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JCB, a global credit card network company in Japan, announced on May 15 that it is building a blockchain-based transaction system in cooperation with a Japanese venture capital and blockchain startup.

As the world shifts from one generation of technology to another, the applicability of blockchain technology only becomes more clearly revealed. The recent advent of 5G technology shows a perfect match with blockchain.

On May 3, a group of hackers breached popular blogging platform Ghost to mine cryptocurrency on its underlying infrastructure, Salt. This case adds up to a number of other crypto attacks, which became increasingly proliferated since the beginning of global pandemics.

Telegram announced immediate payouts to the US investors taking part in their Telegram Open Network (TON) due to the scrutiny they have received from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

China’s quest for cryptocurrency and blockchain technology development is yielding fruit after Anhui province officially launched its first blockchain platform.

The Philippines presents a very unique case in the world not only for its high internet user figures (over 80%) but in the cryptocurrency technology as well. In the middle of the COVID-19 global pandemic that has prompted most traditional banks around the world to close or work for only a few hours a day, the Philippines seems to get away with this inconvenience.