Regulation

Lawmakers with the United States House Financial Services Committee and House Agriculture Committee have released a draft discussion offering certain crypto assets a pathway to being labeled digital commodities. According to a discussion draft published on June 2, lawmakers proposed “establishing a functional framework” aimed at providing regulatory clarity for crypto firms in the United

Officials in Japan are beginning to tighten their stance towards artificial intelligence (AI) after the country’s local privacy watchdog warned the ChatGPT parent company about its data collection methods.  On June 2, Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission issued a statement, asking OpenAI to minimize the amount of sensitive data it collects for machine learning purposes.

Keep your money in an insured account, not on an uninsured payment app, the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned Americans in a report released June 1. The increasing popularity and utility of nonbank peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps, including for crypto asset transactions, makes the risk of loss in the event of a

The Federal Reserve Board of the United States has issued a consent order to Silvergate Bank and its parent company as part of the institution’s plans to “wind down operations” and liquidate. In a June 1 notice, the Fed said Silvergate Capital Corporation and the bank will have 10 days to submit a self-liquidation plan

The crypto sector appears to have dodged another bullet. At the time of publication, the United States has reached a political agreement to raise its debt ceiling, avoiding a calamitous default on its obligations, and this resolution probably won’t include any new taxes on cryptocurrencies.  But that doesn’t mean the question of U.S. crypto taxation

Japanese artificial intelligence experts and researchers are urging caution over the use of illegally-obtained information to train AI, which they believe could lead to “a large number of copyright infringement cases,” job losses, false information, and the leaking of confidential information. On May 26, a draft from the government’s AI strategy council was submitted, raising

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has suggested a link between cryptocurrency payments and companies based in China that provided precursors for the opioid fentanyl. In a May 31 hearing of the United States Senate Banking Committee on China, Warren pointed to a report from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic to suggest a connection between cryptocurrency and “illegal

Officials in China have issued a warning about the risks posed by the rapid advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) development and subsequently called for tighter measures on national security.  The remarks come from a meeting on Tuesday in which Chinese President Xi Jinping, and other prominent members of the communist party, stressed the country’s ambitions

Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) central banks are looking to collaborate on cryptocurrency regulations and financial technology development. On May 30, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said it met with its counterparts at the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) with the two agreeing to “strengthen cooperation” on “virtual

A United State District Judge has referred a motion requesting the appointment of an independent examiner for bankruptcy crypto exchange FTX to appellate court. In documents filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on May 30, Judge Colm Connolly said the U.S. Trustee in FTX’s case, Andrew Vara, requested an appeal following

Last week, almost all the key markets for digital assets in Asia got updates from local regulators. Lawmakers in Japan have decided to enforce stricter Anti-Money Laundering measures to trace cryptocurrency transactions from June 1.  According to reports, a vital feature of the new measures is the enforcement of the “Travel Rule” to keep a

A tentative deal aimed at stopping the United States government from defaulting on its debts would likely eliminate a proposed tax on the energy usage of cryptocurrency miners, according to Ohio Rep. Warren Davidson. On May 28, U.S. lawmakers released a draft of a bill allowing the government to increase the debt ceiling — an

The race to snatch up Hong Kong retail crypto traders is about to kick off, with several cryptocurrency companies announcing plans to apply for a license come June 1. On May 29, the Hong Kong-based crypto exchange CoinEx became the latest to signal its entry to the city, saying it’s launching a local platform called BitHK,

A New York attorney has been blasted for using ChatGPT for legal research as part of a lawsuit against a Columbian airline. Steven Schwartz, an attorney with New York law firm Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, was engaged by Robert Mata to pursue an injury claim against Avianca Airlines. Mata claims he sustained the injury from

Crypto insurance providers spend enormous amounts of time judging whether to provide coverage to a crypto company, and almost none of them offer assurances to individuals, insurance and crypto executives told Cointelegraph. Last year saw $3.9 billion stolen from crypto companies, decentralized finance platforms and users, a massive 22% rise from the prior year —

As more institutions explore digital assets, the need for on-chain analytics platforms has never been higher.  Compliance experts, investigators and regulators employ these blockchain analytical tools to better understand the patterns and entities in cryptocurrency transactions. To learn more about the tools and how they fit into broader cryptocurrency adoption, Cointelegraph sat down with Tom

Beijing, the capital city of China, has reportedly unveiled a white paper with the objective of fostering innovation and advancing the web3 industry. The Zhongguancun Forum witnessed the release of the “Web3 Innovation and Development White Paper (2023)” by the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, also known as the Administrative Commission of Zhongguancun Science

After five years out of the Japanese market, crypto exchange Binance has begun the process of establishing a new and fully regulated subsidiary in the country. The move follows the acquisition of the regulated crypto exchange Sakura Exchange Bitcoin (SEBC) in November 2022.  As part of the deal, SEBC will cease its current services by

Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) startup, Neuralink, reportedly received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct some form of “in-human” trials for its surgically implanted brain device.  Congratulations Neuralink team! https://t.co/AWZGf33UDr — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 26, 2023 It’s unclear at this time what kind of trials the Neuralink tweet

Gemini Trust Co., a cryptocurrency exchange, and bankrupt lender Genesis Global Capital have jointly filed for the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The lawsuit claims that their Earn product violated securities regulations by offering unregistered securities. In their legal filings, the companies contended that their Earn product, which