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Square Sees Profits from Bitcoin Sales Double in Q2

Mobile payments firm Square says it made $37 million in total from bitcoin purchases in Q2, with profits being twice that of the previous quarter.

Blockchain economics startup Prysm Group has added Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart and former Microsoft chief economist Preston McAfee as senior advisors.

Investment in the blockchain industry is booming in the U.S., according to a new report from “Big Four” auditing firm KPMG.

U.S.-based custody bank Northern Trust is helping traditional “mainstream” hedge funds expand into cryptocurrencies, says Forbes.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has said the not-for-profit online encyclopedia platform will “never” hold an ICO or issue its own cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrency payments startup Ripple is partnering with Madonna to raise funds for orphans in the African nation of Malawi.

Korean police are investigating a cryptocurrency startup claiming to be selling treasure from a sunken ship, the Korea Joongang Daily reported.

Video game marketplace Steam removed an alleged crypto miner from its platform Monday amid user complaints.

Franklin, Washington State, is the latest U.S. county to have suspended new utility applications from crypto mining farms over spiking power demands.

One of the “Big Four” commercial banks in China has completed the issuance of a loan worth of $300,000 using a blockchain system.