IMF director urges ‘financial inclusion’ via digitalization
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva says digitalization is “the most important way” to scale up…
Month: October 2023
Council of the EU adopts DAC8 crypto tax reporting rule
The eighth iteration of the Directive on Administrative Cooperation was formally adopted by the Council…
UK to target potential AI threats at planned November summit
The summit scheduled for Nov. 1–2 will place significant emphasis on the potential existential threat…
Ethereum LSDFi sector grew nearly 60x since January in post-Shapella surge: CoinGecko
The LSDFi sector’s total value locked has grown 5,870% since January as ETH holders seek…
Crypto investor protections won’t take effect in EU until late 2024
Crypto asset service providers may not benefit from full rights and protections afforded to them…
Bitcoin Amsterdam: BTC shines in depths of crypto bear market
Prominent Bitcoin developers and market analysts highlight BTC’s relative performance to the broader cryptocurrency markets…
DeSci-focused DAO community funds cancer research
VitaDAO community agreed to fund early-stage cancer research through the launch of a biotech company…
Hong Kong’s attitude toward crypto sours after JPEX saga: Survey
41% of respondents said they prefer not to hold virtual assets or cryptocurrencies — up…
Coinbase lobbying efforts face setback from Hamas’ crypto use: Berenberg analysts
Reports of Hamas using crypto to fund recent attacks in Israel could make Coinbase’s lobbying…
Russian telecoms giant MTS announces ads service targeting Telegram users
Telegram denies that it has entered any advertising-related agreements with Russian companies. Russia’s largest telecommunications…
Ripple job posting hints at possible IPO, XRP community says
The role and responsibilities listed for the potential candidate are often criteria linked to requirements…
Reddit to wind down blockchain-based rewards service ‘Community Points’
Reddit will shutter its Community Points feature by Nov. 8, citing scalability issues. Reddit has…
Ethereum layer 2 zkEVM ‘Scroll’ confirms mainnet launch
Blockchain data from Etherscan suggest Scroll’s mainnet was live over a week ago. Scroll, a…
Europe’s AML regulations come at a high cost — for your privacy and otherwise
The European Union’s anti-money laundering laws infringe upon personal privacy, and they come with costs…
Binance.US asks users to convert USD into stablecoins for withdrawals
Binance.US users “may convert” their U.S. dollar holdings to stablecoins or other digital assets to…
