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U.K.-based alternative banking app Revolut reported today, April 26, that they have raised $250 mln in a Series C investment round, giving them an overall $1.7 bln valuation and thus making them a "Unicorn" - a startup with over a $1 bln valuation.

16,000 bitcoins tied to the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox were moved on Thursday.

Founding PayPal CEO Bill Harris has labeled Bitcoin the "Greatest scam in history" in a frustrated blog post earlier this week, referring to the cryptocurrency as a "Colossal pump-and-dump scheme" and addressing cryptocurrency investors as "Losers."

Crypto exchange Binance has released a statement today, April 26, denying allegations against Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao that he broke an exclusivity contract with VC firm Sequoia last fall.

The token was alo listed on Zebpay, one of India's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, yesterday.

A company which has created a terminal for exchanging cryptocurrencies, as well as state-of-the-art compliance technology, has started to roll out early versions of its hardware to industry leaders worldwide.

The logistics and supply chain industry has been one of the main fields for Blockchain adoption in the past few years.

Spanish banking giant BBVA has completed a pilot that issued a €75 million corporate loan using two different blockchain technologies.

Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings has invested in fintech company Templum, which focuses on offering regulated securities token offerings, according to a press release published yesterday, April 25.

Samsung Electronics has reported 58 percent year-on-year growth in its operating profits for Q1 2018 - an increase driven in part by strong demand for cryptocurrency mining chips.

Video game company Nexon Korea has denied that they are in talks to acquire the Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp, local news outlet The Korean Herald reported yesterday, April 25.

After an overnight drop, bitcoin looks to have found acceptance below $9,000 and risks a deeper pullback, the technical charts indicate.

IBM is collaborating with jewelry industry leaders to create a cross-industry supply chain tracking platform, the tech giant announced on Thursday.

Parity Technologies issued a statement Thursday stating it has no plans to move forward with a code change that would result in an ethereum blockchain split.

Monex Group, the Japan-based online brokerage firm that recently acquired cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, said it is eyeing the development of its own blockchain platform, with an initial coin offering to follow.

Now, the financial world's blockchain evangelists are pinning their hopes on a broader industry effort to harmonize the way data is presented and reported, regardless of the platform used.

Third party intermediaries still control the flow of content and money between artists and audiences today.

A new platform is using Blockchain to make smart marketing programs affordable and practical for small and medium-sized businesses.

Zhao Changpeng, the founder of Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, has denied an allegation for breaching an exclusivity agreement.

A newly-discovered Ethereum smart contract exploit has resulted in the generation of billions of ERC20 tokens, causing major exchanges to temporary halt ERC20 deposits and withdrawals until all tokens can be assessed for vulnerability.

SBI Holdings, the venture capital arm of Japanese financial giant SBI Group, has added a stake in token trading platform Templum to its cryptocurrency portfolio companies.

Barring an unforeseen event, the 17 millionth bitcoin is likely to be mined in the coming day, data from Blockchain.

Major Chilean cryptocurrency exchange Buda has persuaded a court to order the re-opening of its accounts at two major Chilean banks, Bloomberg reports April 25.Chile's anti-monopoly court published the ruling on its website, ordering state bank Banco del Estado de Chile and Itau Corpbanca to re-open Buda's accounts while the exchange's lawsuit continues against 10 banks, including the aforementioned two.

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Nasdaq to monitor trading activities on its platform.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria became the first global bank to issue a loan using Blockchain technology, FT reports April 25.The Spanish multinational bank said it conducted the entire loan process, from the negotiation of terms to the signing, on a mutually distributed ledger that informed both the bank and the borrower of the loan's progress.

We had suggested booking partial profits at $9,200 levels in our previous analysis and keeping the stops on the rest at breakeven.

One of the "Big Three" credit rating agencies thinks blockchain is a "Game-changing technology."

One of the first places in which the crypto-world is fusing with the real world is through the lens of media and pop culture, with crypto now becoming popular amongst celebrities.

The Philippine government will allow 10 Blockchain and cryptocurrency companies to operate in the Cagayan Economic Zone, Reuters reports April 25.The companies will reportedly be the first Blockchain and crypto-related firms to legally operate in the Philippines after the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority established a fintech hub with the goal of creating an Asian "Silicon Valley".

Digital Currency Group has added ZenCash, a little-known, privacy-focused coin, to its "Conviction list" of cryptocurrencies.