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US SEC’s Proposal On ‘Exchange’ Definition Could Be Unconstitutional – Think Tank

Source: AdobeStock/Todd Taulman A recent proposal by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) aims to amend the definition of 'exchange' and alternative trading systems (ATSs) in American regulation, but it could instead create “an inappropriately broad standard for...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

‘Let’s Create a Crypto Ministry,’ Industry Urges South Korean President-Elect

Source: Adobe/slawavorster A summit of South Korean lawmakers, industry chiefs, and leading academics has called for the country’s President-Elect Yoon Suk-yeol to create a minister – or a ministry-level agency – for the crypto sector.Per Seoul Finance, the calls were made at...

, by Tim Alper

Bitfinex, Tether Launch Bitcoin, USDT Donation Funds for Victims of El Salvador Gang Crime

Source: Twitter/@nayibbukele The crypto exchange Bitfinex and the USDT issuer Tether have set up a crypto relief fund to aid the families of the people affected by the gang-related violence in El Salvador – although the government’s controversial crackdown on gang crime continues...

, by Tim Alper

United States Crypto Lobbyists Making Inroads at State Level – Report

Source: AdobeStock / slexp880 Crypto lobbyists are making breakthroughs with adoption-focused legislation at the state level in various parts of the USA – with federal regulation still lagging behind. Per a report from the New York Times, in the Florida House in March,...

, by Tim Alper

South Korean Bank Shinhan Launches Nation’s First Corporate Crypto-Fiat Account

Source: AdobeStock / monticellllo The South Korean commercial banking giant Shinhan has become the first bank in the nation to offer crypto account services to a corporate client.ZDNet Korea reported that on April 7, the bank created a corporate fiat KRW account exclusively for cryptoasset...

, by Tim Alper

Bukele Returns to Miami Bitcoin Conference as Gangland Crackdown Takes Gruesome Turn

Nayib Bukele. Source: screenshot, Instagram / nayibbukele International bitcoiners will be turning their eyes to El Salvador again this week – but some are concerned that government’s aggressive recent crackdown on gang crime could undermine its standing in the bitcoin (BTC)...

, by Tim Alper

Time to Appoint a ‘Minister of Web3’, Says NFT Policy-making Group of Japanese MPs

Source: AdobeStock / Olivier Le Moal The ruling Japanese political party’s new non-fungible token (NFT) task force has recommended that the government appoints a “Web 3.0 minister.”As reported earlier this year, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled Japan...

, by Tim Alper

EU Draft Regulation Threatens Crypto Industry But the Fight Is Not Over Yet

Source: AdobeStock / Reimar Yesterday’s decision by lawmakers to approve controversial amendments to the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) could put many crypto exchanges in jeopardy in the European Union. However, the crypto sector is determined to keep fighting against the looming...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Two European Parliament Committees Pass Controversial Crypto Regulation of ‘Unhosted Wallets’

Source: iStock/Atypeek In another installment of the European Union’s discussions on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR), the European Parliament’s Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Apple’s Plan for Future Financial Products, Binance Enters GRAMMY + More News

Source: iStock/Nikada Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news._____ Payments newsTech giant Apple is developing its own payment processing technology and...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Game Theory of Bitcoin Adoption by Nation-States

Source: Adobe/Alexey Napalkov "Even if other countries do not believe in the investment thesis or adoption of bitcoin, they will be forced to acquire some as a form of insurance."The competition "will most likely be in the form of mining" Bitcoin."Countries with the least to lose in terms of...

, by Simon Chandler

Ukraine War’s Surprising Links to the 2008 Financial Crisis – and the Parallels With 1939

Source: Twitter/@ua_parliament Ronen Palan, Professor of International Politics, City, University of London.___The historical parallels are uncanny. A decade or so after the two most devastating financial crises in modern capitalism, in 1929 and in 2008, a terrible conflict begins in Europe...

, by Ronen Palan

The Prospects, Possibilities, and Dangers of CBDCs

Source: Adobe/elvistudio Suren Ayriyan is the Managing Partner and CEO at TEMPO Payments, a digital money transfer company.__________Today, 15 countries – including China, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa – are testing their own centralized digital currencies: Central Bank Digital...

, by Suren Ayriyan

‘Big Holes’ Undermine Russia Sanctions – And It’s Not Crypto (Psst! It’s Traditional Politics & Finance)

A man in Mariupol, a city in Ukraine besieged and almost completely destroyed by Russian troops. Source: Twitter/SputnikATO An opinion columnist writing for Bloomberg has identified two flaws that “fundamentally undermine” the United States and EU-led “sanctions regime”...

, by Tim Alper

Panama Eyes Bitcoin & Crypto to Spark Tech Investment

Source: AdobeStock / A. Solano Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto adoption on a state level may soon extend beyond El Salvador, with politicians elsewhere in the Americas – and even one European royal – mulling moves that could see the cryptocurrency brought into their financial systems in...

, by Tim Alper

Russian, Chinese Central Banks ‘Working Together On SWIFT-Alternative Interoperability’

Source: AdobeStock / Hugh O'Neill A senior Russian parliamentarian has claimed that the Central Bank is working with the People’s Bank of China on workarounds that may help the countries bypass the SWIFT banking network – including domestic alternatives, blockchain solutions, and...

, by Tim Alper

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