Standard Chartered, Animoca, and Three Others Join HKMA’s Stablecoin Sandbox as Participants
In March, the HKMA started a regulatory sandbox to give potential stablecoin issuers immunity in testing certain operations.
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Visa’s Data Partner Allium Labs Raises $16.5M as Their New Findings Show Stablecoin Activity is Back Up
Payment giant Visa’s blockchain data partner AlliumLabs has raised $16.5 million in a Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Theory Ventures. Visa and Allium Labs also released their latest findings on stablecoin activity which showed which showed that demand for stablecoins has picked back up in 2024.
BlockFi to Start Interim Crypto Distributions Through Coinbase This Month
Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi will commence first interim crypto distributions through Coinbase in July 2024, it announced on Thursday.
Biden Dropout Chances Rise to 68% After Covid Diagnosis
President Joe Biden said during an interview that if a medical condition emerged, he’d consider dropping out of the race.
Vitalik Buterin Argues Against Supporting Political Candidates Based Only On ‘Pro-Crypto’ Stances
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at the EthCC conference in Brussels (Margaux Nijkerk)
Blockchain Friendly Roberta Metsola Reelected as EU Parliament President
In 2018, as a member of the European Parliament for Malta, she called for regulation on crypto and blockchain when needed, without stifling innovation.
Steve Bannon Linked Chinese Businessman Found Guilty in Fraud Scheme
Guo was found guilty on nine of the 12 charges, including racketeering, fraud, and money laundering
Trump Says He’ll Release Fourth NFT Collection: ‘The People Want Me to Do Another One’
Trump’s presidential campaign has raised about $3 million in crypto, mostly bitcoin and ether.
After Court Order, Craig Wright Updates Website With Admission He Is Not Bitcoin Creator Satoshi
A U.K. court ruled earlier this year that Wright was not the inventor of bitcoin and had lied “extensively and repeatedly” and forged documents in his attempt to convince the world otherwise.
Bitcoin Miner Northern Data Moves to Dismiss Ex-Employees’ Whistleblower Suit
European bitcoin mining firm Northern Data is pushing back against a whistleblower suit filed by two former executives of the company who say they were wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about the company’s financial health and alleging tax evasion.