July 2019

Japan has set up a working group to examine the issues raised by Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project ahead of a G7 meeting this week.

Tech giant Samsung Electronics is joining six other major South Korean firms to develop a blockchain-based certificate and ID authentication network.

Aside from the release of relatively weak, although entirely predictable Chinese GDP data which appeared to have little to no impact upon markets, today is currently dominated by strength in the antipodean currencies, particularly the New Zealand Dollar.

The British Trade Secretary Liam Fox said on Monday that a post-Brexit trade agreement with the United States may take time as it’s not possible to reach a deal before the Brexit happens.

Bitcoin is under pressure ahead of U.S. congressional hearings on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency on July 16 and 17. But what happens next?

Shinhan Card has been granted a patent for a blockchain payment system that could reportedly do away with physical credit cards.

The U.K. government has drawn up an action plan aimed to combat financial crimes that it says will include a new regime for crypto assets.

Blockchain consortium startup R3 is mulling an IPO, according to Bloomberg sources.

After a $30-million hack last week, Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint says it’s discovered that another $2.3 million is missing. 

China’s second-quarter GDP went down to a 27-year minimum, due to a slowing down demand caused by the trade feud with the United States.