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Financial Stability Board to Extend Its Work on Stablecoin Risks in Emerging and Developing Economies
17.6.2024
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) said it will undertake further work to consider the challenges associated with risks of global stablecoin arrangements in emerging and developing economies
Report Says Biden Administration, Mark Cuban, and Ro Khanna Set for Critical Crypto Roundtable
16.6.2024
Members of the Biden administration are reportedly convening for a bitcoin and blockchain roundtable with American entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban. This news comes after presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed to “end Joe Biden’s War on Crypto.”...
South Africa Re-Elects Cyril Ramaphosa of the ANC as President
14.6.2024
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa of the African National Congress (ANC) party was re-elected on Friday, and will lead the country's first multi-party coalition government
Two Men Charged With Running Darknet Marketplace Empire Market
14.6.2024
Federal prosecutors in Illinois have charged two men with owning and operating Empire Market, a darknet marketplace, according to court documents filed Friday
Utah Senator Seeks to Abolish Federal Reserve
14.6.2024
Republican Senator Mike Lee from Utah has introduced legislation to abolish the U.S. central bank and its Board of Governors. Lee contends that the U.S. Federal Reserve has “repeatedly failed” the American public and argues for its dissolution. Federal Reserve Targeted for Abolition by Senator Mike...
Nigeria Drops Tax Charges Against Binance Executives
14.6.2024
The executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, are still named in a money-laundering case
More Central Banks Are Exploring a CBDC, BIS Survey Finds
14.6.2024
There's a greater chance of a wholesale CBDC being issued within six years than a retail one, according to the report
Taiwan Crypto Advocacy Body Becomes Formally Active With 24 Entities
14.6.2024
Taiwan's crypto advocacy body, the Taiwan Virtual Asset Service Provider Association, has been formally established and the founding meeting held with 24 cryptocurrency-related entities
Former Goldman Sachs Exec Joins Anchorage Digital’s Board of Directors
14.6.2024
Crypto custody firm Anchorage Digital has added Connie Shoemaker, a former Goldman Sachs executive, to its board of directors
U.S. Judge Signs Off on $4.5B Terraform-Do Kwon Settlement With SEC
13.6.2024
The settlement bans Kwon and Terraform Labs from buying and selling crypto asset securities while agreeing to pay $4.5 billion in disgorgement, prejudgement interest, and civil penalties
EU Body Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards for Prudential Matters: MiCA
13.6.2024
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published on Thursday the final draft technical standards on prudential matters for firms to comply with that fall under the markets in crypto assets (MICA) legislation
Ether ETFs Should Be Fully Approved by September, Says SEC Chair Gensler
13.6.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said that the final approvals for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) trading Ethereum's ether {{ETH}} should be finished this summer, he told senators in a budget hearing on Thursday
Swiss Regulator Shutters Crypto-Linked FlowBank, Begins Bankruptcy Process
13.6.2024
FINMA announced Thursday that FlowBank’s minimum capital requirements were found to have been “significantly and seriously breached.”
White House Expected to Nominate CFTC Commissioners to FDIC, Treasury Roles: Reports
13.6.2024
The White House is expected to nominate Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero as the next Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair media outlets have reported
Australia's Treasury to Include Stablecoin Rules in Crypto Bill Draft, ASIC's Warning For Crypto Entities
13.6.2024
Australia's regulators have provided rare updates on their plans for the digital assets sector, including plans to introduce a draft framework for stablecoins and hinted that more enforcement is on its way against unlicensed entities during an event in Sydney on Wednesday
ERCOT CEO: Texas' Power Grid Needs Larger Increase Than Expected to Handle AI, Bitcoin Mining
13.6.2024
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas' CEO said in Senate testimony that the state's grid capacity will need to double in the next decade to handle demand, while the Lieutenant Governor of Texas says more scrutiny is coming for this industry
Fed Sees Just One Rate Cut This Year; Bitcoin Gives Up Session Gains
12.6.2024
Terraform Labs, Do Kwon Agree to Pay SEC a Combined $4.5B in Civil Fraud Case
12.6.2024
Organizace ICANN uspořádá Policy Forum příští léto v Praze
12.6.2024
Praha bude příští rok v červnu hostit ICANN Policy Forum. Oznámilo to vedení organizace ICANN odpovědné za přidělování a správu domén nejvyšší úrovně a IP adres. Policy Forum se uskuteční 9. – 12. června 2025 a bude ji mít na starosti sdružení CZ.NIC. Jedna z vrcholných akcí ICANN se do Prahy vrací...
Zimbabwe Is Seeking Comments on the Crypto Industry: Report
12.6.2024
Zimbabwe is seeking comments from the crypto industry as it tries to understand the sector more