A London court dismissed a defamation claim from a self-proclaimed author of the bitcoin whitepaper. In a ruling on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, a U.K. judged Australian computer scientist Craig Wright’s assertion that podcaster Peter […]
Taiwan and China are currently in a face-off around Taiwan’s sovereignty, affecting the Bitcoin price. The situation has come to a head after United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the Asian country. […]
The deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank has been accused of promoting misinformation surrounding the illicit use of cryptocurrencies. Kuben Naidoo has been called out by Steven Sidley, a South African professor, and […]
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has encouraged financial companies to discourage cryptocurrency trading. Responding to a question in parliament on Aug. 1, 2022, concerning licensing of digital payment token providers, the minister in charge of […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged eleven individuals with running a cryptocurrency pyramid and Ponzi scheme targeting retail investors globally. The scheme, called Forsage, solicited over $300 million from investors in the U.S.A. and elsewhere. […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) asserted that the cryptocurrency market downturn doesn’t threaten global financial stability. In a report released July 26, the international body highlighted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and renewed COVID-19 lockdowns as […]
Key U.S. Lawmakers delay bipartisan bill to mitigate stablecoin risks to at least Sep. 2022. Lawmakers working on the yet-to-be-agreed-upon bill on behalf of House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D. Calif) and Patrick […]
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi laid out plans in the Financial Services and Markets bill to regulate stablecoins. The bill, presented at Parliament on July 20, 2022, gives the Bank of England the […]
Australian central bank governor Phillip Lowe said at a G20 event that regulated private tokens could be better than Central Bank Digital Currencies. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief, who joined Lowe on a panel […]
The governor of the central bank of Indonesia believes that cryptocurrencies have the potential to pose systemic risks, but can improve financial inclusion. Speaking at a G20 event in Bali, Governor Doni Primanto Joewono said […]
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