The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Since its launch, JPM Coin has been heavily critiqued for not being a cryptocurrency.

Japanese multinational conglomerate Sony and IT equipment services firm Fujitsu have created an encrypted database for educational proficiency documents, The Asahi Shimbun reports on Feb. 26.The database, which reportedly employs blockchain technology, is used to prevent forgeries of language proficiency documents, which some foreigners purportedly use to receive resident status to study in Japan.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has said that the company's new cryptocurrency JPM Coin could have a consumer use one day, CNBC reported on Feb. 26.During a question-and-answer session, Dimon reportedly stated that "JP Morgan Coin could be internal, could be commercial, it could one day be consumer." The coin would purportedly find its use for retail payments.

Istanbul-based telecommunication services provider Turkcell has introduced a blockchain-based service for ID management, news outlet Daily Sabah reported on Feb. 26.Turkcell reportedly announced its new blockchain product at the technology fair Mobile World Congress 2019 on Feb. 25.

The IOTA Foundation has announced the Smart City Hackathon sponsored by French global automobile manufacturer Groupe Renault, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports Feb. 25.At the hackathon, participants will compete by using new technologies to solve inter-city problems submitted by corporate partners.

Ripple is reportedly violating one of Coinbase's listing rules, even though the cryptocurrency exchange added support for the altcoin on the its Pro platform.

The Russian Ministry of Transport is reportedly planning to trial blockchain shipping solution TradeLens developed by IBM and Maersk, Russian financial media Kommersant reported on Tuesday, Feb. 26.Kommersant received a copy of an official letter addressed to Russian Deputy PrimeMinister Maxim Akimov, who is oversees transport policy.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has suggested that JPM Coin, the megabank's planned U.S. dollar-backed token, could eventually be a consumer product.

Fintech startup SoFi - known for its online lending services - is partnering with major United States-based crypto exchange Coinbase to roll out crypto trading support, according to a CNBC report Feb. 26.Sofi, which is headquartered in San Francisco, will reportedly launch its crypto services by the second quarter of 2019.

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and training platform TalentSpirit are jointly offering an advanced programme in fintech and blockchain technology, local news outlet The Asian reported on Feb. 26.The new program scheduled for this May is reportedly targeted at management and finance professionals aiming to educate participants on financial technologies growth and its potential impact on the banking and financial ecosystem.

Bahrain-based Shariah compliant cryptocurrency exchange Rain has first completed the Central Bank of Bahrain's Regulatory Sandbox, the Saudi Gazette reported on Feb. 26.Rain, which was founded in 2016, has reportedly become the first digital currency exchange to complete the sandbox.

XRP was trading up at approximately 7 percent 15 minutes after the announcement, proving once again that Coinbase listings have a material effect on the price of a cryptocurrency.

Curv, a digital asset startup headquartered in the United States, has raised $6.5 million to launch a cloud-based digital asset wallet for financial institutions that does not use private keys, a company press release published on Feb. 26 reveals.

A survey by Big Four audit company KPMG shows that 48 percent of C-level executives believe blockchain is likely to change the way they do business in the next three years.

AI token sale on top crypto exchange Binance's Launchpad platform closed yesterday, Feb. 25, reaching its hard cap of $6 million dollars with the sale of over 69 million tokens.

The Russian Supreme Court has included the illicit use of cryptocurrencies in the list of criminal offences related to money laundering, local legal news site Pravo reported on Tuesday, Feb. 26.

The new Galaxy S10 series smartphones by South Korean tech giant Samsung will apparently have wallet functions for Ethereum, Bitcoin and two other tokens.

A millennial-focused online lending platform, will allow its customers to buy cryptocurrency through a partnership with Coinbase starting in the second quarter, CNBC reported Tuesday.

Jennifer Robertson - the current director and widow of the founder of now-shuttered Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX - has asked a Canadian court to appoint a chief restructuring officer to handle proceedings in the aftermath of the exchange's controversial closure.

Tuesday, Feb. 26: after a brief recovery attempt yesterday, crypto markets have lost more than $2 billion in terms of total market capitalization today, with the top 20 cryptocurrencies seeing mixed signals.

Vakt, a blockchain-based post-trade platform for oil, has signed up four new clients, according to a statement published on the platform's website on Feb. 25.

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will be taken down today.

United Kingdom-based digital payments firm Electroneum has announced the launch of a smartphone that is capable of mining cryptocurrency, according to a press release published on Feb. 25.

Jennifer Robertson, widow of QuadrigaCX CEO Gerald Cotten, asked a judge to put a restructuring specialist in charge at the failed crypto exchange, saying her management role has brought unwanted public attention.

Software development company MonetaGo has switched over from Hyperledger Fabric to R3's Corda as an enterprise blockchain platform, economics magazine Global Trade Review reported on Feb. 26.

Swiss bank Julius Baer plans to provide its client access to digital asset services, following a partnership with crypto bank startup Seba Crypto, a press release from Julius Baer reveals on Feb. 26.

South Korean tech giant Samsung looks to have revealed some of the first blockchain partners for its upcoming flagship cellphone, the Galaxy S10. At its Samsung Mobile Business Summit session at MWC Barcelona 2019 on Monday, the company presented the new phone's Blockchain Keystore to affiliates and customers, displaying a picture that included the logo for Cosmee, a beauty community service dapp from the Cosmochain crypto project, as well as that of the Enjin crypto gaming platform.

The idea of private blockchains, such as enterprise blockchain platforms, will eventually "Fail miserably," the CEO of Abra said during Fortune's "Balancing The Ledger" show on Feb. 25.

For Patrick O'Meara, there is a world of difference between security tokens and tokenized securities.

MonetaGo, a software development company that builds private blockchains for financial institutions and central banks, has decided to change its underlying architecture from Hyperledger Fabric to R3's Corda platform.