1. Major Thai Bank To Test Visa’s Blockchain Payment System Kasikornbank, the biggest Thai bank by capitalisation, is the first one in the country to join the Visa B2B Connect platform. Thanks to the

1. Switzerland Fights Blockchain Exodus by Increasing Bank Access In July, we discussed crypto projects choosing other countries over Switzerland. The new preferred destinations include Liechtenstein,

1. Brazil Antitrust To Investigate Banks After Service Refusal To Crypto Exchanges The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) is set to investigate major banks in the country following their

1. MPs Calling For UK Crypto Regulation MPs have been calling for the government to implement UK regulation on the crypto-asset market. The sentiment is prompted by concerns over investor protection and

1. Chinese Govt-backed Fund To Invest in Japanese Yen-pegged Stablecoin Back in April, we reported on the Xiong’An Global Blockchain Innovation Fund, a Chinese government-backed blockchain fund. At the

1. Korea To Use Samsung’s Blockchain To Tackle Customs Fraud South Korea is planning on employing Samsung’s blockchain technology to fight customs fraud. The customs authority wants to use Samsung’s Nexledger

Topics: Bitcoin swap trading, blockchain vs trade finance deficit, Japan's FSA, and the Swiss blockchain hub 1. Morgan Stanley To Launch Bitcoin Swap Trading Service Morgan Stanley might be the latest

1. Nasdaq Is Working On a Tool To Anticipate Crypto Price Movements The US stock exchange Nasdaq is working on the development of tools which would allow to anticipate the price movements of cryptocurrencies.

1. Citigroup Creates Safer Way To Invest In Crypto Financial services company Citigroup has found a safer way to invest in cryptocurrencies. The New York-based giant has created a Digital Asset Receipt

1. Australia To Implement Financial Markets Rules on Crypto While Checking on ICOs The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), a major financial regulator, has released a corporate plan

1. Should The EU Have a Standardised Crypto Set of Regulations? Belgium think tank Bruegel suggested in a report prepared for EU finance ministers for the European Union to adopt a standardised cryptocurrency

1. Senior Minister From Bahraini Calls For Education On Blockchain Bahraini Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs Dr Abdulhussain Mirza has called for people and organisations to explore blockchain

1. Philippines To Release ICO and Crypto Exchange Regulations Soon At the beginning of last month, we reported on the Philippines close to finalising their ICO regulatory framework. According to the draft,

1. China and US Leading Countries In Terms Of Blockchain Patent Submissions The intellectual property media outlet iPR Daily has published a research report outlining how China and the US are leading drivers

1. Messaging App LINE Launches Own Cryptocurrency Messaging app LINE is launching its first cryptocurrency and blockchain network (mainnet), respectively LINK (link.network) and LINK Chain. The news, which

1. Major Bitcoin Miner BTC Now Wants To Mine Ethereum BTC.com, the biggest Bitcoin mining pool, is now interested in Ethereum. The subsidiary of crypto mining hardware Bitmain launched an Ethereum blockchain

1. Australia Eyeing National Blockchain With Help of IBM The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), an Australian federal agency, has revealed that its division Data61 has

1. Crypto Storage Gets Insured Through Lloyd’s Cryptocurrency storage Kingdom Trust has obtained insurance coverage from Lloyd’s of London. The company will now be protected from theft and destruction

1. Singapore Central Bank Collaborating For Development of Blockchain-backed Tokenised Assets Settlement The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore’s central bank, is collaborating with the Singapore

1. Researcher Claims Banks Consume 3 Times More Energy Than Bitcoin University of Pittsburgh’s Clean Energy Technology Researcher Katrina Kelly-Pitou stated that banks consume three times more energy than