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Tim Draper Predicts Bitcoin Will Outpace Fiat Currencies, Asserts Its Superiority Over Traditional Banking
26.7.2023
Renowned bitcoin investor and venture capitalist, Tim Draper, envisions a future where bitcoin emerges as a formidable competitor to the world’s fiat currencies. During a recent interview with Fox News, Draper argued that bitcoin’s inherent safety and superiority surpass those...
US lawmakers invoke FTX and spar on direction of crypto bills
26.7.2023
On July 26, six pieces of legislation were being considered by the House Financial Services Committee including ones on regulatory clarity and consumer protection in the space
Federal Regulators Are Needed for Crypto Oversight: U.S. Accountability Office
25.7.2023
Regulators lack an ongoing coordination mechanism for addressing blockchain risks in a timely manner, the report says
Ripple ruling and crypto ETFs 'drove a lot of urgency' among lawmakers, reportedly says Coinbase CEO
24.7.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reportedly said Representatives Maxine Waters and Patrick McHenry were both considering a legislative path forward on regulating digital assets
What criminal charges for Celsius ex-CEO mean for crypto industry
24.7.2023
The former CEO of the troubled crypto lender faces multiple charges of fraud and market manipulation as U.S. regulators eye crypto market overhaul
Blockchain Australia CEO highlights repercussions to Government actions
24.7.2023
LUNA tanked 99.7% in 2022. The entire crypto ecosystem crashed in a couple of days. The result was that users either ended up losing their money or had to incur heavy losses. This triggered regulators across the globe to start drafting stricter laws for crypto ventures. This has been taken with...
XRP court ruling marks milestone, but new crypto law could take years
24.7.2023
Ripple’s partial victory against the SEC is positive, but crypto firms still face uncertainty without a regulatory framework
LBank Labs and Seoul Metropolitan Government to Drive Blockchain Innovation at Seoul Web3 Festival
24.7.2023
PRESS RELEASE. LBank Labs is delighted to announce its collaboration with the Seoul Metropolitan Government in hosting the highly anticipated Seoul Web3 Festival 2023 (SWF 2023) in late July. With the participation of prominent figures from the blockchain and Web3 industry, the event promises to...
Singapore, US With Highest Public Debt per Capita, China Most Indebted in BRICS: Study
23.7.2023
Singapore, the United States and Japan top the global chart in terms of sovereign debt per capita, according to research based on U.N. data. The burden of government debt for every American is 10 times heavier than that for a Chinese citizen, according to the study. U.S. Ranks Second in the World...
China’s Central Bank: Digital Yuan Transactions Reach $250 Billion
23.7.2023
China’s central bank governor has revealed that transactions using the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) reached 1.8 trillion yuan ($250 billion) at the end of June. In addition, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) official stated that digital yuan in circulation amounted...
Sam Bankman-Fried Accused of Leaking Diary Excerpts to Discredit Key Witness
21.7.2023
A court document penned by U.S. Department of Justice attorney Damian Williams alleges FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried released diary excerpts from former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison. The U.S. attorney asserts that Bankman-Fried intended to discredit the government’s key witness...
Kids Won’t Be Able to Spend Mom’s Digital Ruble as They Wish, Russian Official Says
21.7.2023
The new form of Russia’s fiat, the digital ruble, will make spending more efficient for both government and family budgets, according to a high-ranking lawmaker. Anatoly Aksakov, who was involved in the recent adoption of the new digital ruble legislation, highlighted some of the advantages...
Crypto-Based Bank Receives Support from Myanmar's Shadow Government
21.7.2023
Myanmar is all set to launch its first fully crypto-based banking institution, the Spring Development Bank, on July 22.
The Spring Development Bank, named after the Spring Revolution, aims to grant the country’s shadow government National Unity Government (NUG) access to financial services...
US state agency issues alert on crypto fraud happening over social media
21.7.2023
Vermont issued the investor alert after a 74-year-old man lost his life savings of over $340,000 in a crypto fraud orchestrated over Instagram and Telegram
Central Bank of Argentina Reduces Dollar and Yuan Disbursement to Importers
21.7.2023
Importers are accusing the Central Bank of Argentina of stalling on the delivery of dollar-based payments under the pretext of high freight costs. According to importers, the Argentine government considers freight costs exceeding 15% of the value of the merchandise imported as an inconsistency....
UK financial watchdog announces launch of permanent Digital Sandbox in August
20.7.2023
According to the FCA, the sandbox will be open to businesses, start-ups and data providers, including those involved in banking, investment, lending and payments
US law protects institutions and exposes retail investors — Rep. Torres
20.7.2023
New York Representative Ritchie Torres had an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph to discuss why retail investors are still at risk following the XRP court ruling
UK government rejects lawmakers call to treat crypto like gambling
20.7.2023
The government added that they are already working on regulating the crypto market and a proposed regulatory legislation was laid before parliament and debated last month
Myanmar Shadow Government to Start Neobank With Crypto Rails to Fund Fight Against Military Junta
20.7.2023
The National Unity Government bank is set to run on Polygon and do currency swaps via Uniswap v3 pools and USDT stablecoins
UK Government Rejects Lawmaker Plan to Regulate Crypto as Gambling
20.7.2023
The Treasury says it has learned lessons from FTX's collapse, and that gambling law doesn’t deal with crypto risks