Anatoly Aksakov, a Russian lawmaker and chair of the Parliament's financial committee, has predicted that blockchain technology and the adoption of Russia's Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the Digital Ruble, would lead to a gradual decline...
Grayscale has petitioned the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to hasten its decision regarding the application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) to a traditional Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). In a letter sent on September 5,...
Japanese electronics manufacturer Casio, in collaboration with Polygon Labs, is venturing into the world of NFTs with its latest announcement of the virtual G-SHOCK project. As part of the project, the company would establish an interactive user community...
India's Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has revealed that the G20 nations are actively discussing the introduction of a unified framework for cryptocurrency regulations in their jurisdictions. Speaking at an event in Mumbai ahead of the upcoming G20 summit...
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is reportedly developing a blockchain-based digital platform for trading financial assets. Murray Roos, the head of capital markets at the LSEG, stated in an interview with the Financial Times that the Group...
The State Bank of India (SBI) has added support for the Unified Payment Interface to its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) app, 'eRupee by SBI'. The integration will allow the app users to conduct swift and secure transactions...
Hong Kong-based crypto group HashKey has introduced its first secondary crypto market fund. The fund, launched on September 1, 2023, is set to focus on investments in altcoins. Jupiter Zheng, the portfolio manager at HashKey Capital, the group's...
Bitwise has withdrawn its application for the Bitcoin and Ethereum Market Cap Strategy Ethereum Futures Contracts (ETF), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 3, 2023. This development has surprised investors as Bitwise did...
Binance has officially announced its plans to gradually discontinue support for Binance US Dollar stablecoin (BUSD). The move confirms prior speculations that the exchange would do so following Paxos's announcement to halt the issuance and redemption of the...
Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan has set a September 7 for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to request a jury for his trial scheduled for October. During an August 30 hearing, Judge Kaplan reportedly queried Bankman-Fried's lawyers about potentially...
