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Fed pauses interest rates, but Bitcoin options data still points to BTC price downside
14.6.2023
Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced a pause in interest rates, but Bitcoin options data still warns that a BTC price drop to $25,000 is possible
XRP Price Prediction As Ripple Calls for an Investigation Into William Hinman After Documents Were Released – Best Time To Buy XRP?
14.6.2023
The XRP price has dropped by 4% in the past 24 hours, dipping to $0.506899 after the long-awaited Hinman emails were released to the public yesterday.
Despite the fall today, XRP remains up by 18% in the past month, as the market increasingly expects a positive conclusion to Ripple's case with...
BRICS Bank President Dilma Rousseff Calls for the Creation of a Global South Focused Financial System
14.6.2023
Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank — also known as the BRICS bank — and former Brazilian president, has called for establishing a financial architecture designed for the so-called Global South. In a keynote speech at the 14th Lujiazui Forum, Rousseff remarked on the importance...
Ripple’s Alderoty calls for probe into Bill Hinman and his infamous speech
14.6.2023
Stuart Alderoty is joined by a number of other high profile individuals calling for an investigation into the former SEC official
Xbox Calls Starfield ‘One Of The Most Important RPGs Ever Made’ And It’s Not Even Out
13.6.2023
If you missed the Xbox and Bethesda showcase at Summer Game Fest, you missed some cool games and a whole lot of Starfield at the end. It was the most we’ve seen of Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPG, and even as a person who doesn’t usually love the studio’s games, it looks pretty rad. I love me some...
Square Enix CEO Calls Out Teachers Who Said He Played Too Many Final Fantasy Games As A Kid
12.6.2023
So you’ve just been appointed the very top job of the gaming company you worshiped as a kid. What do you do? Gush? Gloat? Not Takashi Kiryu, the new CEO of Japanese game publisher Square Enix, who took the moment as a chance to—with immaculate politeness—call out the teachers who condemned him...
Axie Infinity Price is Going to Zero after SEC Lawsuit Calls AXS a Security But Green Crypto Ecoterra Just Raised $5 Million – 100x Potential in 2023?
12.6.2023
Last week was catastrophic for Axie Infinity Shards (AXS), the native token that powers web3 play-to-earn (P2E) gaming ecosystem Axie Infinity.
AXS dropped more than 30% from around $7.6 per token to fresh near two-year lows under $5.0 per token, its worst one-week performance in more than...
Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton on Enforcement Actions: Crypto Should Be Treated With ‘Nuance’
11.6.2023
Jay Clayton, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, gave his opinion about how the organization approaches enforcement in the crypto space. In a Bloomberg Invest panel, Clayton stated that while he supports the agency and the law, the crypto regulation issue should...
European Consumer Organization Calls for Curbing Crypto Promotion on Twitter, Tiktok
11.6.2023
BEUC, the European Consumer Organization, has urged Brussels to clamp down on the promotion of crypto assets on social media. The umbrella group calls for implementing stricter advertising rules on major platforms like Twitter and Tiktok as well as preventing influencers from misleading investors....
IMF Urges Fed to Maintain Tightening Policy Amid Inflation Concerns, Citing ‘Challenges’ Ahead
9.6.2023
On Thursday, International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesperson Julie Kozack urged the U.S. Federal Reserve and several other central banks to maintain a restrictive monetary policy known as tightening. Kozack stated that the U.S. central bank may need to keep the federal funds rate higher “for...
Lawmaker Calls SEC Enforcement Actions Against Crypto Exchanges ‘Complete Contempt for Congress’
9.6.2023
Several lawmakers have slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for regulating the crypto industry by enforcement. One lawmaker says the regulator’s latest action against crypto exchange Coinbase “demonstrates a complete contempt for Congress which is in the process of developing...
Whoopi Goldberg Calls Out Diablo IV For Not Being On Mac, But Fans Have A Fix
8.6.2023
Here’s an odd bit of port begging. Whoopi Goldberg is upset that Diablo IV has skipped Apple’s Mac and has posted a video asking Blizzard to port the game over. But good news: Mac fans have already figured out a solution that might help her (and other Mac users) play Diablo IV. Read more
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Calls for Crypto Firms To Register Following Binance, Coinbase Charges
6.6.2023
Conversations with crypto firms have been constructive, but they also need to be compliant with securities laws, said US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler.
Gensler spoke to CNBC Squawk Box on Tuesday morning, a mere hour or so after the agency announced charges against...
US Senator Warren Calls Out Crypto’s Role in Fentanyl Transactions
1.6.2023
US Sen. Elizabeth Warren called out cryptocurrency’s role in fentanyl drug transactions and pushed for her bill to combat money laundering during a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
The Massachusetts Democrat, and longstanding crypto critic, said her bill, the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering...
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for Shutdown of Crypto Funding for Fentanyl
31.5.2023
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) cited the rampant use of cryptocurrency in the Chinese fentanyl trade during a Wednesday Senate hearing, arguing for legislation to help break that pipeline
EU, US should push for AI code of conduct: EU tech chief
31.5.2023
The EU tech chief spoke to members of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council about the need for a voluntary code of conduct prior to the forthcoming laws
BRICS Bank to Offer More Loans in Local Currencies — President Calls for ‘Diversified Global Currency System’
31.5.2023
The New Development Bank (NDB), aka the BRICS bank, is seeking to offer more loans in local currencies to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar and avoid foreign exchange risk. “We need to create a diversified global currency system,” NDB’s president stressed, adding: “In the future, it...
Robert Kennedy Jr Slams SEC for Protecting Banks Instead of American People — Calls for Crypto-Friendly Commissioners
30.5.2023
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he does not want anti-crypto people on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He also slammed the securities regulator for protecting banks rather than the American people. “What they’re doing is obscure, it’s...
Moody’s on De-Dollarization: Rating Agency Labels US Debt Default a ‘Near-Term Danger to the Dollar’s Position’
27.5.2023
As calls for the creation of a global alternative to the greenback grow, credit rating agency Moody’s said on May 25 that rival currencies such as the euro and the Chinese yuan do not yet threaten the U.S. dollar’s position as the world’s reserve currency. The agency said...
Microsoft's Smith Calls for More Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
26.5.2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) may the “the most consequential” technological change in our lifetime, and governments now need to learn how to control it, according to Microsoft President Brad Smith.
Speaking at a panel discussion in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Smith said that “government needs...