Litecoin (LTC), currently the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has just reduced its block reward for miners by half. The litecoin blockchain reached the trigger block height of 1,680,000 at 10:16 UTC on Monday. The event marks a major…

Automaker Volvo Cars, owned by Chinese automotive group Geely, has produced electric cars with cobalt mapped on a blockchain. Carmakers are under pressure from customers and investors to prove electric vehicles do not rely on conflict minerals or child labor.They…

A Thai regulator announced that the regulator will amend regulation to prevent crypto use for illicit activities. Per the report, Acting Secretary-General of the Thai Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), Pol Maj Gen Preecha Charoensahayanon, stated that …

In a tweet Aug. 5, the veteran gold bug and well-known Bitcoin naysayer claimed that current events impacting the Chinese economy did not cause fresh interest in Bitcoin. “The Chinese aren't buying Bitcoin as a safe haven. Speculators are buying, betting…

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner Hester Peirce expressed interest in building a non-exclusive safe harbor for the offer and sale of certain tokens. In her speech, Peirce reportedly said that she is interested in building a non-exclusive…

The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has requested, along with a number of other jurisdictions, that the companies in the Libra Association provide details on how they plan to protect user data. The ICO has released a joint statement on global…

The trade war between China and the United States intensified as China allowed its currency, the yuan, to fall to its lowest level since 2008. This is seen as a retaliatory move by China on the latest tariff hikes by the U.S. If the nations enter into a currency…