Blockchain technology startup Ripple Labs Inc confirmed to Reuters on Friday that it hired Amir Sarhangi, who had been leading Google’s rollout of a new wireless messaging system, as vice president of products. San Francisco-based Ripple, which is among the most well known startups trying...

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has reportedly laid off some employees this week. The cuts have affected its customer support, compliance, and fraud departments. According to sources quoted by Yahoo Finance, more than 15 people have been released from duties, mostly remote staffers. Coinbase has confirmed...

BitGo will provide custody of the Bitcoin and tokenize it by minting WBTC together with approval from community members. It’s an exciting opportunity for us to build on our mission: making digital currencies usable for business. WBTC users will be able to utilize Bitcoin in...

Vietnam’s Largest Telecoms Company Viettel Enterprise Solutions Corporation aims to become the leading national blockchain technology provider in the next five years. “Blockchain is a technology that will change the world and Viettel would like to catch up with global development trends,” Ngô Vĩnh...

The issue of central bank digital currencies has come to the fore over the last two years. Although a relatively new popular phenomenon, digital currencies have existed for decades. This report, a collaboration between IBM Blockchain World Wire and OMFIF, explains the purpose of wholesale...

The Malta Financial Services Authority has issued a warning against Primetradingbot, describing it a scheme of ‘dubious nature’. The Malta Financial Services Authority has warned that an online trading platform claiming to operate from Malta is not licenced by it and operates a “dubious”...