The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to ensure investors can identify fraudulent initial coin offerings – even if it has to launch its own to do so. The regulator announced Wednesday it has launched a mock ICO called HoweyCoin, presumably named after the Howey Test, which “touts an all too good to be true investment […]

Smartphone manufacturer HTC is taking a major leap into the cryptocurrency ecosystem and wider blockchain industry. The Taiwanese firm on Tuesday unveiled the “HTC Exodus,” which it describes as the “world’s first native blockchain phone.” The Android-powered phone will be tailor-made to provide support for decentralized applications (DApps) like CryptoKitties, and it will feature a secure […]

It’s Blockchain Week in the Big Apple, but if city leaders have their way, New York will become more than just a nice place for the industry to visit. Announced Monday, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is launching several initiatives to put the city on the map as a blockchain technology hub. Foremost […]

The Kingdom of Bahrain is eyeing the adoption blockchain technology in bid to cut the cost of maintaining the country’s vehicle registration data. Bahrain’s General Directorate of Traffic (GDT) announced on Thursday a new plan to develop a blockchain-based vehicle registration system in the country and is now looking for a technical partner to focus […]

At a seminar held in Beijing today, the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) announced its inaugural monthly Global Public Chain Assessment Index, a ranking of cryptocurrencies and other blockchain projects that the Chinese government considers to possess technological merit. The CCID is part of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, a state agency of […]

If one were to examine the evolution of Blockchain, it would follow three main phases. First, you have Bitcoin, which has served as the grandfather of all Blockchain companies. It may not be the most advanced technologically, but the innovations made by Satoshi Nakamoto have led to everything else in the industry. Then, you have Ethereum, which transcended […]

U.S.-based mobile stock trading app Robinhood has announced a $363 million Series D funding round that it says will help the firm expand to become possibly the largest cryptocurrency platform. According to a statement published on Thursday, the funding round values the firm at $5.6 billion and was led by DST Global, with Iconiq, Capital G, Sequoia Capital […]

The long and short of writing a good White Paper In the shifting-sand world of ICOs, the White Paper has been a constant: Every token sale project has to have one. A White Paper is a cotillion for your ICO — You debut your idea, parade your token (and how it works) and show-off your team’s credentials — to attract […]

Facebook has appointed David Marcus, its Vice President in charge of Messaging Products, as the leader of a new blockchain unit. Marcus joined the board of American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in December last year. He confirmed his new move in a Facebook post, saying, “I’m setting up a small group to explore how to best leverage […]

HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 8, 2018–The Cathay Pacific Group and its rewards programme, Asia Miles, are launching their first application of smart blockchain technology in a marketing campaign, in collaboration with Accenture (NYSE:ACN). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180508005361/en/ Cathay Pacific Asia Miles app (Photo: Business Wire) The innovative technology is […]