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US Senate confirms Philip Jefferson as Federal Reserve vice chair
6.9.2023
Philip Jefferson, who has been serving as a Fed governor since 2022, will take on the No. 2 role under chair Jerome Powell at the central bank until 2036
Former MAS chair who called crypto 'highly risky' wins Singapore's presidential race
4.9.2023
Tharman Shanmugaratnam has served as Singapore's finance minister and the head of the country's financial regulator during his time in government
Australian lawmakers send back crypto bill by Andrew Bragg
4.9.2023
Introduced in March 2023, Australia’s bill on digital asset market regulation has faced a series of report delays by the Senate, and it's now been sent back for amendments
The UK releases key ambitions for global AI summit
4.9.2023
The officials in the U.K. released their priorities for the upcoming global AI summit during which they plan to focus on risk and policy
Bitcoin ETF applications: Who is filing and when the SEC may decide
4.9.2023
Despite BlackRock’s application for a Bitcoin spot ETF, its approval remains uncertain, with the SEC favoring another futures-based Ether ETF
SBF releases memorandum asking court to block prosecutor filings
4.9.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried files a memorandum asking the court to deny recent requests filed by the Department of Justice calling them “unworkable.”
Indian central bank-backed NPCI begins blockchain recruitment
4.9.2023
Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, France, BENELUX countries, Nepal and the UK have adopted the NPCI's UPI payments system in varying degrees
Kentucky regulator denies plan for subsidizing crypto mining facility
1.9.2023
A proposed contact with the Kentucky Power Company would have allowed Ebon International to receive a discounted rate for service at its crypto mining facility over a decade
Former SEC chair says spot Bitcoin ETF approval is 'inevitable' despite delays
1.9.2023
The commission has another 45 days to approve, deny, or delay spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications from 7 major firms
US regulators deny blocking AI chip exports to Middle East
1.9.2023
The U.S. Department of Commerce denied blocking AI chip sales to the Middle East and remained silent as to whether the requirements were only imposed on specific countries
Court Ruling in Favor of Grayscale Clears Path for Bitcoin Innovation in US: Vivek Ramaswamy
1.9.2023
Grayscale’s court win over the U.S. securities regulator will help keep crypto innovation in America, Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is convinced. While praising the “strong decision,” Ramaswamy also commented that the case should have never reached the courts. Federal Courts...
US officials extend export curbs on Nvidia AI chip to 'some Middle Eastern countries'
31.8.2023
U.S. regulators have told AI chip maker Nvidia and its rival AMD to curb exports of high-level semiconductor chips used to develop AI to certain Middle Eastern countries
US Copyright Office issues notice of inquiry on artificial intelligence
30.8.2023
The inquiry seeks information and comment on issues related to the content AI produces and how policy makers should treat AI that imitates or mimics human artists
DOJ calls SBF's fraud allegation defense 'irrelevant,’ requests additional info
30.8.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a new court filing in its case against Sam Bankman-Fried in which it called his planned defense “irrelevant” without additional details
South Korean parliament rejects motion to expel lawmaker over crypto scandal
30.8.2023
South Korean lawmaker and Wemix investor Kim Nam-kuk will stay in the parliament after a 3:3 vote in the expulsion motion
Google Cloud to digitize El Salvador's governance, healthcare and education
30.8.2023
Google Cloud and the government of El Salvador have entered into a 7-year partnership to digitize the country’s infrastructure in various sectors
Debunked: FBI-Owned Bitcoin Wallet Erroneously Tied to Late Russian Oligarch Prigozhin in Recent Speculation
29.8.2023
Amid swirling speculations about the third biggest bitcoin wallet, chatter has now emerged linking the fifth largest BTC wallet to the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, former owner of the Wagner private military company (PMC). However, a straightforward blockchain explorer search clearly indicates...
DoJ wants to bar SBF’s expert witnesses from testifying in court
29.8.2023
In a new motion submitted to New York courts, the U.S. Department of Justice wants to exclude all of Sam Bankman Fried’s expert witnesses from testifying on the case
Multichain $1.5B hack investigation, Shibarium eyes relaunch, Base, Optimism join hands: Finance Redefined
25.8.2023
Top-100 DeFi tokens had another mixed week, with most of the tokens trading in a similar range as last week with minor price fluctuation
Is the SEC a bad cop? CoinRoutes CEO Dave Weisberger breaks down crypto regulation in the US
24.8.2023
Weisberger believes the structure of the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to change but that politicians are reluctant to do so because of their power within the current state of affairs