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South Korea's Pension Fund Snaps Up Nearly $34M MicroStrategy Shares
16.8.2024
South Korean pension fund, National Pension Service (NPS), has bought MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares worth nearly $34 million in the second quarter of this year, according to filings made public earlier this week
Donald Trump Holds Over $1M in Ether, Also Receives NFT Licensing Fees
16.8.2024
Filings show he has over $1 million in Ether
NYSE Scrubs Plan to List Bitcoin ETF Options
16.8.2024
Other exchanges have also withdrawn their applications, but some have re-filed
IMF execs float raising crypto mining electricity prices by 85%
16.8.2024
A tax on the energy used by crypto miners could cut emissions by 100 million tons a year, equal to Belgium’s emissions, say two IMF executives
Food Price Controls in America? Kamala Harris’s Controversial 2024 Strategy Unveiled
15.8.2024
Vice President Kamala Harris, according to several reports, has outlined one of her key economic strategies if she wins the presidency in 2024—price controls. Her campaign is advocating for what they describe as the “first-ever federal ban” on food price increases. Despite the price...
Schumer Sets Stage for New Era of U.S. Crypto Politics
15.8.2024
Wednesday's Crypto4Harris town hall showed Democrats are finally engaged with the industry. Still, it’s not clear what Harris thinks about crypto, or would do about it if elected
Stablecoin Regulations Could Pose Problems for Tether, JPMorgan Says
15.8.2024
Stablecoin issuer Tether has attracted regulatory scrutiny in the past due to its lack of transparency about the composition of its reserves, the report said
South Africa Unveils National AI Policy Framework, Seeks Stakeholder Feedback
15.8.2024
South Africa has published a national policy framework for artificial intelligence (AI) and is seeking feedback from stakeholders. This framework is the first step towards developing a comprehensive national AI policy. It aims to foster a robust AI ecosystem through coordinated efforts in research...
Binance Completes Registration With India's Financial Intelligence Unit Months After Being Fined
15.8.2024
The registration was provisionally approved in June, subject to the crypto exchange paying a fine of about $2.2 million
U.S. Crypto Bill Can Happen This Year, Senate's Schumer Tells Crypto Backers of Harris
15.8.2024
U.S. crypto legislation can happen this year, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N,Y,) said Wednesday at the first major event in which crypto insiders have come out for Vice President Kamala Harris as their favored presidential contender
Senator Chuck Schumer pledges pro-crypto laws if Harris is president
15.8.2024
Chuck Schumer, the majority leader of the United States Senate, says he will make it his goal to introduce pro-crypto legislation by the end of this year if Kamala Harris is elected president
Trump Organization to Launch a Cryptocurrency Initiative, Eric Trump Says: Report
15.8.2024
The Trump Organization, the holding company for former U.S. President Donald Trump’s business ventures, will soon unveil its new cryptocurrency initiative, according to a Wednesday report from the New York Post
Binance to Pay $1.7M to Brazilian Securities Commission to End Probe Into Unauthorized Derivatives Offering
14.8.2024
The Latin American country's agency had rejected Binance’s previous proposal, made in August 2023, to end an investigation into its derivatives products
Thailand's PM Removed, But Crypto Policies Likely to Remain 'Largely' Unaffected in Political Uncertainty
14.8.2024
Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's shock removal from office by a court on Wednesday may not impact crypto rules in the nation, even if some policy implementations may be affected, experts told CoinDesk
Crypto is a 'Purple Issue': Circle's Jeremy Allaire
14.8.2024
The Circle CEO cited prior bi-partisan work on stablecoin legislation and FIT21 as proof crypto doesn't belong to a particular political party
Australia's Securities Regulator Sues ASX for Misleading Statements About Blockchain Project
14.8.2024
Australia's Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has sued Australia’s largest market operator, ASX Limited, for allegedly making misleading statements about how its blockchain project was progressing to replace its aged Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) before revealing...
Elon Musk Offers to Assist Donald Trump Boost Government Efficiency
14.8.2024
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has offered to assist former U.S. President Donald Trump in managing government spending if Trump is re-elected, proposing the creation of a government efficiency commission. Trump endorsed the idea, praising Musk as “the greatest cutter” and suggesting...
Crypto Industry Committing $12M to Dethrone Sen. Brown in Ohio, PAC Says
13.8.2024
Crypto interests are planning to go after Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in their biggest-ever single campaign, setting aside $12 million to support the Republican candidate seeking to snatch the Senate seat from the current chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, who has been highly critical of...
New York regulator hunts crypto and AI specialist for policy unit
13.8.2024
The NYDFS is recruiting a policy specialist to address key crypto, DeFi, and AI issues within financial services
Three Arrows Capital Liquidators Now Sue Terraform Labs for $1.3B: Bloomberg
13.8.2024
Defunct cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital's (3AC) liquidators have sued Terraform Labs for $1.3 billion, for losses the fund suffered following the 2022 crash, Bloomberg reported on Monday