Iran Increases Efforts to Join BRICS, Strengthen Ties With Member Countries Iran has ramped up its efforts to become a member of the BRICS group ahead of the economic bloc’s summit. The Iranian deputy foreign minister for ec…
4 Crypto Bills Pass US House Committee The U.S. House Financial Services Committee has passed four crypto bills. “Congress is asserting its authority to design a regulatory framework, rat…
Robert Kennedy Jr and Ron Paul Agree America Doesn’t Have a Free Market U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) and former U.S. Representative Ron Paul agree that America does not have a free market. …
Shark Tank Star Kevin O’Leary Warns More US Banks Will Fail Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has warned that more banks in the U.S. will fail as the Federal Reserve continues to hike interest…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Slightly Higher Ahead of This Week’s US Economic Data Bitcoin started the week trading higher, as markets prepared for a big week of economic data in the United States. The headline announcement will be…
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki: ‘We Need a New Financial Architecture Not Controlled by the Dollar or the Euro’ Isaias Afwerki, president of Eritrea, reinforced the need for building a new economic system away from the traditional centers of power. At the seco…
Japan Blockchain Association Urges Tokyo to Overhaul Crypto Tax System An industry organization in Japan has suggested that the government should reform taxation rules for crypto assets and transactions. Its members are…
Cato Institute Experts: Dollarization ‘Protects Ordinary People’s Purchasing Power’ According to Cato Institute experts, full dollarization of the Argentine economy helps to protect “ordinary people’s purchasing power” from corrupt …
Crypto Mining Crackdown in Malaysia: Sarawak Police and Energy Plant Dismantle Illegal Mining Operation A covert cryptocurrency mining operation, suspected of electricity theft, was uncovered in a Marina Square shophouse in Miri, Malaysia. Representati…
Latam Insights — Argentina to Complete IMF Payment With Chinese Yuan, Bolivia Also Using China’s Currency for International Settlements Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue, Argentina is …
UK Court Slaps Telecoin Crypto Scam Masterminds With 6-Year Jail Terms Two masterminds of the Telecoin cryptocurrency scam will each serve more than six years in jail after a court in the United Kingdom found them guilt…
$20 Million Crypto Mining Farm to Be Built at Hydropower Plant in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan intends to build a new facility for cryptocurrency mining at one of the country’s hydroelectric stations. The project aims to minimize th…
Crypto․com Granted Registration Approval in the Netherlands Digital asset exchange Crypto․com has been approved for registration as a crypto service provider in the Netherlands. The regulatory nod comes after…
Another US Bank Collapses: Heartland Tri-State Bank Closed by Regulator Heartland Tri-State Bank has become the latest bank in the U.S. to fail. The Kansas banking regulator closed the bank and appointed the Federal Depo…
World’s Largest Web3 Event TOKEN2049 Singapore Hits 300 Sponsor Milestone, Announces New Headline Speakers PRESS RELEASE. SINGAPORE — 30 July 2023 — TOKEN2049 , Asia’s premier Web3 and crypto conference, announced a slate of prolific title sponsors and…
Russian Official Says BRICS Currency Could Be Discussed at Upcoming Summit Russia’s deputy prime minister has stated that the topic of a common BRICS currency may still be on the table at the economic bloc’s upcoming leader…
US House Committee Passes ‘Keep Your Coins Act’ to Protect Right to Self-Custody Crypto The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services has passed the Keep Your Coins Act of 2023 to protect the self-custody of crypto. “Those attacking se…
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says Crypto Is a Highly Speculative Field ‘Rife With Fraud’ U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler has called crypto “a highly speculative asset class” and a field that is “ rife wit…
‘Community-Based IP’ — Yuga Labs CEO Describes Web3 Evolution of Licensing to Japanese Government Official In a recent “fireside chat” with the deputy director of the Web3.0 Policy Office of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Yuga Labs CEO …
Double Standards in Finance: SBF’s Legal Troubles Spark Concerns Cryptocurrencies and DeFi have shaken up the world of finance, but the spotlight on Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the mysterious FTX founder, has raised …
Worldcoin Adoption Said to Be Accelerating; Sam Altman States ‘One Person Getting Verified Every 8 Seconds’ Worldcoin, the digital ID passport and universal basic income project, is allegedly rising in popularity, with thousands of people said to be signin…