Malaysia’s securities regulator orders Bybit to halt operations

Temasek invested in a series of FTX's round findings that led to its $32 billion valuation in January. 459 Total views 2 Total shares Singapore’s state-owned investment firm Temasek, a shareholder at FTX, is reportedly engaging with the cryptocurrency exchange in the liquidity crisis that led to its unexpected (and still pending) bail out on…

British society is both civil and democratic, so it wasn’t unexpected that the government of the United Kingdom would “consult” the public before signing off on a digital version of the British pound. The response it received may have been surprising, though.The public canvassing conducted jointly by His Majesty’s Treasury and the Bank of England…

Cynthia Lummis and Warren Davidson speak on Bitcoin's importance and personal privacy during an interview at Bitcoin 2021 in Miami. At the bustling Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Congressman Warren Davidson, alongside United States Senator Cynthia Lummis, sat down to field interview questions. The interview took a turn toward privacy, with Davidson responding with comments…

Certain individuals and entities that are part of the Binance Group may now be considered “beneficial owners” of Digivault following the Bifinity and Eqonex partnership. 407 Total views 16 Total shares The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, has issued a warning to Binance Markets in response to Binance’s payment company Bifinity and investment…

Chinese Anhui province gov launches its first blockchain platform. 1305 Total views 43 Total shares The government of Anhui, a province in eastern China and a part of “Yangtze River Delta Economy Region”, has officially launched its first blockchain platform for providing government services. The launch occurred on April 30, according to local news reports.Starts…

If the current COVID-19 pandemic has exemplified one thing, it is that our individual actions have consequences for all of us. Unfortunately, human nature propels the majority of humankind to put its individual interests first, and it takes a truly severe crisis to open our eyes to the interconnectedness of our actions.It is through assessment…

The government transportation department in the city of Austin, Texas partnered with nonprofit Iota Foundation to develop a more interoperable transportation ecosystem. The Austin Transportation Twitter account reported on the partnership on April 25.The tweet contained a link to an event — which took place on April 29 — featuring Dominik Schiener, co-founder of the…

New film asks: What if the NSA kidnapped and tortured Satoshi Nakamoto, believing him to represent a grave danger to national security? 1870 Total views 37 Total shares Satoshi Nakamoto, the world’s most wanted terrorist, was kidnapped and tortured by the NSA.Crypto native productionAt least that’s the plot of an indie film from the U.K.…

On Aug. 18, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China outlined the plans for the future development of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, including the research and promotion of digital funds and the national cryptocurrency based on the renminbi.According to Chinese news agency STCN:“Mutual recognition of fund products. Promote interoperability with Hong Kong…