Liquidity.Network is officially joining Raiden Network as the latest ethereum project to attempt to move transactions off the world's second most valuable blockchain and into payment channels, in turn, allowing the network to support greater adoption and use.
A Liechtenstein-based family bank has become one of the first banks in the world that allows clients to directly invest in cryptocurrencies. Bank Frick said that the first batch of cryptocurrencies to be available for trading will include Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Ripple and Ethereum.
Walmart Wants Blockchain to Make Shipping 'Smarter' - In an application released by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Walmart describes a "smart package" that would include a device which would record information on a blockchain regarding the contents of the package, its environmental conditions, its location and more.
Mexican Lawmakers Pass Cryptocurrency Regulation Bill - Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved a bill to regulate the fast-growing financial technology sector on Thursday, including crowdfunding and cryptocurrency firms, putting it among a small group of countries to establish regulation for the industry.
Zcash has released new software in preparation for its first system-wide software upgrade.
The purpose of Overwinter is to strengthen the protocol for future network upgrades, paving the way for the Zcash Sapling network upgrade later this year. Overwinter includes versioning, replay protection for network upgrades, performance improvements for transparent transactions, a new feature of transaction expiry, and more.
Uber’s co-founder Garrett Camp has announced that he is launching his own cryptocurrency in the hope of rivalling the likes of bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin.
The taxi app entrepreneur's digital cash alternative, named "eco", is intended as a universal payment tool for daily use and the latest of approximately 1,400 varieties of cryptocoin to enter the fray.
Rabobank , a major Dutch multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is considering the possibility of integrating a cryptocurrency wallet within its online banking system.
The German Federal Ministry of Finances considers Bitcoin as tax-exempt so long as it is used as a means of payment, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reported Thursday, March 1
