- Microsoft released the Azure Blockchain Development Kit - Herman Gref said that it will take one to two years for blockchain to get adoption on an industrial scale - CIMB, the fifth largest bank in Southeast Asia, has joined Ripple’s blockchain-based payments network - KuCoin has raised $20 million in its series A funding round - Bitcoin Cash blockchain forked into two … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (November 16, 2018): Microsoft, Herman Gref, CIMB, Ripple, KuCoin, Bitcoin Cash, Binance