Singapore MAS proposes digital money standards with major industry players The Monetary Authority of Singapore, with input from major tech giants, released a white paper on the standards for the usage of digital money such as CBDCs and stablecoins.Jun 21, 2023Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin adoption in Mexico boosted by Lightning partnership with retail giant“Imagine if Best Buy, Bank of America, Fox News and an NFL team were all owned by the same individual. All of them will have lightning capabilities in the future,” Jose Lemus, CEO of Ibex Mercado, told Cointelegraph.Jun 21, 2023Joe Hall
Binance launches regulated platform in Kazakhstan amid troubles in the WestAmid growing regulatory uncertainty in the West, several crypto platforms have shifted their focus toward the Asia–Pacific region.Jun 21, 2023Prashant Jha
Bitcoin hits $28,000 after BlackRock files for BTC ETFOn this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph looks at the probable causes of recent Bitcoin price action, and its market dominance reaching 50% of the total crypto market cap.Jun 21, 2023Marcel Pechman
Binance SEC lawsuit could dent crypto exchange’s global plansThe U.S. SEC is issuing a spate of regulatory actions against major exchanges, including the world’s largest digital asset exchange, Binance.Jun 21, 2023Prashant Jha
Bitcoin 2023 in Miami comes to grips with ‘shitcoins on Bitcoin’Bitcoin maximalists have started to rationalize the idea of NFTs and tokens on Bitcoin as being inherently better than those on Ethereum.Jun 21, 2023Elias Ahonen
US Senator Chuck Schumer calls for ‘comprehensive’ AI legislationThe U.S. Senate leader plans to call for urgent bipartisan action from Congress to create “comprehensive legislation” for upcoming AI systems.Jun 21, 2023Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin up 36% YoY after China warned BTC was ‘heading to zero’Despite warning about Bitcoin’s “worthlessness,” China has apparently never prohibited its citizens from hodling the cryptocurrency.Jun 21, 2023Helen Partz
Bitcoin ETF impulse fuels ‘fantastic’ $29K BTC price breakoutBitcoin is “very unlikely” to leave its trip to $29,000 as a fluke spike, one popular analyst says.Jun 21, 2023William Suberg
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific files its Chapter 11 planThe bankruptcy plan explained that holders of allowed debtor-in-possession claims would receive full and final satisfaction of their claims.Jun 21, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Binance Netherlands exit — Dutch central bank says registration failings are confidentialDe Nederlandsche Bank cannot share details of Binance’s registration failings in the country due to the confidentiality requirements of its supervisory laws.Jun 21, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
US lawmakers introduce National AI Commission ActA group of United States lawmakers introduced a bill to establish a commission on the approach toward artificial intelligence.Jun 21, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Blackrock’s spot Bitcoin ETF renews optimism, sparks wave of new filingsInvestment managers WisdomTree and Invesco have filed for spot Bitcoin ETFs, hot on the heels of BlackRock.Jun 21, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
FTX bankruptcy will be ‘very expensive’ but for a reason: AuditorThe more than $200 million in legal fees charged in the first months of FTX’s bankruptcy have been examined by an auditor, who describes them as remarkable fees for remarkable service.Jun 21, 2023Jesse Coghlan
German newspaper giant denies reports of replacing editors with AIArtificial intelligence will soon make its appearance in one of Europe’s best-selling tabloid newspapers, but only to support journalistic work, not replace it.Jun 21, 2023Felix Ng
Apple removes malicious Trezor app from App StoreApple has removed a fake Trezor wallet app after a researcher revealed its presence in the App Store but others may still be lurking.Jun 21, 2023Martin Young
Crypto firms tout ‘fictitious’ regulatory stamps, Canadian regulator warns"Fake" regulatory and dispute resolution entities are being used to make some crypto providers look legitimate, warns the Canadian Securities Administrators.Jun 21, 2023Felix Ng
Nifty News: Queen, HSBC filings hint at NFTs, Yuga teases robot game and moreThe rock band Queen and big bank HSBC eye up the metaverse while Yuga Labs launched the next iteration of its NFT gaming saga.Jun 21, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Tech giant Alibaba announces crypto-friendly chair following Daniel Zhang stepping downThe next company chair of Alibaba has backed several crypto projects through his wealth manager and tweeted he “like[s] crypto” in December 2021.Jun 20, 2023Turner Wright
Five US enforcement agencies form new digital currency anti-crime task forceThe agencies have worked together for years, but now their joint efforts are official as they plan to ramp up activity.Jun 20, 2023Derek Andersen
Polygon co-founder proposes zkEVM ‘validium’ upgrade to improve securityMihailo Bjelic suggested that adding zero-knowledge proof technology could bolster the network’s security while still keeping fees low.Jun 20, 2023Tom Blackstone
Lack of bipartisan support on crypto regulation could make US ‘less attractive’ to firms: Moody’sA report from the investors’ service pointed to a political divide in language on bills concerning stablecoins and providing a comprehensive framework for digital assets.Jun 20, 2023Turner Wright
Binance to implement Lightning Network nodes for enhanced Bitcoin transactions Binance hopes to enable smooth BTC deposits and withdrawals while tackling network congestion issues.Jun 20, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
Biden to discuss dangers of AI in San Francisco meeting with expertsThe U.S. president will meet with AI experts to discuss safety, policy and opportunities while he’s in San Francisco.Jun 20, 2023Tristan Greene
Tether and Bitfinex pledge $100K grant for private operating system“If you’re serious about security, @QubesOS is the best OS available today," commented Edward Snowden in a previous tweet.Jun 20, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
BIS releases unified-ledger proposal for cross-border, tokenized asset transactionsLike the IMF’s single-ledger proposal released a day earlier, BIS’ unified ledger uses familiar concepts, such as tokenization, without the blockchain.Jun 20, 2023Derek Andersen
Deutsche Bank crypto plans aid Bitcoin price trip to $27.5K June highsBitcoin price performance nails its highest levels this month, but analysts are waiting for the weekly candle close.Jun 20, 2023William Suberg
Wall Street giants back EDX Markets, a new cryptocurrency exchangeEDX Markets is backed by large financial institutions such as Citadel Securities, Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab.Jun 20, 2023Judith BannermanQuist
Gemini plans Asia-Pacific expansion as part of ‘next wave of growth for crypto’The crypto exchange has already announced efforts to expand into Canada and Europe amid a lawsuit from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.Jun 20, 2023Turner Wright
Crypto VC market flashes green amid macroeconomic recession alarmsMay 2023 marked the second consecutive month of crypto VC activity growth, surpassing $1 billion in funding for the first time since September 2022.Jun 20, 2023Nick M