PAL Network, an insurtech startup using blockchain technology to offer smart contract-based insurance products, has signed two memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreements with Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Allianz Malaysia to develop proofs-of-concept (PoCs), the startup said on Wednesday. The partnership...
Blockchain Exchange Alliance (BXA), the Singapore-headquartered holding company of Bithumb, one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is looking to raise at least US$100 million in a Bnktothefuture equity crowdfunding. BXA holds 38.7% of the company that owns and operates...
Crypto futures exchange Coin Futures and Lending Exchange (CoinFLEX) will introduce stablecoin-to-stablecoin futures contract, offering Tether (USDT) against Circle’s USD Coin (USDC), the company said on a Monday. Established last year as CoinfloorEX, the platform will relaunch in February as...
File-sharing software provider BitTorrent Inc. has announced plans to launch its own cryptocurrency which users will be able to use to achieve faster download speeds, the company said on Thursday. The BitTorrent token (BTT) will be issued by Singapore-incorporated BitTorrent...
Thailand’s National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), a government organization responsible for information and communication development activities, has developed a blockchain technology for e-voting, according to a report by the Bangkok Post. The technology combines e-voting in close groups...
In his annual post about the new year ahead, prominent venture capitalist and Union Square Ventures (USV) co-founder Fred Wilson predicts cryptocurrencies will enter a “new bullish phase” fueled by the many projects set to come to fruition in 2019....
Nearly 40% of Chinese are willing to invest in cryptocurrencies in the near future, according to findings from a new survey conducted by PANews. The study, which asked close to 5,000 Chinese people about their familiarly and interest in cryptocurrency,...
Huobi Pool, Huobi Group’s cryptocurrency mining arm, will launch a EOS-dedicated cryptocurrency exchange in Q1 2019, the company said last week. The new exchange will allow users to trade EOS against “a number of other cryptocurrencies.” Cao Fei, CEO of...
Canadian tech firm Ubique Networks Inc. has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) to launch a blockchain-based eSports platform. The agreement was signed on November 14 at the official residence of the Canadian High Commission to Sri Lanka....
Blockchain startup Nucleus Vision has announced the launch of nCash Pay, a new crypto-based payments social for merchants powered by Nucleus Vision’s existing nCash token, the company said on Wednesday. nCash Pay enables online merchants to accept payments through nCash....
