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Bitcoin price plunged to a four month low of $7,400. The cryptocurrency price hovered about $7,800 after leaving $8,000 where it was a few days back. At the moment the cryptocurrency price settled at $7,500. It’s becoming realistic that Bitcoin is continuously failing to sustain itself above the $8,000 margin.

Five giant automobile manufacturers including Renault, Ford Motor Company, BMW, Honda Motor and General Motors (GM) will start field tests by November this year in the United States for a vehicle identification system that is entirely based on blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT).

Telegram, a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service with more than 350 million active users worldwide, may delay the roll out of its virtual currency dubbed Gram following a restraining order from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (U.S. SEC) to halt the sale of the coins in the country.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States (US) principal federal law enforcement agency, has started investigations into the alleged hack attempt on a blockchain-powered voting app in the 2018 midterm polls in West Virginia. The event has put the future of Voatz at stake notwithstanding securing funds of around $7 mln to upgrade its distributed ledger technology (DLT) voting app.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency stipends have gained regulatory recognition in many parts of the globe including Switzerland, Estonia, Italy, Russia, United States, Japan, and New Zealand. However, when it comes to other major sectors or businesses, cryptocurrencies are not yet being used for remuneration. Individuals and firms in the aforementioned jurisdictions are seriously exploiting the benefits of legal digital currency payments.

Securitized token offerings (STOs) are the new trend in the cryptocurrency sector being looked at by institutional investors as a feasible way of raising funds. Nevertheless, there are a totally dissimilar piece of regulations in various countries and continents to be put into consideration before rolling out an STO. For instance, the environment for STOs in Europe is more friendly than that in the United States of America under the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Let’s look at an expert guide to roll out a fruitful STO in Europe.

On Friday September 13, MasterCard Incorporated, an American multinational financial services corporation based in New York, United States, announced its partnership with enterprise blockchain tech company R3 to design distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based international and transborder payments.

Former United States Democratic Congressman from Tennessee’s 9th congressional district Harold Ford Jr. has suggested that Washington should try to avoid half-measures as far as cryptocurrency legislation is concerned. A successful financial managing director believes that the government has been slow to react to the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, and thinks that this might damage innovation in the future.

The United States (US) defense intelligence authority the National Security Agency (NSA) is purportedly designing a quantum-resistant crypto. The NSA has circumscribed it resources and undertakings in the blockchain and cryptoasset arena to track all Bitcoin (BTC) users, and it has even gone ahead to create its own electronic money.