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US Treasury Secretary Yellen: Decoupling From China Would Be ‘a Big Mistake’
15.6.2023
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that despite some human rights concerns that need to be addressed, ceasing trade with China would be a “big mistake” for the U.S. “De-risk? Yes. Decouple? Absolutely not,” she stressed, adding that the outcome of decoupling...
An In-Depth Look at Binance’s TRO Opposition, Filing Insists SEC Manufactured an Emergency ‘for Its Own Purposes’
14.6.2023
Binance fired back at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s temporary restraining order (TRO) request on Monday, assuring the court that “there is no risk” to customer assets. The exchange’s legal team dismissed the notion of an “emergency,”...
Binance Lawyers Push Back Against US SEC Claims That Binance.US Customer Assets Are at Risk
13.6.2023
Attorneys for Binance.US and Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao argued that the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s temporary restraining order to freeze its assets should be denied.
There is no risk to customer assets, the lawyers said on Monday in a court filing ahead of a Tuesday hearing...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Plunge as Risk-off Sentiment Sparks a 7% Sell-off; What Comes Next for the Leading Cryptocurrencies?
12.6.2023
Bitcoin and Ethereum, the dynamic duo of the cryptocurrency world, have recently hit turbulent waters as a wave of risk-averse sentiment swept through the market, triggering a substantial 7% sell-off in the last seven days.
With investors scrambling and charts lighting up red, many wonder what...
Nigerian Regulator Labels Binance Affiliate’s Local Operations Illegal
11.6.2023
The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission has said crypto exchange Binance’s local affiliate “is neither registered nor regulated by the Commission and its operations in Nigeria are therefore illegal.” The regulator has also said anyone who continues to deal with Binance...
Founder of SEC Office of Internet Enforcement Warns of Upcoming Regulatory Siege: ‘Get Out of Crypto Platforms Now’
10.6.2023
John Reed Stark, founder and former chief of the Office of Internet Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has warned about a new regulatory “siege” against crypto platforms. Reed Stark believes that “crypto trading platforms are high-risk, perilous,...
Bitmex Group CEO: US Crypto Crackdown May Drive Top Talent to ‘Markets With More Regulatory Certainty and Lower Risk’
10.6.2023
Unlike in the United States where authorities are cracking down on the crypto industry, the regulations governing the industry are “more clearly defined and commercially viable in markets like Hong Kong, Singapore, and the UAE,” Stephan Lutz, the group CEO and CFO of the crypto exchange...
Major Australian bank to decline ‘certain’ payments to crypto exchanges
8.6.2023
James Roberts, Commonwealth Bank General Manager of Group Fraud Management Services cited a huge scale of "investment scams" involving crypto exchanges
SEC lawsuit claims Binance.US, Changpeng Zhao put customer funds ‘at significant risk’
7.6.2023
One of the latest SEC filings in its lawsuit against Binance says billions in customer funds are at the “mercy” of Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao
Crypto traders avoid risk and shelter in stablecoins as the market reaches a turning point
6.6.2023
On-chain data from Glassnode shows market participants averting risk and seeking shelter in stablecoins and BTC as the crypto market nears a decisive move
How regulators are mitigating the risk of extinction from AI: Law Decoded, May 29–June 5
5.6.2023
There is no shortage of regulatory efforts to mitigate the negative impacts of artificial intelligence
Crypto Analytics Firm Elliptic Incorporates AI to Speed up Tracking and Risk Detection – Here's the Latest
5.6.2023
UK-based crypto analytics and risk management firm Elliptic has incorporated the popular artificial intelligence (AI) chat bot ChatGPT into its work, with an aim to speed up the tracking of cybercriminals, the firm said in a recent press release....
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Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Says US Is Jeopardizing Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status
5.6.2023
The CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, has warned that the United States is jeopardizing the U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status. He noted that the debt ceiling debate, risk of national default, and possible credit rating downgrades are “destabilizing” factors...
Elliptic to Utilize Chatgpt in Intelligence Gathering
4.6.2023
Blockchain analytics company Elliptic said it’s going to use Openai’s Chatgpt to support its intelligence gathering and research. The AI-based language model will allow its experts to speed up and expand the analysis of new risks related to crypto assets. Blockchain Forensics Firm Elliptic...
Elliptic integrates ChatGPT to bolster crypto risk detection
4.6.2023
Crypto risk management firm Elliptic believes that ChatGPT will assist in exposing crypto risks to users that "they can't get anywhere else."
CFTC commissioner says proposal to reassess risk management could consider crypto
2.6.2023
Christy Goldsmith Romero pointed to the collapse of FTX, Terra and Celsius in having the CFTC reconsider the way it handled risk management
Today in Crypto: Elon Musk Accused of DOGE-Related Insider Trading, Xapo Integrates with the Single Euro Payments Area Network, US CFTC Mulls Rules Change to Include Crypto Risk
2.6.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Elon Musk Accused of DOGE-Related Insider Trading, Xapo Integrates with the Single Euro Payments Area...
US Regulator Sets It Sights on Crypto Risks in Potential Risk Management Rules
2.6.2023
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is taking a closer look at its rules governing risk management, with an eye towards digital assets.
The agency published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on Thursday, asking for public comment on risk management requirements for swap dealers...
U.S. Commodities Agency May Change Risk Rules to Consider Crypto
2.6.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed an overhaul of its rules for risk management, and Commission Christy Goldsmith Romero said the changes should insist firms prepare themselves for crypto volatility and the risks from holding customers’ digital assets
Using AI in crypto? Do it at your own risk
1.6.2023
My own exchange, Bitget, tried using AI to respond to customer inquiries — and the results reminded us that AI tools come with perils