The Reserve Bank of India has clarified it hasn't banned blockchain or cryptocurrency, just providing bank accounts to businesses using it.

Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has leveraged RippleNet to upgrade the mobile app SCB Easy for an instant, cross-border payment system

Decentralized management platform Aragon has begun onboarding jurors for its decentralized Aragon Court.

While the RBA's scepticism is well-known, the RBA has revealed that it is experimenting with a wholesale CBDC on a private Ethereum network

The 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) is now in effect, and extends the EU’s AML/CTF rules to include virtual currencies.

According to JPMorgan , the activity of the CME bitcoin futures contract has increased significantly throughout 2019.

The prestigious Chambers & Partners 2020 FinTech rankings have been released and we are pleased to have been listed.

It has been reported that Spencer Dinwiddie, NBA star for the Brooklyn Nets, will begin issuing shares tied to his contract on 13 January.

Piper Alderman has written the Australian chapter of Getting the Deal Through – Cryptoassets and Blockchain 2019, published by Lexology

The US Treasury Department is concluding a series of tests of a blockchain-based platform that monitors grant payouts.

The IMF have published a 34-page Technical Assistance Report on the Philippines, as part of its periodic consultation with the country.

A lawmaker in Virginia has submitted a resolution that calls on the state government to study the use of blockchain in elections.

Blockchain patent applications are set to become effective in China from 1 February 2020.

The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) has announced that all services involving cryptocurrencies have been banned.

Australian companies Finder and HiveEx have started a fundraiser to allow crypto donations for bushfire relief - aiming to raise $50m

France’s financial regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has approved the country’s first application for an ICO.

South Korea’s biggest telecom company, KT, just announced the launch of a local blockchain-based currency for the city of Busan.

Global banking regulator Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has called for a prudential treatment framework for crypto.