European Regulation Forces Bitcoin Service Bottle pay to Shutdown Operations

The Bottle Pay service, which allowed users to send Bitcoin (BTC) via social media accounts, announced on Dec. 13 that it would be shutting...

Health Insurance Giant Piloting With Blockchain to Secure Medical Data

Anthem, the second-largest health insurance company in the United States plans to use blockchain technology to secure medical data of all 40...

Bitmex Faces $300 Million Investor Lawsuit

A former JPMorgan derivatives trader is suing one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges Bitmex for $300 million after it allegedly failed to deliver his equity.

German SolarisBank Provides Custody Services for Digital Assets

Berlin-based fintech company solarisBank has established a subsidiary to provide a custody solution for digital assets. Per a Dec....

Kraken The Crypto Exchange Adds Support for Tezor Staking

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is launching support for Tezos (XTZ) staking, according to an announcement published on Dec. 11. Starting on Dec...

Santander Redeems $20 Million Bond Using Ethereum Blockchai

Spain’s multinational banking giant Banco Santander has just redeemed a $20 million bond using the Ethereum blockchain. The firm...

Ethereum Istanbul Hard Fork Got Support From Major Exchanges

Following the successful Ethereum Istanbul hard fork update, several popular exchanges have announced their official support for the network upgrade.

Microsoft Azure Annonces Blockchain Token and Data Management Services

Microsoft’s blockchain-enabled cloud service Microsoft Azure announced new tokenization and blockchain data management services. In a post published on the official...

Ripple Transferred 1 Billion XRP Token From Escrow Wallet and Back Again

Whale Alert, the ever-vigilant live tracker for cryptocurrency transactions, noted that Ripple transferred a total of 1 billion XRP tokens from its escrow wallet...