Blockchain has the potential to save financial institutions approximately $10 billion in cross-border payment costs by the year 2030, according to a recent report. Published by digital payment network Ripple, in collaboration with the US Faster Payments Council (FPC) on July 29, the report surveyed 300 payment leaders across the…
U.S. senator Elizabeth Warren reintroduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act on July 28, backed by unlikely allies — the Wall Street banks. The Bank Policy Institute, a financial policy think tank made up of a cohort of banks, backed the legislation that aims to mitigate the national security risks…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suffered another setback on July 28 as the D.C. Circuit overturned a ruling by the regulator ordering that SPIKES Index securities should be treated as ‘futures’ rather than as ‘securities futures’. The judge panel called the SEC order “arbitrary and capricious.” The decision…
Top Stories This Week Crypto bills pass congressional committee in ‘huge win’ for US crypto A key United States House panel has approved a pair of bills that could finally deliver some regulatory clarity to crypto firms in the country. On July 26, lawmakers voted in favor of the Financial…
Bitcoin’s price action remains lackluster, but select altcoins are showing signs of breaking out of their respective resistance levels. Source link
An open letter from GitHub, Hugging Face, Creative Commons and other tech firms are calling the European Union to ease upcoming rules for open-source artificial intelligence models. The letter urges policymakers to review some of the provisions of the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act, claiming that regulating upstream open-source projects as…
The following is a guest post from web3 investor Anndy Lian. Introduction Innovative platforms and strategies have emerged within the dynamic world of decentralized finance (DeFi), empowering cryptocurrency holders to maximize their earnings. One particularly captivating concept is LSD-fi, an abbreviation for Liquid Staking and Yield Generation. LSD-fi encompasses a diverse…
The ongoing crisis surrounding the U.S. banking system struck again as Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart was closed on July 29 by the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) taking control. On July 31, the four branches of Heartland Tri-State Bank will…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) urged federal judge Lewis Kaplan to revoke FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail in a filing on July 28. The DoJ argued that SBF has “flouted even the increasingly strict conditions” placed on him multiple times. The DoJ’s request comes after SBF surrendered 8 pages of…
Following the announcement of X’s (formerly Twitter) ads revenue sharing initiative, crypto exchange Kraken proposed the possibility of accepting payments in Bitcoin (BTC). The X community responded positively to the tweet, praising the suggestion as a welcome idea. VJ Crypto Guerreier said it would be incredible if X CEO Elon Musk could…