Regulation

The Department of Commerce has imposed a 10-year export privilege bar on Virgil Griffith, an Ethereum developer currently serving a five-year prison sentence. This bar restricts him from enjoying export privileges until April 12, 2032. The export privilege ban affects his ability tonparticipate in international trade and business. On April 12, 2022, Virgil Griffith was convicted in

Kim Nam-kuk, a South Korean lawmaker, has announced his departure from the Democratic Party over his alleged crypto dealings while legislating on digital assets. The politician said that he will continue his fight to prove his innocence independently.  According to Kim, his departure will relieve party members of the burden brought about by the controversy. He believes

Major cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) could become a top three asset in the event of a theoretical debt default in the United States, according to a new survey. As U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to meet with Congress on May 16 to discuss the U.S. debt ceiling, investors are seeking hedges to protect their savings in

The United States Justice Department’s crypto enforcement team is cracking down on Decentralized Finance (DeFi) hackers and exploiters, amid a four-year rise in illicit crypto activity. In a Financial Times report published on May 15, Eun Young Choi, director of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) national cryptocurrency enforcement team (NCET), stated that the department

The United States securities regulator is seeking to revise its $22 million punishment against decentralized content platform LBRY, acknowledging it is unlikely to be able to cough up the funds to be able to pay it.  In a May 12 filing in a New Hampshire District Court, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sought an

The United States government faces a “significant risk” of no longer being able to meet all of its financial obligations as early as June, as per a recent report. According to a May 12 report published by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the risk of the U.S. government defaulting on its debt in the

Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms – formerly Riot Blockchain – is seeking to recover “more than $26 million” in alleged unpaid fees from Texas-based Bitcoin (BTC) miner, Rhodian Enterprises, according to its Q1 2023 report. Published on May 10, Riot’s Q1 2023 financial report stated that Whinstone, a wholly owned subsidiary of Riot, filed a petition on

Digital asset firm Bakkt has dropped 25 of the 36 crypto tokens listed on its recently acquired trading platform Apex Crypto. A spokeswoman for the company told Cointelegraph on May 12 that the decision was “part of our regular coin listing review process,” and added that: “Our clients’ and their consumers’ best interests are our core

Two United States Senators from opposite sides of the political aisle have reintroduced legislation from 2022 aimed at mitigating perceived risks posed by El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as a legal currency. Congressional records showed Idaho Senator James Risch and New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez introduced “a bill to require reports on the adoption of

Binance will withdraw from the Canadian market, the cryptocurrency exchange announced on Twitter on May 12. It called its withdrawal “proactive” as new guidance issued by Canadian regulators continues to take a toll on the country’s crypto industry. Binance is joining some of its smaller competitors in the Canadian exodus brought on by the introduction

Following some of its leadership team visiting the United Arab Emirates, crypto exchange Coinbase has announced the formation of an advisory council staffed with many former United States lawmakers and industry leaders In a May 12 blog post, Coinbase said its Global Advisory Council would aim to navigate the “increasingly complex and evolving” crypto landscape

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill restricting the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the state, according to local news sources. The governor urged state lawmakers in March to draft the bill.  The new law prohibits the use of a United States federal CBDC “as money within Florida’s Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).”

Ignore the doomsayers. The United States is still the world’s leading economy and will remain so in the future. With its global talent pool and world-class institutions, the U.S. has a competitive edge in virtually every emergent technology. Web3 is no exception.  Despite its advantages, America is bungling its chance to dominate the digital economy.

United States President Joe Biden has announced his nomination of two people for key positions on the Federal Reserve, including a new Fed governor and economist Philip Jefferson as vice chair. In a May 12 notice from the White House, President Biden said he would put forward Fed governor Philip Jefferson’s name to become the

Amid the ongoing banking crisis in the United States, financial regulators continue scrutinizing major traditional finance companies like HSBC and Scotiabank. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged HSBC’s securities arm HSBC Securities (HSI) and Scotiabank’s investment subsidiary Scotia Capital with penalties over recordkeeping violations. HSI agreed to pay $15 million to settle with

Montenegro has granted approval to the bail terms proposed by the lawyers of Terra Luna founder Do Kwon, who was charged with the criminal offense of document forgery under Montenegrin law. According to the official document released by local authorities on May 12, the court has accepted the proposed bail offer for Kwon and Han

At the recent Dubai Fintech Summit event, Saqr Ereiqat, the co-founder of venture-building firm Crypto Oasis, spoke about the United Arab Emirates’ infrastructures and how they can be “ideal” for crypto businesses.  Speaking with Cointelegraph, Ereiqat highlighted that there are several factors that businesses should look at when considering a place to set their companies

In 2018, the world was shocked to learn that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had harvested the personal data of at least 50 million Facebook users without their consent and used it to influence elections in the United States and abroad. An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News resulted in footage of the firm’s

Countries around the world are beginning to grapple with the pervasiveness of artificial intelligence (AI). While some look to the emerging technology with concern, others, like Romania, are embracing it.  According to a report from the Financial Times, officials in Romania have introduced an AI-powered robot named Ion with the goal of enhancing the government’s

The CEO of JPMorgan Chase — which recently took over failed First Republic Bank — believes there could be more pain ahead for United States banks if the Federal Reserve goes into crisis mode with overregulation. In a Bloomberg television interview on May 11, JPMorgan Chase Chair and CEO Jamie Dimon said he believes it’s