Dharma now supports peer-to-peer lending in USDC to attract mainstream investors to DeFi

Bitfinex Enters the Initial Exchange Offering Race With Tokinex

Smartlands Launches Its First Security Token Offering (STO)

Mutual Funds Network Calastone’s ‘Real-Time’ Blockchain Platform Is Live

Top Commodities Firms and Financial Institutions Seek To Launch Forcefield

Accenture, ABN Amro, Anglo American, CMST International, Hartree Partners, ING Bank, Mercuria and OCBC Bank are among those that have so far signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the blockchain-based platform.

Japanese Unicorn Liquid Enters Joint Venture as It Eyes US Expansion

Polymath and Ethereum Co-founder Team up for STO Blockchain

Kadena Blockchain to Launch This October With $3 Billion Asset Manager Onboard

Microsoft Launches Decentralized Identity Tool on Bitcoin Blockchain

Multi-dealer platforms for crypto are the future, but competition is fierce

Over 50 Banks, Firms Trial Trade Finance App Built With R3’s Corda Blockchain

ConsenSys Founder Joe Lubin: Everything About Ethereum Must Improve

Grainchain, a blockchain-based platform for commodity sales, launches in Mexico

Divvy Raises $200M In Its Third VC Round In Under A Year

Digital Assets Data raises $6 million for crypto data platform

Liquid.com cryptocurrency platform plans to expand into US

IOST is set to release its mass adoption “secret weapon”

Binance DEX Launches on Native Mainnet Earlier Than Planned, Invites Community Input

Coinbase is pulling the plug on a project to upgrade its platform, and it could result in a multi-million dollar loss

Binance Births its Own Decentralized Blockchain to Challenge Ethereum

Auditor EY Unveils Nightfall, An Ambitious Bid to Bring Business to Ethereum

LedgerX Reveals Bid to Beat Bakkt to Physical Bitcoin Futures Launch

Is Russia’s Internet ban an elaborate ploy to block Telegram?

Blockchain in Energy: Stakeholders, Solutions and the Path to Standardization

Taxfix Raises US$30M in Series B Financing

Crypto startup Celo raises $30 million in funding

Affirm Announces Series F Round of Equity Funding, Led by Thrive Capital

Player’s Lounge raises $3 million for prize-based game platform

Blockchain Exchange Secures $50 Million in Diamonds for ETF Launch

Tron Acquires Blockchain App Store CoinPlay

Tagomi Holdings’ Subsidiary Gets BitLicense from New York DFS

The firm’s parent company, Tagomi Holdings, was launched by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm in December 2018.

South Korean Messaging Giant Kakao, Irish Startup Partner for Blockchain Payment Methods

R3 Co-Founder Jesse Edwards Is Leaving the Enterprise Blockchain Firm

Justin Sun keeps paying people to use Tron blockchain

Facebook’s blockchain cryptocurrency could mean big money – and kill 'fake news'

Mercury FX CEO: We’re sending tens of thousands of dollars weekly through xRapid

Opendoor Raises $300M, Reaching $3.8B Valuation

Huobi emulates Binance Launchpad with its own crypto IEO platform

Overstock Delays E-Commerce Business Sale, Deferring Cash for Crypto Ventures

IBM Signs 6 Banks to Issue Stablecoins and Use Stellar’s XLM Cryptocurrency

It's World Wire platform is now live.

CoinNess Landed Series A Funding Amid a Stagnant Crypto Market

The Hong Kong-based company claims to be Asia’s largest blockchain information platform.

Token 2049: Vitalik Buterin Says Non-Financial Blockchain Use Cases Are a 'Harder Pitch'

Security researchers found over 40 bugs in blockchain platforms in 30 days

A Blockchain to Connect All Blockchains, Cosmos Is Officially Live

Kakao's Crypto Unit Raises $90 Million in Private Coin Offering

Kakao is South Korea's dominant message-app operator

NEM Foundation Charts Path Forward After $8 Million Rescue, Major Cutbacks

An article talking about NEM Foundation.

