Chipmaker Intel disclosed on Friday it owns a 3,014-share stake in the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, according to an article in the business publication Barron’s.

Artificial intelligence research lab Fetch.ai has been granted a request to have major cryptocurrency exchange Binance identify individuals behind a $2.6 million hack.

Aiming to tackle the supply chain issues that impact the stock and expiry of COVID-19 vaccines, Tech Mahindra and blockchain firm StaTwig will roll out a “VaccineLedger” solution worldwide.

The project, under development by the BOJ’s CBDC Team, has entered a pilot phase which will see a total of J$230 million in CBDC minted and deposited with deposit-taking institutions and authorised payment service providers before December 2021.

Lionel Messi’s transfer to Paris St. Germain (PSG) from FC Barcelona included a payment in crypto fan tokens. Fan tokens are a type of cryptocurrency that allows holders to vote on mostly minor decisions related to their clubs. 

G+D is providing the technology and developing the solution adapted to Ghana’s requirements, which will be tested in a trial phase with banks, payment service providers, merchants, consumers, and other relevant stakeholders.

An address associated with the hacker who drained cross-chain protocol Poly Network of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars on Tuesday has started to return the funds.

The Blockchain Network (BN), a not-for-profit organization focused on promoting the development and adoption of blockchain technology, will host its fourth virtual conference in Ghana, on September 15-16, 2021.

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, has established itself as a force capable of disrupting traditional systems. While DeFi still mostly keeps opposing itself to traditional finance, the centralized operators are actively looking for ways to integrate into the established system.

Blockchain Australia, an association representing the local crypto industry, has warned that the country has fallen behind on the regulatory front due to the undue persistence of a dismissive “wild west” narrative.