The White House issued two advisories on drug purchases in the U.S. Wednesday, using the communications to make specific references to the role of cryptocurrencies in such transactions. The advisories, addressed to both financial institutions and digital payment platforms, state that “convertible virtual...

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took actions against three Chinese nationals, who it alleges manufactured and distributed “synthetic opioids or their precursor chemicals.” According to OFAC, the individuals laundered part of their drug proceeds in bitcoin, transmitting these...

A VC-backed blockchain firm that helped curate courses at Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge is officially rolling out its programs at three California universities. MouseBelt‘s Blockchain Accelerator launched Wednesday at UC Davis, UC Los Angeles and UC Santa Barabara, boosting the...

Bitcoin gained on Friday in Asia. Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck made headlines today as the company said it is considering launching an initial exchange offering (IEO). Bitcoin gained 2% to $10,172.8 by 12:46 AM ET (04:46 GMT). XRP rose 2.2%...

 Singapore-based blockchain firm Pundi X announced that Traki, Venezuela’s largest chain of department stores, will be the first chain store merchant to implement the XPOS, the blockchain-powered point-of-sale device, across its 49 stores around the country. Through the XPOS, Traki customers are...

Bitcoin fell by 1.33% on Tuesday. Partially reversing a 5.9% rally from Monday, Bitcoin ended the day at $10,792.1. A bullish first hour saw Bitcoin strike an intraday high $10,993 to test resistance at $11,000 before hitting reverse. Falling well...

Blockchain is one of the most revolutionary technologies of this generation and has applications that spread across every sector of our economy. The technology has applications that go way beyond a means of transferring wealth. Blockchain can be utilized to...

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is already a partner with Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) on its Libra cryptocurrency project, but it seems like the payments giant has even greater ambitions. In this segment from Industry Focus: Financials, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, discuss what Mastercard...

Blockchain Pioneer Announces Expansion of the Mobile Wallet App’s Cryptocurrency Offering tZERO, the global leader in blockchain innovation for capital markets, through its tZERO Crypto unit, announced today its plans to offer to investors using both iOS and Android devices...

DAI is a USD-pegged stablecoin running on the Ethereum blockchain. Its $1 USD equivalent is maintained through a dynamic system of Collateralized Debt Positions (CDPs), autonomous feedback mechanisms, and appropriately incentivized external actors. With DAI added to the Crypto.com, users can now...