Broad Bank Exits Cryptocurrency Sector, Shuts Down Mobile App
Vast Bank, the US financial institution that offered customers the unique ability to manage cryptocurrencies alongside a traditional bank, has...
Regulation
SEC Delays Decision on Invesco and Galaxy Digital’s Spot Ether ETF
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on the Invesco Galaxy ether exchange-traded fund (ETF)...
US Lawmakers Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Crypto Oversight Gaps
Four US lawmakers have pressed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over crypto regulatory loopholes. The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which...
Could Torrevia be the first crypto-friendly city in Europe?
Torrevia, a tourist attraction in Alicante province with a population of 82,000, plans to become "the first crypto-friendly city in...
The Montenegrin court accepted the appeal of Do Kwon’s extradition
A court in Montenegro has again canceled the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, accepting an appeal by Kwon's...
US AI security alliance revealed with big names in technology
The US Department of Commerce announced the creation of the AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) on February 8, complete with...
Sam Bankman-Fried to return to court to hear legal representation
Former FTX CEO Sam "SBF" Bankman-Fried will appear in front of a judge in one of the first cases since...
Thailand’s SEC charges ex-Zipmax CEO with ‘corruption and fraud’
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged former Zipmax CEO Akalarp Yimwilai with fraud for misleading customers about information...
US senators call the SEC’s action on the debt fund ‘unthinkable’
A group of five Republican lawmakers from the United States Senate has criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission in its...
OKX releases crypto exchange services in Argentina.
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has announced its expansion into Argentina as part of its continued strategy to target the Latin American...
Kenya faces backlash over new AI and robotics law
Kenyan information technology experts have urged the country's parliament to reject the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Society Bill 2023, citing...
Former UK chancellor faces investigation over lobbying allegations.
A vocal crypto advocate who served as Chancellor of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019 may have breached lobbying...
The president of Crypto.com will talk to MCA, which will allow exchanges to expand throughout Europe
The implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Act could accelerate the expansion efforts of major cryptocurrency exchanges across Europe,...
A former SEC official likens the Dallas Mavericks’ Voyager partnership to heroin.
John Reed Stark, the former head of internet enforcement at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, has sided with...
The European Commission wants input on AI misinformation for election guidelines
The European Commission wants tech platforms like TikTok, X and Facebook to protect the upcoming European elections from disinformation.The Commission...
The Hong Kong SFC has issued a warning about fake crypto exchange MEXC
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), along with the local police force, has issued a warning about a fraudulent...
California voters welcome pro-crypto candidates in 2024: Coinbase
US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has predicted that crypto-oriented voters in California will play a "significant role" in the ownership and...
Blockchain issue brings ‘perverse implications’ for DeFi in Australia
The Federal Court of Australia appears to have made a unique distinction in crypto-products, where products that promise a managed...
US bans robocalls to spoof AI-generated votes after Biden’s deep lie
Following a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling, inappropriate robocalls — or artificial intelligence-generated voices used in automated phone calls...
$830M Scam Arrested, No One Claims 3,000% Premium, Binance Snitches Get Rich: Asia Express
East Asia's weekly news roundup reviews the industry's most important developments. Stephen Chow NFTs are fascinating Hong Kong director Stephen...
Ripple’s president says compliance will be a major industry trend in 2024
Global payments network Ripple's adoption of decentralized finance (DeFi) is expected to be the industry's "big breakthrough" in 2024, according...
Montenegro’s Court of Appeals again overturned Do Kwon’s extradition.
A Montenegrin court annulled Do Kwon's extradition, citing procedural violations. Former Terra CFO Han Chang-joon was extradited to South Korea...
