fund, making it the first UN...more
Smart Contracts Deployed by Icelandic Retailer, Blockchain for Sneakers and DHS -
A press release issued this week announced the successful completion of an automated invoice payment using the Ethereum blockchain. ...more
Blockchain Developments in Interbank Settlement, Capital Markets, Cryptocurrency Payments -
According to reports this week, a major German bank has joined the emerging payments initiative, built on the Quorum blockchain, of...more
Blockchain Clearing, Settlement, Custody and Capital Markets Developments -
This week, R3 and a major multinational financial services company announced a partnership to develop and pilot a cross-border payments solution...more
Blockchain Developments for Energy Grids, Automobiles, Enterprise Protocols -
Earlier this week, TFA Labs, an internet-of-things security startup, announced plans to explore Factom’s protocol as a solution for validating the...more
Blockchain Applications for Beer Advertising, Hotel Booking and the U.S. Air Force -
Late last week, a major U.S.-based beer brewing company launched a blockchain-based trivia game in conjunction with Vatom Labs as part of...more
Blockchain Capital Markets Platforms Achieve and File for Regulatory Approvals -
The Intercontinental Exchange recently received approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services for its emerging bitcoin...more
Multiple ICO Enforcement Actions by SEC and State Regulators -
This week the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has settled charges against SimplyVital Health Inc. related to an initial coin...more
SEC Issues No-Action Letter, Financial Services Firms and Major Exchanges Make Moves, New Products Launched in Europe -
This week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued to Pocket Full of Quarters Inc....more
Cryptocurrency Exchanges Obtain New Licenses Across Globe Amid Market Growth -
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced early this week that it approved a virtual currency license for Seed...more