Circle Completes SeedInvest Purchase, Paving the Way for Tokenized Equities

An article talking about Circle's acquisition of SeedInvest.

Crypto Broker Voyager Is Buying Token Issuer and Wallet Ethos.io for $4 Million

An article talking about Voyager's acquisition of Ethis.io.

Ethereum Upgrades as Hard Forks Activate on Blockchain

An article talking about Ethereum's upgrade.

Coinsquare Acquires StellarX, a Global Decentralized Crypto Platform

An article talking about Coinsquare's acquisition of StellarX.

Blockchain Partnerships with Singapore-Based Morpheus Labs

2 Executives Are Leaving Blockchain Startup R3 in Management Shake-Up

Blockchain Project Polkadot Plans ICO to Raise Another $60 Million: Report

Blockchain Startup Stox and Founder Sued for $4.6 Million Over Alleged Fraud

tZERO Security Tokens Begin Live Trading

A better way to build a blockchain

BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen is close to launching the Chia network,

Andreessen Horowitz-backed Anchorage goes live with its new custody platform

It promises to provide a faster alternative to cold storage

‘Decentralized Airbnb’ Starts Charging Fees as ICO Model Falters

Top 10 Messenger App Telegram Plans Blockchain Platform Launch in March: Sources

‘Tron is no operating system,’ says Cornell Professor; Ethereum [ETH]’s Vitalik Buterin contributes

ConsenSys and AMD Partner to Develop Blockchain Based Cloud Computing

Blockchain Travel Service to Offer Hotels 20 Percent Cheaper Than on Booking.com or AirBnb

Europe-based LockTrip wants to create the first functional blockchain-based travel service.

Chinese Bank Giants Tap Blockchain in Trade Finance Efficiency Boost

From Beauty And Wellness to Pet Grooming - All On The Blockchain

Microsoft Partners With Fintech Startup ZestFinance To Bring Transparency To AI-Powered Financial Models

Take 2: News Startup Civil Announces Rebooted Token Sale for February

Waves Platform Raises $120 Million for Private Blockchain

$35 Million: Sequoia, Baidu Back Turing Award Winner’s Blockchain Project

Huawei rolls out global blockchain

Amazon gets into the blockchain with Quantum Ledger Database and Managed Blockchain

Just a year ago, the company had dismissed the idea of getting into blockchain with Amazon Web Services.

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin says IBM’s corporate blockchain is missing the point

How a New Technology Can Disrupt the Global Supply Chain

"b_verify," a new blockchain-based system, is designed to help small and medium-size enterprises get financing at potentially better terms while mitigating warehouse deposit fraud.

Will AI-based Agents on Blockchain Replace User Interfaces?

An article on AI-based agents and blockchain.

Gibraltar Stock Exchange’s Blockchain Platform Secures Licence From Financial Regulator

An article that talks about a stock exchange blockchain platform securing a license.

Chinese InsurTech firm WeSure partners with 20 re/insurers

An article highlighting WeSure's partnerships.

Singapore to Offer Seed Funding to Enterprises to Boost Blockchain Adoption

An article talking about Singapore and its dedication to blockchain.

Ethereum Sets Tentative January Goal for Next Blockchain Upgrade

An article discussing Ethereum's target date for its next blockchain upgrade.

Coinbase Pro Launches Brave’s Basic Attention Token (BAT) on Crypto Exchange

Coinbase Pro has added Brave’s BAT token to its platform.

Bitmain Buys Telescope Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Browser Wallet for Chrome and Firefox Crypto Storage

Bitmain has acquired Telescope.

ConsenSys Invests $6.5 Million in Former R3 Exec's Blockchain Startup

ConsenSys invests in a blockchain startup.

Blockchain startup Ripple signs up PNC as a customer for its payment tech

PNC will use technology built by startup Ripple to process international payments.

Ethereum's Next Upgrade Could Be the $29 Billion Blockchain's Biggest Test Yet

A nice piece on Ethereum’s upcoming October upgrade.

ICO Advisor Satis Claims $96K Bitcoin Price Possible in 5 Years

Initial coin offering advisory firm Satis Group believes bitcoin's price might jump to $96,000 over the next five years.

