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Hong Kong is Considering Allowing Spot Crypto ETFs, SFC Head Reveals
6.11.2023
Hong Kong is considering allowing spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that directly invest in cryptocurrencies. Julia Leung, Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), revealed that the option of granting retail investors access to spot crypto ETFs is under consideration...
Bitcoin’s Value Can Outpace Gold, Says Fidelity Executive
3.11.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) may be a form of “exponential gold” capable of outperforming the precious metal in times of high inflation, wrote Fidelity’s Global Macro Director Jurrien Timmer on Wednesday. In a series of threads posted on X this week, Timmer outlined how Bitcoin’s...
NIST establishes AI Safety Institute Consortium in response to Biden executive order
2.11.2023
Documentation from NIST states the consortium will adopt a “broad human-centered focus” with “specific policies.”
SafeMoon executive team charged with multiple fraud counts, arrests made
1.11.2023
According to charges, the men misappropriated $200 million in investor funds to spend on a luxurious lifestyle
White House’s AI Safety Order Leads to Slide for AI Tokens
1.11.2023
President Joe Biden’s recent Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence has impacted the cryptocurrency market, with AI-related tokens dipping in value. The White House’s Executive Order introduces a regulation framework...
AI-Related Tokens Stumble After White House Executive Order
31.10.2023
Issued Monday, President Biden's executive order is aimed at potential threats posed by artificial intelligence, but critics of the White House action wonder if innovation could be stifled
Biden Administration Issues Landmark AI Executive Order
31.10.2023
United States president Joe Biden has issued an executive order to establish new rules and standards that artificial intelligence (AI) companies will have to follow to secure the leadership of America in the field. The executive order also ostensibly seeks to protect the privacy of citizens...
Biden administration releases executive order for new AI safety standards
30.10.2023
The U.S. government’s executive order establishes six new standards for AI safety and security and its intentions for ethical AI usage within the government
Binance Appoints New Regional Head for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
28.10.2023
Binance’s General Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, Kyrylo Khomiakov, will take responsibility for Central Asia as well. His promotion comes after the crypto exchange’s top executives in the region left the company last month, part of a string of executive exits at Binance this year. Kyrylo...
Kraken Appoints Fintech Entrepreneur Bivu Das as New UK Managing Director
27.10.2023
Kraken appoints Bivu Das, an ex-Starling Bank executive, as a UK corporate representative to drive business expansion in the strengthening UK regulatory environment. On October 27, the prominent cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that Bivu Das, a fintech entrepreneur and former Starling Bank...
JPMorgan Coin handles over $1 billion in daily transactions, executive says
26.10.2023
This represents a massive surge since the last update in June when the company said that $300 million were transacted in the first three years after the launch of JPMorgan Coin
Beleaguered Binance Loses Another Chief Executive From its UK Office – What’s Going On?
25.10.2023
Binance’s UK chief Jonathan Farnell who is also the CEO of a subsidiary Bifinity, has resigned from the company, adding to a slew of executive departures in recent times.
His departure comes a week after the world’s largest crypto exchange announced suspending new customer registrations in the...
Binance Executives in UK and France Leave Crypto Exchange
25.10.2023
Another two executive departures, in the United Kingdom and France, have extended a string of managerial exits at Binance this year. They come as the leading cryptocurrency exchange faces continued regulatory pressure in a number of jurisdictions in Europe and beyond. Binance U.K., Bifinity...
Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval Likely to Trigger Buying Rally: EY Executive
23.10.2023
The surge in demand for Bitcoin among institutional investors is set to hit new heights, particularly if a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is approved in the coming months, according to an Ernst & Young executive.
In a CNBC’s StreetSigns special appearance, Ernst & Young executive Paul...
Bank of America CEO Discusses Economic Slowdown and Fed Cutting Interest Rates
22.10.2023
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan expects the U.S. economy to slow down in the middle of next year. The executive also noted that according to his bank’s research, the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in the middle of next year to the latter half of next year. Bank of America Boss...
Elizabeth Warren and 100 Lawmakers Push Biden on Crypto-Terrorism Action, Despite Less Than 1% Illicit Use
18.10.2023
Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts, is alarmed by the potential of crypto-fueled terrorism. She has rallied over 100 policymakers and approached the Biden administration, urging the executive branch to tackle this pressing issue. The news follows Warren’s recently...
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Sees Global Demand and ‘Pent-up Interest in Crypto’ Amid Israel-Hamas War
18.10.2023
Larry Fink, the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, sees the recent bitcoin rally as “an example of the pent-up interest in crypto.” Noting that as the Israel-Hamas war rages on, more people will be running to bitcoin as “a flight to quality,” the executive...
FTX Executive continues Testimony in SBF Trial, Gives Details on Discovering Alameda's $8 Billion Debt
17.10.2023
Nishad Singh, former head of engineering for FTX, resumed his time on the witness stand Tuesday morning after a gripping testimony yesterday.
Beginning his cross-examination, Singh called FTX's business spending "too large" and stated much of it "didn't make sense."...
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FTX Executive Describes Final Days of Doomed Crypto Exchange: "I'd Been Suicidal for Some Days"
17.10.2023
FTX's former head of engineering, Nishad Singh, finished up his direct examination in Manhattan federal fourt Monday afternoon by recounting the details of the crypto company's collapse.
In his testimony, Singh stated that he found FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's spending "excessive"...
LIVE: Former Top FTX Executive Nishad Singh Takes Stand in Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried
16.10.2023
Former FTX engineering head Nishad Singh, another member of the company's inner circle, took the stand early Monday to testify against his former boss and friend