Cointelegraph

⁠Russia’s ruling party United Russia will use blockchain technology to count votes in its primary elections

⁠Crypto exchange Kraken has announced five big hires to its team

​​The Israeli securities watchdog has issued a report on crypto regulations, providing recommendations for a legal framework for the crypto industry

⁠Thai petroleum refining company Bangchak Corporation Public Co. Limited is testing an electricity microgrid based on the Ethereum blockchain

⁠Cryptocurrency market sees sideways trading, with major coins showing mixed signals

​​Long Blockchain, previously named Long Island Iced Tea, has reached an agreement, documented in the SEC, to sell its ready-to-drink tea business to Canadian firm ECC2 Ventures

​​The South Korean Supreme Prosecutors' Office has established a new task force to fight against crypto-related scams and fraud

​​⁠Cryptocurrency trading services are being launched in the United States by eToro, an exchange and social network for investors and traders

​​Colorado’s capital city will offer a blockchain-based mobile app for voting in this May’s municipal elections to its citizens serving in the military or overseas

​​What is the Schnorr signatures scheme — the new MuSig standard that hopes to improve Bitcoin’s transactions?

​​Russia’s government committee on financial markets has suggested an amendment to identify users before granting approval to deal with cryptocurrencies

​​The number of hacked Internet of Things devices and cryptocurrency networks in Japan nearly doubled in 2018 when compared to 2017

​​The studies by the U.K. financial regulator reveal that U.K. consumers lack understanding of cryptocurrencies, mainly believing they can help them to “get rich quick”

​​Credit Agricole-backed blockchain startup Setl has filed for insolvency only months after it has been granted permission to run a central securities depository

​​The British Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning against Next Coin Market, which falsely claimed to be authorized with the regulator

​​BlockShow announces a new conference in Singapore on Nov. 14-15. International speakers from the biggest companies and startups will gather to share their stories and inspirations at BlockShow Asia 2019

​​The Colorado General Assembly has asked the water institute at Colorado State University to study the implementation of blockchain in water rights management

​​The Securities Commission Malaysia is seeking public feedback on proposed regulatory frameworks for initial coin offerings and property crowdfunding

⁠The University of Hong Kong has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Tencent Financial Academy to foster fintech research

⁠Coinbase paid $13.5 million for blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino reportedly tied to controversial Hacking Team, unconfirmed documents show

⁠Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba is considering blockchain tech implementation for cross-border supply chains

⁠Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the recently-announced stablecoin from U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase lacks interoperability

⁠British economic historian Niall Ferguson says that cryptocurrencies will turn out to not have been a complete delusion, and that he was wrong about the sector before

⁠Switzerland's principal stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, will use R3’s Corda Enterprise platform for its forthcoming blockchain-powered digital exchange

⁠The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman has said that blockchain would have transformed regulators’ real-time responses to the 2008 global financial crash

⁠The Canada Revenue Agency is reportedly auditing crypto investors, sending them lengthy questionnaires regarding the nature of their holdings

⁠On a podcast earlier this week, Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey alluded to spending $10,000 weekly on Bitcoin