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Only 39% of financial advisers believe a Bitcoin ETF will be approved in 2024: Bitwise
A survey of U.S. financial advisers concluded that most believe approval will not come until at least 2025. While many crypto holders anxiously await the approval of a spot Bitcoin BTC $43,773 exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, one group of financial experts appea...
Binance founder CZ must stay in US until sentencing, judge orders
A federal judge said former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao is a flight risk if he returns to the UAE and must remain in the U.S. while awaiting sentencing. Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been ordered to stay in the United States until his sentencing in February, with a...
Coinbase tracks 6% rise in info requests from law, government agencies
The requests are increasing in number and coming from more jurisdictions every year. Crypto exchange Coinbase says it recorded a 6% rise in requests from law enforcement and government agencies compared to 2022, with the number of jurisdictions issuing requests jumping by 19, ac...
New York finance regulator tightens crypto listing guidance
Crypto firms’ policies on coin listing and delisting must align with a list of standards set by the NYDFS. Guidelines for firms listing and delisting cryptocurrencies in New York have tightened up to better protect investors, according to the state’s financial regulator. The Ne...
SEC’s Gensler hints he’s open to a FTX reboot under proper leadership: Report
“If Tom or anybody else wanted to be in this field, I would say, ‘Do it within the law,’” SEC Chair Gary Gensler iterated. The United States securities regulator chief has hinted he would be open to a rebooted crypto exchange FTX — as long as its new leadership stays within the...
NIST establishes AI Safety Institute Consortium in response to Biden executive order
Documentation from NIST states the consortium will adopt a “broad human-centered focus” with “specific policies.” The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Commerce are soliciting members for the newly-established Artificial In...
UNESCO and Netherlands design AI supervision project for the EU
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Dutch government launched a new project for supervising AI to help create a framework for the wider EU area. The United Nations and the Dutch government announced plans to create a framework for the eth...
FTX wallet shifts $10M in crypto, sparking fear of token dumps to come
The transfer of millions in altcoins has ignited concerns of FTX creating a potential dump across the crypto markets. A wallet owned by bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has moved $10 million worth of digital assets from the Solana SOL $20 network to Ethereum, sparking concerns it c...
EOS secures regulatory approval in Japan, will trade against yen
The EOS Network Foundation announced that the EOS token will start trading on the Japanese exchange BitTrade in September. The EOS $0.64 token has been granted whitelist approval by Japan’s crypto regulator, paving the way for the token to be traded against the Japanese yen on...
Binance.US taps MoonPay as banking alternative to regain USD ramps
After having its banking ties slashed, crypto exchange Binance.US has revived its United States dollar on-ramp through a new partnership with MoonPay. Two months after becoming a crypto-only platform, Binance.US has announced a new partnership with crypto payments firm MoonPay t...