Cointelegraph

⁠Chinese e-commerce giant Jingdong Group (JD) is launching a blockchain research lab to solve efficiency problems and examine new applications of the technology

⁠Bitstamp has been bought by South Korean investors — here’s how it might affect the company’s future

⁠A new collaboration between Microsoft and Nasdaq aims to integrate the Azure Blockchain offering with Nasdaq’s Financial Framework product

​​A slight slump in crypto markets continues after a period of relative stability, Ethereum is trading below $200 and Bitcoin below $6,300

​​Crypto exchange service Changelly reveals that it helped South Korean digital currency exchange Bithumb recover lost assets following a massive hack in June

​​American crypto exchange Bittrex is opening an international trading platform that will exclude U.S.-based customers

​​Venezuela officially launches state-owned Petro, which can only be purchased from the coin’s website or directly from National treasury for cryptoassets

​​Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway pours $600 million into two fintech firms that target emerging markets

​​Following a discussion on blockchain in voting, the head of Russia’s Central Election Commission argues for a “rebranding” of the tech for the Russian “mentality”

​​Major U.S. crypto exchange and wallet provider Coinbase has raised $300 million in a series E equity financing round that brings its post-money valuation to $8 billion

​​Bitcoin is “anything but” a useful store of value, former U.S. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen stated

⁠An American man has pled guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, having sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoin on LocalBitcoins.com

⁠The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority has said it will consider whether to ban the sale of cryptocurrency-based derivatives, citing concerns over risky leverage

⁠Japan: owner of previously hacked crypto exchange Coincheck confirms relaunch of new account signups, limited trading functions

​​⁠Crypto malware app now seems harmless after source deleted, report shows

⁠A new survey by a blockchain research firm shows that nearly 60 percent of eligible voters in the U.S. believe that crypto should be treated like fiat currency in political campaigns

⁠Bitcoin “Patient Zero" and Xapo Bitcoin wallet founder Wences Casares has suggested that crypto is in its early development stages, and will take time to be successful