Belarus is gearing up to implement a ban on Peer-to-Peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions, including popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, within the country. The Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced this plan to ban P2P crypto exchanges for individuals through Telegram...
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has publicly expressed his support for blockchain initiatives such as Solana, which have recently come under scrutiny from the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) in its enforcement actions against cryptocurrency exchanges. During a...
Over 160 executives from digital businesses worldwide have urged legislators in the European Union to exercise caution and consider all necessary factors while formulating its new artificial intelligence (AI) legislation. In the open letter published on June 30, 2023,...
Simon Callaghan, the newly appointed CEO of Blockchain Australia, has called for collaboration between Australia's banks, government, and the cryptocurrency sector to combat the rising threat of cryptocurrency fraud. Speaking on June 30, 2023, during the closing day of...
On June 30, 2023, South Korea's National Assembly achieved a significant milestone in cryptocurrency regulation as it passed the Virtual Asset User Protection Bill into law. The bill is a comprehensive piece of legislation that consolidates 19 crypto-related bills,...
United States Senator Michael Bennet has exhorted prominent tech companies, including OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, and Twitter, to label AI-generated content and implement monitoring systems to detect misleading information produced by artificial intelligence (AI). In a letter dated June 29,...
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has announced its commitment to intensify monitoring of stablecoins and the crypto-assets sector within the country. However, the central bank has clarified that it will not be implementing a regulatory framework at...
Slovakia's parliament has recently approved a new bill that aims to foster cryptocurrency adoption and investment and significantly change the taxation regime for Bitcoin ownership in the country. The bill, passed on June 28, 2023, includes a notable reduction...
The United States Federal Reserve has announced that all 23 of the country's largest banks have successfully passed its stress tests and, thus, are capable of enduring a severe recession. The Fed conducted these tests to evaluate the resilience...
On June 28, 2023, the lower House of North Carolina's legislature successfully passed a bill that directs the State's Treasurer to conduct a comprehensive study on the potential advantages and viability of holding Bitcoin and gold bullion as part...
