The AI task force advisor to the prime minister in the United Kingdom said humans have roughly two years to control and regulate artificial intelligence (AI) before it becomes too powerful. In an interview with a local UK media outlet Read More
US Congressmen blame crypto firms for ‘tax gap’ in letter to Treasury
Members of the United States Congress — Brad Sherman and Stephen Lynch — have penned a letter to the heads of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), demanding the implementation of tax regulations for the crypto industry. In Read More
Ex-NFL team owner Reggie Fowler gets 6 years for crypto ‘shadow banking’
Reginald Fowler, a former NFL team owner, has been sentenced to six years of prison for operating as a “shadow bank” to the crypto sector, which involved over $700 million in unregulated transactions over a 10 month timespan in 2018. Read More
SEC’s Binance suit contains heavy mix of predictable charges, novel revelations
The announcement of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suit against Binance, Binance.US and Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) may have surprised the crypto community, but the SEC’s focus on the exchange was well known. The suit’s contents Read More
Why is the crypto market down today?
Right as analysts thought that Bitcoin (BTC) was on the cusp of showing signs of a price breakout, the crypto market took a turn to the downside after the SEC presented charges against Binance exchange. This has led some analysts Read More
Hong Kong’s regulatory lead sets it up to be major crypto hub
Hong Kong — officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China — is a city of over seven million residents on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. The city is known for being Read More
‘$31K was not the end’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts the second week of June in familiar territory, but a breakout is coming, investors say. After a calm weekly close, BTC/USD is firmly in its established trading range, while under the hood, market participants are preparing for Read More
Atomic Wallet says hack affected 1% of active users, but investors claim otherwise
A hack that drained $35 million from Atomic Wallet users since June 2 impacted less than 1% of its monthly active users, according to the company. In the aftermath of the attack, Atomic Wallet — along with individual blockchain investigators Read More
Ripple case: Pro-XRP lawyer tips outright SEC victory at ‘less than 3%’
Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton has tipped less than a 3% chance for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to score an outright win against Ripple, as an end to the long-running lawsuit draws closer. The CryptoLaw founder has been Read More
Gate.io threatens legal action against rumor-mongers
Centralized crypto exchange Gate.io has threatened legal action in response to rumors of imminent bankruptcy. Crypto community members have been speculating since May about a possible connection between Gate.io and the troubled cross-chain protocol Multichain. “Legal proceedings will be initiated Read More
Bitcoin price chart flashes a bullish sign that could lead to breakouts in ADA, QNT, RNDR and RPL
The United States equities markets welcomed the debt ceiling deal and the May nonfarm payrolls data on June 2 with strong rallies. The S&P 500 rose 1.8% during the week while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was up 2%. This was the Read More
Cryptocurrency markets’ low volatility: A curse or an opportunity?
Cryptocurrency markets are well-known for their volatility, where large price swings help investors create or lose fortunes. Yet there are often periods of relative stability where the tight price action bores some while being an opportunity for others. Since the Read More
Pro-XRP attorney’s phone hacked to promote LAW token
Pro-XRP lawyer, John Deaton, suffered a phone hack on June 4 amid a relentless cyberattack over several days. CryptoLaw, an account created by the attorney representing over 76,000 XRP (XRP) tokenholders in the Ripple vs. United States Securities and Exchange Commission Read More
Elliptic integrates ChatGPT to bolster crypto risk detection
Cryptocurrency risk management firm Elliptic has integrated ChatGPT to ramp up its efficiency in detecting crypto threats – a move which comes amid other crypto firms reporting mixed results in its implementation. Elliptic provides risk assessments to crypto users regarding Read More
Warren’s alleged work with short-seller shows anti-crypto army heating up
What do progressive Democrats, Republican national security hawks and Wall Street traders have in common? They are all apparently enlisting in United States Senator Elizabeth Warren’s “anti-crypto army.” The progressive senator’s reported alliance with Marc Cohodes, a Wall Street short-seller Read More
Brazil’s crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin licensed as payment provider: Report
Cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin was granted a payment provider license from Brazil’s central bank on June 2, according to local media reports. With the license, the company will launch its fintech solution MB Pay. “The approval of the Central Bank Read More
Is Biden’s controversial Bitcoin mining tax dead or set to rise from the ashes?
Bitcoin (BTC) miners in the United States can breathe a sigh of relief after a proposed tax on crypto mining did not make it into a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling that appears set to pass. The Digital Read More
Uniswap scam alert: Fraudsters impersonate executives and create fake website
Hayden Adams, the creator of the Uniswap protocol and CEO of Uniswap Labs, recently expressed his surprise on Twitter regarding a scam where individuals created a fake Uniswap website. In a tweet, Adams indicated his astonishment at the elaborate nature Read More
MUFG to facilitate Japanese bank-backed stablecoins via Progmat Coin platform
Megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has announced that its stablecoin issuance platform “Progmat Coin” will soon be used by Japanese banks to launch Yen-pegged stablecoins on several public blockchains. Japanese banks have recently outlined intentions to either look into Read More
Microsoft pens AI cloud computing deal with former Ethereum miner CoreWeave: CNBC
Microsoft has reportedly signed a deal with former Ethereum miner CoreWeave to use its cloud computing infrastructure to support its Artificial Intelligence-powered services. According to a June 1 report from CNBC which cites “people with knowledge of the matter,” Microsoft Read More