Regulation

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit continues the expansion of its operations after receiving “in-principle” approval from regulators in Kazakhstan.  On May 29, the exchange announced its pre-approval from Kazakhstan’s Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) to operate as a digital asset trading facility and as a custody services provider at the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC). Ben Zhou,

A New York attorney has been blasted for using ChatGPT for legal research as part of a lawsuit against a Columbian airline. Steven Schwartz, an attorney with New York law firm Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, was engaged by Robert Mata to pursue an injury claim against Avianca Airlines. Mata claims he sustained the injury from

Bali’s government is cracking down on tourists paying for goods and services using cryptocurrency, with the island’s governor sending a reminder that Indonesia’s fiat currency is the only legal tender. On May 28, the government-owned news agency Antara reported Bali’s governor Wayan Koster hosted a press conference the same day and said tourists who “use

Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings has reduced compensation for the execs responsible for the firm’s investment into the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX.  Temasek was once the second-largest outside investor of FTX, with 7 million shares, according to Forbes. The firm however was forced to answer for its investment play after the exchange collapsed. According to

In late 2024, citizens of the United States will take to the voting booths to elect their next president — a four-year term that could have a vast impact on the next crypto bull run. Though polls are set to open on Nov. 5, 2024, dozens of U.S. politicians have already signaled an intention to

Crypto insurance providers spend enormous amounts of time judging whether to provide coverage to a crypto company, and almost none of them offer assurances to individuals, insurance and crypto executives told Cointelegraph. Last year saw $3.9 billion stolen from crypto companies, decentralized finance platforms and users, a massive 22% rise from the prior year —

As more institutions explore digital assets, the need for on-chain analytics platforms has never been higher.  Compliance experts, investigators and regulators employ these blockchain analytical tools to better understand the patterns and entities in cryptocurrency transactions. To learn more about the tools and how they fit into broader cryptocurrency adoption, Cointelegraph sat down with Tom

Beijing, the capital city of China, has reportedly unveiled a white paper with the objective of fostering innovation and advancing the web3 industry. The Zhongguancun Forum witnessed the release of the “Web3 Innovation and Development White Paper (2023)” by the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, also known as the Administrative Commission of Zhongguancun Science

United States president Joe Biden and Republican Kevin McCarthy have reportedly reached a “tenative” agreement to raise the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. According to a May 28 Reuters report, which cited two sources familiar with the negiotations, Biden and McCarthy reached ” a tenative deal” to raise the debt ceiling, in an effort

After five years out of the Japanese market, crypto exchange Binance has begun the process of establishing a new and fully regulated subsidiary in the country. The move follows the acquisition of the regulated crypto exchange Sakura Exchange Bitcoin (SEBC) in November 2022.  As part of the deal, SEBC will cease its current services by

Gemini Trust Co., a cryptocurrency exchange, and bankrupt lender Genesis Global Capital have jointly filed for the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The lawsuit claims that their Earn product violated securities regulations by offering unregistered securities. In their legal filings, the companies contended that their Earn product, which

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. After a bullish April, May was another month of exploits, rug pulls and hacks, bringing back uncertainty to DeFi. The most prominent headline marker in the past

Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) startup, Neuralink, reportedly received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct some form of “in-human” trials for its surgically implanted brain device.  Congratulations Neuralink team! https://t.co/AWZGf33UDr — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 26, 2023 It’s unclear at this time what kind of trials the Neuralink tweet

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has piqued the interest of the crypto community with a recent publication in its Policy Hub series on the implications of Web3 for financial services. The 17-page paper by Christine Parlour, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, is intended as a basic text,

The European Union’s financial watchdog has issued a statement reminding investment firms to make sure their clients are aware of the regulatory status of the products they are offering.  In an announcement, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) highlighted crypto assets and reminded companies that while regulation is on the way, crypto will remain unregulated

OpenAI, the parent company of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, has launched an initiative to bring more democratic input to AI development.  In the official announcement on May 25, the company said it is preparing to award 10 grants worth $100,000 each toward experiments in setting up a “proof-of-concept,” democratic process for determining rules for

Crypto fintech firm Unbanked, which provides crypto custody and payments services, has become the latest firm to close shop while citing a harsh regulatory environment for crypto in the United States.  In a May 26 blog post, Unbanked co-founders Ian Kane and Daniel Gouldman said that when it first opened, it believed that building the company

Crypto exchange Gemini has selected Dublin as the headquarters for its European operations, amid a backdrop of crypto companies seeking expansion outside of the United States. On May 25, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who founded Gemini in 2014, confirmed that they had selected Ireland as a base to grow the company’s services across Europe. In

French lawmakers have agreed to tone down the restrictions on a bill first proposed in March that would have severely restricted locally-registered cryptocurrency companies from using influencer marketing. An earlier draft of the bill allowed only licensed crypto companies to engage in influencer marketing. However, while crypto companies are currently required to register with the

Crypto Twitter discussions about law and policy are informed chaos, a specialized cacophony. Despite the drama involved with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ announcement on Twitter that he was running for president in 2024, he made some alpha drops about his stance on crypto. The key takeaways from Desantis’ remarks were that crypto owners “have every right