US shutdowns lead to global decline in Bitcoin ATMs
Countries worldwide contributed heavily to the month-on-month increase in Bitcoin ATMs throughout 2024, collectively coming close to reclaiming the 38,000 mark.
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Japan’s finance regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has granted full permission for cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck to continue operating in the country. Cointelegraph Japan reported on the development on Jan. 11, quoting an official communique.Coincheck, which was hacked in January 2018, losing altcoin tokens worth $530 million at the time, now joins the slowly increasing…

Goldman Sachs dismisses AI bubble, predicts upcoming revolution
According to Goldman Sachs, the current period is the early phases of a new technology cycle, which is poised to deliver additional strong performance. Goldman Sachs has firmly maintained that an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble doesn't exist, despite concerns persist among analysts regarding the significant surge in AI market interest and the resulting spike in

Brazil’s top prosecutor defends X ban, urges Supreme Court to end disputes
For Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office, the ban on X does not violate free speech rights in the country.

Interoperable Blockchains May Be the Future of Finance but Have a Ways Yet to Go
Cross-chain interoperability is a domain that has piqued the interest of many financial institutions over the years, as it stands to produce a technology that can potentially mitigate a whole host of their recurring operational issues — such as data leakages, loss of customer funds during international transactions and poor accountability — in a totally…

Spot Ether ETFs are now officially legal in the US: Law Decoded
Spot Ether ETFs might be weeks or months away from debuting on exchanges, as the ETF filers have yet to receive their S-1 SEC registration.

RMIT to make Blockchain Hub a part-time gig, hints at resource crunch
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology’s Blockchain Innovation Hub will no longer exist in its current dedicated form starting in 2025.

A New Ransomware Deploys Human-Operated Attacks Against Healthcare Sector
Microsoft's security team revealed a new ransomware that is deployed in human-operated attacks. It uses "brute force" against a target company's systems management server, and mainly has targeted the healthcare sector amid the COVID-19 crisis.According to a series of tweets published by the tech giant on May 27, the human-operated ransomware attack, named "PonyFinal", requires…

Around the World in 2019 — A Landmark Year for Crypto Taxation
2019 was, without a doubt, a milestone for crypto taxation. Countries around the world realized cryptocurrencies are here to stay and adjusted their crypto tax policies as a result. This year alone, several countries have been busy establishing and amending crypto tax legislation. Governments around the world have published updated guidance, changed crypto tax rules,…