Baidu, the Chinese search engine giant and the owner of a private XuperChain network has now extended its foot into blockchain technology with a new app – Totem. It has incentivised its user to a blockchain based phot validating and sharing app. On Wednesday, the firm announced that the app is now li...

The Argentinian Central Bank has now been forced to take a keener interest in Bitcoin in the wake of the constant demise in the value of the Peso. For this reason, the Branco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA, or the Central Bank of Argentine Republic) has requested a roster of books about Bitcoin, i...

A Times of Malta report dated 20th July states that the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has instructed in a statement that now blockchain operators have to wait before applying for authorisations and approvals till a recently sanctioned framework comes into force. In their new statement, the MFSA...

The recent days have seen blockchain solutions being adopted in various industries and now it has also indicated its potential to help the cases of the unverified refugees, numbering over a billion according to World Bank reports. These people have no documentation to prove their identity and as time passe...

The internal affairs minister of Japan, Seiko Noda, has denied any involvement with a cryptocurrency firm that is currently being investigated by the Financial Services Agency. The Japanese news agency, Asahi Shimbun has recently reported that Noda refused to give credence to allegations that she may be me...

With its rising popularity, the applications of blockchain also seem to be rising. In a bid to make online auctions transparent and tamper-proof, a financial asset exchange in Chongqing, China, is currently working towards a system that will help them achieve the goal. The state-backed Chongqing Financial ...