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UK Treasury Unveils Draft Cryptoasset Regulations, Seeks Feedback by May 2025
30.4.2025
On April 29, 2025, the UK Treasury announced the release of a draft Statutory Instrument (SI) and a Policy Note detailing the UK’s upcoming financial services regulatory framework for cryptoassets, including stablecoins. Following proposals outlined in October 2023 and reaffirmed in November 2024...
Gate Secures Key VASP License in Dubai, Eyes Regional Growth
30.4.2025
The United Arab Emirates division of the cryptocurrency exchange Gate has secured a license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, allowing it to offer exchange services to institutional and retail investors. Gate’s Commitment to Operating Within Legal Frameworks Gate Technology FZE,...
UAE Greenlights Stablecoin Issuer Circle as Money Services Provider
30.4.2025
Stablecoin issuer Circle has secured In-Principle Approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market, allowing it to operate as a money services provider. Circle Eyes Greater Role in UAE Circle Internet Group, the leading global financial technology company...
Green Bitcoin? Over 52% of Mining Now Uses Sustainable Energy
30.4.2025
The latest Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance report confirms the United States and Canada dominate global bitcoin mining, collectively controlling over 80% of reported activity. Bitcoin mining is now 52.4% reliant on sustainable energy, with hydropower (23.4%) and wind (15.4%) as leading...
Historic: AI Will Begin Developing Laws in the UAE
29.4.2025
The government of the UAE has launched what it calls the first AI-based legislative system, allowing synthetic agents to develop laws and monitor their effects through big data analysis. UAE Enables AI Interaction in Lawmaking With New Smart Legislative System Artificial Intelligence (AI) has begun...
Markets Waver as US Treasury Chief Talks Tough on China Trade Risks
29.4.2025
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the 79th Secretary of the Treasury, addressed trade tensions with China during a White House press conference, emphasizing that Beijing faces severe economic consequences if tariffs remain high. ‘Certainty Not Necessarily Good’: Bessent Defends Strategy Amid...
Crypto Czar David Sacks and Gemini Exchange Owners Join Donald Trump Jr.’s Exclusive $500K Private Club
29.4.2025
A new private membership club in Washington, D.C., called Executive Branch, co-founded by Donald Trump Jr., is making headlines with its $500,000 membership fee and an existing waiting list. The club, which held a launch party over the weekend, attracted prominent figures including crypto czar...
Nasdaq Drops Crypto Framework on SEC That Could Redefine Trading
29.4.2025
Nasdaq is revolutionizing the future of digital assets with a bold framework to seamlessly fuse crypto into U.S. capital markets while safeguarding investors, laying the groundwork for a major financial transformation. Nasdaq Unveils Ambitious Digital Asset Integration Framework Nasdaq Inc....
Nexo back in the United States as Trump Jr. attends exclusive event
28.4.2025
Cryptocurrency services platform Nexo announced that it is reentering the US market after facing previous regulatory challenges.According to an April 28 announcement, Nexo’s reentry event featured Donald Trump Jr., who said that he thinks “crypto is the future of finance,”...
Nexo back in the United States as Trump Jr. attends exclusive event
28.4.2025
Cryptocurrency services platform Nexo announced that it is reentering the US market after facing previous regulatory challenges.According to an April 28 announcement, Nexo’s reentry event featured Donald Trump Jr., who said that he thinks “crypto is the future of finance,”...
Nexo Re-Enters US Market: ‘America Is Back,’ Says Co-Founder Antoni Trenchev
28.4.2025
Nexo, the digital wealth platform with $11 billion in assets under management, has announced its re-entry into the U.S. market, unveiling its product suite at an exclusive business event. The announcement featured keynote addresses from Donald Trump Jr., Executive Vice President of The Trump...
Tariff Tsunami: Economist Steve Hanke Predicts Rough Times for US Economy
28.4.2025
Economist Steve Hanke is not a fan of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, drawing a historical parallel between today’s economic conditions and the early 1930s by invoking the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act and denouncing it as “the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” Trump’s Trade Levy Could...
Could Trump Bypass Term Limits? Prediction Platforms Buzz With Trump 2028 Talk
27.4.2025
As the Trump Organization markets hats and shirts emblazoned with “Trump 2028 (Re-write the Rules),” a bet on the prediction platform Kalshi assigns a mere 14% probability to the prospect of Trump being permitted to pursue a third term. Third-Term Chatter Sparks Market Bets on Trump The 45th...
Trump Vows Tariff Windfall Will Wipe out Income Taxes for Millions
27.4.2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is reaffirming his commitment to tariffs, emphasizing that this approach could lead Americans who pay income tax to witness their taxes “substantially reduced, maybe even completely eliminated.” ‘External Revenue Service’ Incoming: Trump Eyes Elimination of Income Taxes...
US crypto rules like 'floor is lava' game without lights — Hester Peirce
27.4.2025
SEC Commissioner and head of the crypto task force, Hester Peirce, says US financial firms are navigating crypto in a way that’s similar to playing the children’s game “the floor is lava,” but in the dark.“It is time that we find a way to end this game. We need to turn...
US crypto rules like 'floor is lava' game without lights — Hester Peirce
27.4.2025
SEC Commissioner and head of the crypto task force, Hester Peirce, says US financial firms are navigating crypto in a way that’s similar to playing the children’s game “the floor is lava,” but in the dark.“It is time that we find a way to end this game. We need to turn...
Crypto banking rule withdrawal by Fed ‘not real progress’ — Senator Lummis
26.4.2025
United States Senator Cynthia Lummis says the crypto industry may be celebrating too soon over the US Federal Reserve softening its crypto guidance for banks.“The Fed withdrawing crypto guidance is just noise, not real progress,” Lummis said in an April 25 X post. Lummis called...
Crypto banking rule withdrawal by Fed ‘not real progress’ — Senator Lummis
26.4.2025
United States Senator Cynthia Lummis suggests the crypto industry may be celebrating too soon over the US Federal Reserve softening its crypto guidance for banks.“The Fed withdrawing crypto guidance is just noise, not real progress,” Lummis said in an April 25 X post. Lummis called...
Investors Beware — Dubai Authorities Warn of Fake Tokenized Property Offerings
26.4.2025
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority and the Dubai Land Department have issued a public warning about entities falsely claiming involvement in their real estate tokenization project pilot. Possible Violation of Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulation The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority...
Coinbase: 4 US States Deny Crypto Owners $90M in Staking Rewards
26.4.2025
Coinbase is charging ahead in its relentless mission to fully restore crypto staking rights across America, fighting massive barriers and protecting millions in potential staking rewards. Coinbase Fights on to Fully Restore Staking Rights Across the US Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN)...