South Korea is considering launching a zone that will be dedicated to blockchain and virtual currency firms with the aim of developing the ecosystem.

The United Nations Trade Department has authored a white paper, where the potential of blockchain technology is examined for the trade and supply chain industries. This marks a start towards blockchain involvement for the UN.

Research conducted by a team of two at the University of Texas has revealed that a pattern has emerged showing that at pivotal moments the Tether virtual currency was spent on Bitcoin and this assisted in driving the price of the flagship cryptocurrency to record highs.

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, made a few controversial statements on bitcoin and blockchain technology, dubbed as hype.

SEC’s William Hinman, states that Bitcoin and Ethereum aren’t securities, yet many ICO-related tokens may in fact have the legal status of a security.

This public blockchain will provide key services like issuance of community tokens along with the digital authentication of the public and the document certification on the blockchain platform.

The South Korean Federation of Banks has announced blockchain-based user verification system that will allow bank customers to verify their identity via online platforms, or on their mobile banking applications.

A blockchain-based voting system will provide immutable records while removing all the potential election frauds.

These new rules will be towards stepping up measures for combating terror financing and money laundering.

The criminal case involves three individual alleged to inject software scripts to websites while drawing the visitors computer power to mine cryptocurrencies without their consent.

Ireland is aiming to become a leading hub for blockchain technology and an initiative branded Blockchain Ireland has been launched with a view of promoting innovation.

With the growing number of cases about cryptocurrency thefts, Apple considers updating its policies to safeguard its users and devices.

Wells Fargo, the U.S. third biggest bank, has announced its decision to ban crypto purchases using its credit cards.

Experts say that risks to the country’s financial stability posed by high-volatility of the crypto markets are offset by the huge concentration of digital assets within a small number of owners.

Pursuing the same mission of empowering migrant workers and supporting economic growth via digital technologies.

The new platform will provide information regarding the responsibilities of token issuers, token and ICO descriptions.

The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a set of regulations for cryptocurrency companies and the ICO market.

Ethereum Classic is coming to the Coinbase crypto exchange platform, adding to the already existing portfolio of cryptocurrencies.

China’s biggest state-owned newspapers, Global Times, has called for enhanced regulation of cryptocurrencies in the country rather than an outright ban sparking speculation that the government of China may revisit the ban that was imposed on trading of digital currencies.

The CFTC opened an investigation after the dispute between CME and four cryptocurrency exchanges on sharing of trading data.