India, April 18 -- Here is a summary of some of the select stories on cryptocurrency and blockchain during the past 24 hours.

Coinbase Extends Crypto-to-Crypto Trading Services To 11 More Countries

With direct trading between cryptos becoming more popular than fiat-to-crypto trading, Coinbase expanded its crypto-to-crypto trading service to 11 more countries across Latin America and Southeast Asia. The U.S-based cryptocurrency exchange has added Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Peru, and South Korea to the list for trading between cryptos. With this, the trading is now available in 53 countries.

Ransomware payments in cryptocurrency surge 89% in first quarter

According to a...