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A Philippine-based company is launching a blockchain-powered end-to-end digital logistics platform that will promote transparency in one of the most corrupt industries.

A blockchain 3.0 platform is launching two charity foundations to provide more than a million dollars in grants to enhance blockchain research and development.

Global digital marketplace SHIPNEXT has partnered with Ambrosus to accept AMB coin to boost its security token offering.

Cryptocurrency earning tool GShare has thrown its support to MGO tokens, helping push for the crypto’s mass adoption by allowing gamers and ordinary people to earn GShare Gold coins while playing computer games.

Singapore-based Huobi Group has opened its first office in Russia as part of a global expansion campaign.

Bank Negara Malaysia and Securities Commission Malaysia have issued a joint statement to elaborate on their policy for regulating cryptocurrency trading and ICOs.

Bounties Network and ConsenSys Social Impact have joined hands for an environmental rehabilitation initiative aimed at saving the Philippines’ beaches by rewarding volunteers with Ether.

BitGo is joining the Universal Protocol Platform by UP Alliance to develop interoperability among crypto coins and harness its potentials.

Blockchain Association and eToro are launching a partnership to push the development of an inclusive and efficient financial ecosystem aided by blockchain technology.

A South Korean-based smart contract platform has partnered with the University of Sydney to finance scholarships and research in the development of a toolchain for smart contracts.

A peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace is using cryptocurrency to build schools that will teach children the basics of financial and technology education and introduce them to peer-to-peer finance.

Philippine lender UnionBank of the Philippines said its blockchain initiative project i2i (island-to-island) would enable rural banks to provide services that were once only offered by universal banks.

Two blockchain-focused companies have partnered to create an infrastructure that would disrupt the fintech industry.

The Thai Democrat Party leveraged its primary election using Zcoin, making it the first political party in the world to conduct a blockchain-powered e-voting system.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the country’s central bank, needs more time to fully understand cryptocurrencies before publishing rules about the space.

The news reports circulating that China has recalled its Bitcoin trading ban are not true and are a result of misinterpreting facts.

Blockchain-focused lending company Cred said it had secured a fresh $50 million for its credit facility for XRP borrowers.

Ping An Insurance is cementing its leadership in financial and health technology services by investing $15 billion in technology research and development on blockchain and AI.

The French University of Armenia has launched Armenia’s first blockchain research lab in partnership with Blocktech.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has yet to propose legislation to regulate cryptocurrency and blockchain in the city-state.

The world’s first blockchain-enabled music marketplace has paid Chuck Inglish for two songs he listed on the platform, thus highlighting the effectiveness of blockchain in decentralizing the music industry.

Several big firms in South Korea and Singapore have banded together to create a blockchain consortium to enhance the ecosystem.

PumaPay is expanding its PullPayment Protocol Solution in a series of moves aimed at disrupting the global financial model.

APIL was granted a license to operate a cryptocurrency exchange in the Philippines by the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority.

The use of cryptocurrencies is pushing the proliferation of pedophilia in the Philippines.

A $500 million institutional fund focused on Bitcoin is scheduled for launch before year-end by Wilshire Phoenix in tandem with Coinbase Custody.

Blockchain-powered point-of-sales systems provider Bizkey has launched a Token Day in Singapore aimed at inspiring the public to use cryptocurrency in purchases.

Blockchain-enabled payment systems MenaPay and PumaPay have come together to accelerate and decentralize the world’s payment platform.

A study by pure-play analytics firm Quantzig said that Bitcoin investing is like gambling as it involves high risks.