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Report: Venezuela's Maduro Wants OPEC to Launch a Cryptocurrency

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed "joint cryptocurrency mechanism" for use by OPEC members and non-member oil producing states.

China-based payment service LianLian has said it will use Ripple's xCurrent blockchain solution for cross-border transactions.

By Wolfie ZhaoFeb 7, 2018

Blockchain startup Templum has acquired Liquid Markets Group's broker-dealer and alternative trading system Liquid M Capital LLC.

By Nikhilesh DeFeb 7, 2018

Agility will share and receive information about shipments through the blockchain in hopes of reducing the cost of administration and documentation.

A major U.S. freight railroad network operator owned by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway has joined the Blockchain in Transportation Alliance.

By Wolfie ZhaoFeb 6, 2018

Facebook Messenger is unlikely to adopt cryptocurrencies soon, says vice president of messaging David Marcus.

Silicon Valley startup Lino has raised $20 million to take on YouTube with a decentralized, blockchain-based platform.

Marco Santori is leaving Cooley to become president and chief legal officer of Blockchain, a longtime client and one of the earliest wallet startups.

Cryptocurrency users who got rich in the run-up are now targets for robbers and kidnappers, not just hackers. That’s prompting a security overhaul.

By Rob WileFeb 3, 2018

Two of Wall Street's biggest banks are reportedly taking steps to bar customers from using credit cards to purchase cryptocurrencies.

By Nikhilesh DeFeb 2, 2018