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Among Blockchain-Friendly Jurisdictions, Malta Stands Out

Malta is writing laws for tomorrow's economy rather than trying to impose yesterday's rules upon it. Consider the way it is legally recognizing DAOs.

Iranians using cryptocurrency to hedge against inflation have recently hit a roadblock, an apparent outage of domestic onramps to the market.

By Leigh CuenJul 4, 2018

Tax authorities from five different nations are coming together to combat international financial crimes, with a focus on cryptocurrencies.

By Muyao ShenJul 4, 2018

Blockstream unveiled a new feature that allows users to create custom tokenized assets secured on its Liquid sidechain.

EY's blockchain lead makes the case for enterprises to embrace tokenization and move away from simply treating blockchains like fancy notaries.

By Paul BrodyJul 3, 2018

The company behind OK Cashbag, the oldest mileage point program in South Korea, is mulling a plan to convert cash points into cryptocurrency.

By Wolfie ZhaoJul 3, 2018

London's Blockchain Summit heard banks weigh the possible savings blockchain could bring to global trade – as well as noting the pain points.

By Ian AllisonJul 3, 2018

We.trade, the blockchain-based financial trade platform jointly developed by nine European banks, has completed first live cross-border transactions.

By Wolfie ZhaoJul 3, 2018

Zug, home of the "Crypto Valley" in Switzerland, has successfully completed its first test of a blockchain-based voting system.

By Muyao ShenJul 2, 2018

The U.K.'s food watchdog announced its success in a pilot project tracking and monitoring data about meat on the blockchain.