February 2023

Economist Peter Schiff Warns the Fed Could Be Fighting ‘Complete Economic Collapse’

Economist Peter Schiff has predicted that the U.S. Federal Reserve will ultimately throw in the towel on its inflation figh…

Mar 1, 2023

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Takes Steps to Allow Crypto Trading

Israel’s public stock exchange is suggesting regulatory amendments that would permit some clients to trade crypto assets. T…

Mar 1, 2023

SEC Chairman Explains Why He Views All Crypto Tokens Other Than Bitcoin as Securities

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has detailed why he considers all crypto tokens other t…

Feb 28, 2023

Rap Star Drake Loses $400,000 Bitcoin Bet on Jake Paul in Split-Decision Loss to Tommy Fury

The Canadian rapper and singer Drake lost $400,000 in bitcoin after betting that the YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul would …

Feb 27, 2023

Janet Yellen Says ‘Critical’ to Establish Strong Crypto Regulation — ‘We Haven’t Suggested Outright Banning’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says “it is critical to put in place a strong regulatory framework” for crypto on the …

Feb 27, 2023

Billionaire ‘Bond King’ Jeffrey Gundlach Warns of ‘Painful Outcomes’ in Next Recession

Billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach, aka the “Bond King,” has warned of “painful outcomes that are coming in the next recession.” …

Feb 27, 2023

Crypto Exchanges Allow Russians to Circumvent Sanctions, Report Alleges

Major crypto exchanges have failed to prevent sanctioned Russian banks and traders from transacting, according to a blockch…

Feb 26, 2023

India Asks IMF and FSB for Joint Paper to Help Formulate ‘Comprehensive’ Crypto Policy

India has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Stability Board (FSB) to develop “a synthesis paper” on…

Feb 26, 2023

Over 200 Jurisdictions Agree on Timely Implementation of FATF Crypto Standards

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) says delegates from over 200 jurisdictions have agreed on “an action plan to drive t…

Feb 26, 2023

IMF Board Offers Guidance for Developing Effective Crypto Policies

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided guidance for member countries to develop effectiv…

Feb 25, 2023

US Regulators and Federal Reserve Issue Joint Warning About Crypto Liquidity Risks

U.S. regulators and the Federal Reserve have issued a joint warning about key liquidity risks associated with crypto assets…

Feb 25, 2023

Citizens Trust Bank to Hold $65 Million in USDC Reserves as Circle Expands Bank Partnerships

On Friday, the cryptocurrency firm and stablecoin issuer Circle announced that the financial institution Citizens Trust Ban…

Feb 25, 2023

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Launches Ethereum L2 Scaling Network Called Base

The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the deployment of Base, an Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling network, afte…

Feb 24, 2023

US Lawmaker Launches CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act to Protect Americans’ Right to Financial Privacy

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer has introduced the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Anti-Surveillance State Act “to halt eff…

Feb 24, 2023

Indian Finance Minister Pushes for International Cooperation on Crypto Regulation — Discusses Awareness Campaign

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed the importance of international cooperation in order to regulate th…

Feb 23, 2023

World Wide Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Says Crypto Is ‘Really Dangerous’ but Can Be Useful for Remittances

World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee says cryptocurrency is “really dangerous” and “only speculative.” While claimin…

Feb 23, 2023

Federated Learning Consortium (FLC) for Decentralized AI to Launch in Hong Kong, Led by Phoenix and APEX Technologies

PRESS RELEASE. After over a year of preparation and restructuring, decentralized and privacy-enabled AI organization Feder…

Feb 23, 2023

Kraken CEO: Regulators Let Bad Guys Get Big and Blow Up to Serve Their Agenda

The CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, Jesse Powell, says U.S. regulators “let the bad guys get big and blow up because it serv…

Feb 22, 2023

Kevin O’Leary Warns US Crypto Regulation Getting ‘Very Aggressive’ — ‘You’ve Got to Stay out of the Way of SEC’

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has warned that U.S. crypto regulation is “getting very, very aggressive.…

Feb 22, 2023

US Markets Tumble as Real Estate Weakens, Putin Suspends Nuclear Treaty, Morgan Stanley Warns of Stock Market ‘Death Zone’

On Tuesday, all four major U.S. benchmark stock indexes fell as real estate data showed home sales dropped by 0.7% last mon…

Feb 22, 2023

Report: South African Startup Momint Seeks to Boost Electricity Generation Using Blockchain-Based Solution

Using a solution that is based on blockchain technology, the South African startup Momint has said the recently launched Su…

Feb 21, 2023

Edogawa Ward in Tokyo to Use Metaverse Tech to Solve ‘Hikikomori’ Problem

Edogawa Ward in Tokyo plans to use metaverse tech to help social recluses, also known as “hikikomori,” begin to integrate w…

Feb 21, 2023

Tech Giant Globant Believes the Metaverse Will Have Its Make or Break Moment in 2023

Globant, a Luxembourg-based tech giant with Argentine origins, has referred to the short-term future of the metaverse in it…

Feb 21, 2023