Despite the wave of market failures in 2022, the Philippines’ financial regulator decided not to rush the legal framework on the crypto industry, earlier planned to be published late last year. However, the work on the guidelines is still going and the results could be made public this year. Being cited by the local media outlet, the chairman of the…
Month: June 2023
SEC lawsuit claims Binance.US, Changpeng Zhao put customer funds ‘at significant risk’
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed another document in its lawsuit against Binance.US, saying investors’ funds are at risk. In the filing entered on June 5, the regulators claim that the defendants, including Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and Binance Holdings Ltd., “have enriched themselves by billions of U.S. dollars while placing investors’ assets at significant risk.”…
El Salvador’s Bitcoin miner Volcano Energy launches with $250M investment
The public-private partnership in El Salvador to pump $1 billion into creating a Bitcoin (BTC) mining farm has received its first $250 million. This first release of funds kickstarts 241 megawatts (MWs) of Bitcoin mining in El Salvador. The chairman of Volcano Energy, Max Keiser, took to his Twitter on June 7, to announce the news. Volcano Energy the renewable…
5 AI tools for summarizing a research paper
The inherent intricacy and technical nature of research papers’ content make reading them a challenging undertaking. These research articles can be difficult to understand, especially for non-experts or those who are new to the area because they frequently contain specialized vocabulary, complicated concepts and complex methodologies. The amount of jargon and technical terms might act as a barrier, making it…
US Financial Services Committee sets date to discuss future of crypto
The United States Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing on digital assets to discuss digital assets and provide clarity for the ecosystem. On June 6, Patrick McHenry, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, announced a full committee hearing titled “The Future of Digital Assets: Providing Clarity for the Digital Asset Ecosystem.” The hearing will be on June…
Bitcoin OG keeps faith in bull market as BTC price bounces 8%
Bitcoin (BTC) swiftly erased its month-to-date losses into June 7 as volatility returned to ultimately favor the bulls. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView BTC price cancels Binance, Coinbase dip Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $27,388 on Bitstamp — almost a new June high. The pair continued a rebound which had begun the…
SEC’s Gensler claims ‘parallels’ between Binance and FTX, yet one wasn’t sued
The United States securities chair has hinted at “parallels” between crypto exchange Binance and collapsed exchange FTX — namely their alleged use of sister firms to move funds. Speaking to Bloomberg on June 6, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler, pointed to FTX’s alleged fraud and manipulation regarding its sister firm Alameda Research, including the alleged role…
Jack Dorsey courts controversy by claiming ETH is a security
Long-time Bitcoin (BTC) advocate Jack Dorsey has found himself in a Twitter war with several crypto industry pundits after he responded with “yes” to a question asking if Ether (ETH) was a security. The comment caught the attention of Udi Wertheimer, a Bitcoin Ordinals developer at Taproot Wizards, who inferred Dorsey was a “clown” in a tweet on June 6.…
SEC, Gensler-themed memecoins surge amid Binance and Coinbase lawsuits
A number of memecoins drawing their likeness from the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and its chair Gary Gensler have seen a sharp spike in price following the regulator’s lawsuits against crypto exchanges Coinbase and Binance. One such token is Good Gensler (GENSLR) which rallied more than 260% in the hours following the regulator’s complaint against Coinbase for offering…
Apple confirms acquisition of AR startup Mira following Vision Pro launch: Report
Just a day after launching a new virtual reality (VR) product line, Apple Vision Pro, the tech giant confirmed the acquisition of Mira, an augmented reality (AR) startup that provides hands-free, smartphone-powered headsets. On June 7, The Verge reported Apple’s latest acquisition was revealed through a private Instagram post shared by Mira CEO Ben Taft, which Apple later confirmed as…