UK Government-Backed Accelerator Will Sponsor Blockchain Startups

In the UK, the Department for International Trade announced that Entrepreneur First (EF) is now also funding blockchain startups. 

Ethereum Meeting Leaves Open Questions Ahead of October Upgrade

There was a meeting that brought together some ethereum stakeholders to discuss code changes ahead of a software upgrade scheduled for October.

Minds Social Media Platform Shifts to Ethereum Blockchain For Launch

Minds is shifting to the Ethereum blockchain for its launch.

Wikipedia Competitor Everipedia's Blockchain Is Now Live

Everipedia announced it is now live.

Payments Platform Logos Network Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding

Logos Network has raised $3 million is seed funding.

Germany's No.2 Stock Exchange Is Developing an ICO Platform

Boerse Stuttgart is developing an ICO platform.

Hedera Hashgraph raises $100 million for fast and secure blockchain alternative

Hedera Hashgraph has raised $100 million.

CLS and IBM to foster ecosystem for financial institutions, FinTechs and software providers to share apps and services on a common DLT network

CLS and IBM announced a collaboration on a proof of concept (PoC) for LedgerConnect.

KT first to apply blockchain to commercial network

KT has applied blockchain to its commercial network.

Nervos Network raises $28 million to make enterprise blockchain networks

Nervos Network has raised $28 million to build a next-generation blockchain network.

Block.one Closes Strategic Investment Round Led by Peter Thiel and Bitmain

Block.one announced that Peter Thiel has invested in the company, along with other investors, Bitmain, Louis Bacon, and Alan Howard.

Wall Street-Backed R3 Eyes Public Offering

R3 is one of several blockchain technology firms that may look to go public in the near term, according to an article from CCN that originally cites reporting from Bloomberg. Several international digital currency miners are also eyeing public raises according to the article.

Dirt Protocol raises $3 million for a trusted platform built on blockchain

Dirt Protocol has raised $3 million to use blockchain to build a trusted platform for structured data.

Oasis Labs Raises $45 Million to Launch Privacy-first Cloud Computing on Blockchain

Oasis Labs announced it has raised $45 million from a16zcrypto, Accel, Binance Labs, DCVC (Data Collective), Electric Capital, Foundation Capital, Gaorong, Metastable, Pantera, Polychain, among others.

Xunlei Unveils New Blockchain Advancements and Announced Winners of Blockchain Applications Global Challenge

NASDAQ-listed Xunlei announced a new blockchain advancement.

One of Facebook’s most senior engineers just became Director of Engineering, Blockchain

Facebook is showing how it's getting more into the blockchain space.

Former Jefferies Asia CEO Michael Alexander to Lead Block.one’s US$1 Billion EOS VC Venture Capital Division

Block.one announced that former Jefferies Asia CEO Mike Alexander has joined as CEO of its $1 billion EOS VC venture capital arm.

INTRUST Bank and Funding Circle expand partnership to support more US small businesses

Funding Circle, the small business loans platform, and INTRUST Bank, a leading US regional bank headquartered in Kansas, today announced the next phase of their strategic partnership to support the growth of US small businesses. Following the successful launch of this partnership earlier this year, the second phase increases INTRUST’s funding commitment and kicks off a targeted, co-branded marketing campaign, giving business owners across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas greater access to fast and flexible financing.

Tech Companies to Watch 2018

WSJ's list of companies to watch has a good representation of startups focused on distributed ledger technology including Abra, Blockstream, Digital Asset Holdings, Brave and R3. This month, R3 denied that there was truth behind a story published in Fortune which said R3 was running low on money, according to press reports.

Hyperchain Raises $234 Million In Series B Funding

One of the largest raisest this year in the space from the creator of Hyperchain. Hyperchain or Qulian Technology had already raised $78,000,000 in funding from the same investor group.

Former SWIFT chief KO’s Ripple staffer in thrilling war of words

Will Consumer Token Offerings pass muster with the SEC?

Apple, Amazon Alums Behind Sharding Startup Raise $18 Million