From shaking up traditional finance sectors to empowering the unbanked, Facebook’s flagship cryptocurrency Libra has the potential to disrupt a number of sectors.
Blockchain and cryptoasset consultancy DigitalX has appointed corporate lawyer Toby Hicks as non-executive chairman of the company.
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has unveiled its plans to potentially exempt digital assets from the Goods and Services Tax.
Power Ledger has teamed up with Clearway Energy Group to develop a blockchain-backed platform for the trading of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) in the United States.
Malta’s prime minister Joseph Muscat has unveiled plans to register rent contracts on blockchain as part of a suite of upcoming rental law reforms.
Extra virgin olive oil producer Caroli has partnered with Blocksyte to implement end-to-end blockchain traceability into its supply chain.
Facebook’s unveiling of its Libra coin earlier this week has divided both traditional finance markets and crypto enthusiasts, as many find themselves on the fence over what impact the social media giant’s flagship cryptocurrency could really have.
Select households in the historic city of Graz in Austria will start trading solar energy with their neighbours using blockchain, thanks to a new partnership between Power Ledger and E-NEXT.
Funds transfer company MoneyGram has entered a strategic agreement with Ripple, to boost its cross-border payment offering, increasing efficiency and reducing costs.
Bitcoin has climbed above the US$9,000 mark, following news that multinational organisations Uber and Visa had backed Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, GlobalCoin. 
