Month: September 2023

Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore’s New President, Says Crypto Is ‘Slightly Crazy’

That was a role he held between 2011 and 2023, overlapping his time as finance minister between 2007 and 2015. He began his career as an economist at the MAS in 1982 after a receiving a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics, a Master of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He was also short-listed for the top job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Shanmugaratnam spent 22 years as…

Australia Senate Committee Rejects Crypto Bill Proposed by Opposition Senator

“The Senate Committee was expected to report on this Bill over a month ago and the industry has been eagerly awaiting Treasury consultation on crypto-custody and licensing,” said Blockchain Australia Chair and Digital Assets Lawyer Michael Bacina. “That consultation should be able to build on the industry submissions published as part of the Senate Committee’s review of this Bill.” Source

London Stock Exchange will develop a blockchain-based project

According to an executive, the London Stock Exchange Group is moving forward with the development of a blockchain-powered trading venue. Murray Roos, head of capital markets at the LSE Group, explained to a Financial Times that Julia Hoggett, director of the London Stock Exchange, will lead the next blockchain project. Roos added that the institution has been researching the potential benefits of using blockchain for its new project, but it won’t be crypto-related. The executive stated that the idea would be to use blockchain technology to make the new project…

Bitcoin (BTC) Hovers Below $26K; Stellar’s XLM Rallies

Bitcoin traded in a tight range in the past 24 hours, staying between $25,800 and $26,000 after a price spike last week when the cryptocurrency topped $28,000 after a federal appeals court ruled the SEC must review its rejection of Grayscale Investments’ attempt to convert its GBTC into an ETF. Bitcoin retreated as the SEC delayed key ETF decisions that were expected on Friday, damping traders’ hopes of a long-term recovery. “As we enter September, the cryptoasset market remains on the edge of its seat as various macroeconomic and regulatory…

Ronaldo teases NFT plans while on a lie detector test

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Soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo went through a lie detector test to answer various questions about soccer and teased his plans to release more nonfungible token (NFT) collections in the future.  The lie detector test video was done as the soccer star released his second NFT collection in partnership with crypto exchange Binance. The collection was released in July to celebrate the athlete’s reign as the highest goal scorer in the sport. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was put under a lie detector test. Source: Binance The video allowed soccer fans to…

US DoJ Says FTX Advertisement Blur Lines between FTX.US and International Business

The DoJ has said that advertisements for FTX did not differentiate between the US arm and the global business. According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), the FTX ads featuring American footballer Tom Brady and comedian Larry David show little distinction between the exchange’s US arm and its international business. According to a Friday filing, the DoJ said the celebrities in the ads describe FTX as an easy and safe way to use crypto, using a device showing the FTX logo and not FTX.US. The DoJ also said that several internal…

Alibaba Cloud Eyes $3B Fundraising Ahead of Hong Kong Debut

Some of China’s state-backed telecommunications companies are keen on investing in Alibaba Cloud, said sources familiar with the matter. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s cloud computing division, Alibaba Cloud, is considering a private round of fundraising from Chinese state-owned enterprises before making a debut in Hong Kong. Sources familiar with the matter stated that Alibaba Cloud is working with advisers to raise about 10 billion yuan to 20 billion yuan ($1.4 billion to $2.8 billion). Some of the prospective investors include state-backed telecommunication companies. Earlier this year in May, Alibaba said…

Dogecoin Slide Persists Despite This Elon Musk Bio Revelation

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The upcoming biography of Elon Musk, set to be published on September 12, is shedding light on some previously unknown facets of the billionaire’s involvement in the crypto and especially Dogecoin world. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the biography discloses that Musk has been discreetly funding the development of Dogecoin. The tech entrepreneur Musk has been “quietly funding” the development of Dogecoin, the biography unveils, further emphasizing the significant influence Musk has had on the meme coin’s popularity. This revelation comes amidst previous suspicions that Musk’s…

Binance Faces Another Executive Departure as Its Global Head of Product Resigns

Despite the recent wave of executive departures from Binance, the company said in June that it was embarking on a hiring spree with more than 2,000 available positions. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is experiencing another high-profile exit as Mayur Kamat, the Global Head of Product and Design, resigns from his role. Kamat’s departure is the latest in a series of executive exits in recent months. A spokesperson for Binance confirmed Kamat’s resignation in an emailed statement thanking him for his contributions during a period of substantial growth. “We…

What Can DAOs Learn From Partisan Politics?

Taking a page out of the political book could put DAOs, or decentralized autonomous organizations, on the path to achieving the sweet spot between efficiency and decentralization. In particular, DAOs can learn from the way in which political parties elect representatives, run campaigns and meet long-term goals all while sustaining continuous support from a community that is not always aligned. Source