Adoption

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has added the Vietnamese Dong (to its Customer-to-Customer (C2C) trading system, enabling Vietnamese customers to exchange their fiat currency for tokens on the platform.

A center devoted to science and technology adopts bitcoin payments, "as it supports the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math."

Dr. Jan-Willem Burgers offers an extensive, Bitcoin-specific refutation of Nuriel Roubini's recent testimony before the U.S. Senate committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

This would be no stunt: Satoshi Nakamoto deserves a Nobel Prize.

TravelbyBit's partnership with Binance will allow the startup to introduce its blockchain-based POS system, currently being used at the Brisbane airport, into other international airports worldwide.

Kin Ecosystem Foundation, the nonprofit governance organization for the Kin cryptocurrency, has announced the appointment of Matthew DiPietro as its chief marketing officer.

CoinGate, a bitcoin payment processor, has launched bitcoin Lightning Network payments on its platform, bringing the option to accept Lightning payments to its 4,000 clients.

eToro has partnered with seven Premier League football clubs in a sponsorship deal that could see future transfers of players in the EPL settled in cryptocurrency.

South Korea is planning to invest nearly $900 million next year to accelerate the development of blockchain, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

The Queensland government in Australia is backing a cryptocurrency point-of-sale system that officials believe will help boost tourism throughout the area.