New CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has named Coinbase general counsel Dorothy DeWitt as the agency’s new director of market oversight. Author: Nikhilesh De

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has made an undisclosed investment in Chinese media and data source Mars Finance. Author: Daniel Palmer

Hedera Hashgraph has launched its long-awaited public network, backed by major corporations and promising faster transactions than any blockchain. Author: Nathan DiCamillo

OpenSC, a platform implementing blockchain to track commodities that have a significant impact on environmental and human rights issues, has raised $4 million in seed funding. Author: David Pan

The head of Facebook’s Calibra has spoken out to “debunk” allegations that the Libra project poses a threat to nations’ fiscal sovereignty. Author: Daniel Palmer