Binance Scores Regulatory Win in Bahrain as Exchange Continues MEA Focus
Binance has obtained its first regulatory approval in the Middle East, via an approval-in-principal from the Central Bank of Bahrain for a crypto-asset service provider license The exchange appears… ]…
Famous Crypto Influencer Asks Crypto Community to Root for Ripple, as Ripple’s Win Against SEC is a Net Positive for the Market
Famous crypto influencer and investor reaffirms that the SEC lawsuit against Ripple is an attack on crypto in the US. Ripple’s Win Against SEC, a Net Positive for Crypto In…
Sony to Receive Stolen Crypto Funds Back
Federal prosecutors in the city of San Diego, California have filed a lawsuit to seize more than $150 million in funds that were illicitly seized from the Sony Life Insurance…
Circle Exec: Banking Rules on Stablecoin Issuers May End the Industry
The company is interested in following the rules, but regulations must be more clear, Circle General Counsel Flavia Naves said The proposal that stablecoin issuers must be insured banks is…
Andrew Yang Would Support a Dedicated Digital Asset Regulator
Crypto and decentralized finance “has the potential to be one of the most dramatic and significant episodes of value creation in the history of the world,” Yang said Congress setting…
Tokenized Bitcoin in Circulation Nears a Half Million BTC, Bitcoin-Pegged Token Value Exceeds $21 Billion
According to data recorded on December 28, there’s approximately 434,265.43 bitcoin-pegged or wrapped bitcoin tokens worth more than $21.3 billion across several blockchains. Ten different… ] Go to Source Author:…
Don’t Expect a Thai CBDC Soon
Officials from the Bank of Thailand recently announced that they plan to reschedule the first pilots for their CBDC initiative to late 2022 Unlike Japan, which has accelerated CBDC efforts…
Podcast: Why Jack Dorsey hates Web 3 & DAOs beating VCs for investments | Weekly Roundup
Welcome back to another episode of Empire’s Weekly Roundup. The Weekly Roundup airs every Friday morning with Jason Yanowitz and co-host, Santiago Roel Santos. In today’s weekly roundup Jason &……
Join The ‘Running Bitcoin Challenge’ To Fight ALS In Honor Of Hal Finney
Raise money and run a half marathon between January 1-10 to win prizes and honor the memory of early Bitcoin supporter Hal Finney. Donate bitcoin to fight ALS and win…
Binance Says Singapore License Withdrawal Due to ‘Redundancy’ not AML Shortcomings
Singapore is no longer a candidate for the firm’s official home, as the exchange withdrew its application with the local regulator on December 13 Binance did not give a reason…