Cardano Foundation Spent $23.7M in 2023: Financial Insights Report

“This report highlights the importance of accountability, disclosing the allocation of our resources, and how they help advance Cardano as a public digital utility across a wide range of industries. We have 100+ employees working with institutions, businesses, regulators, and policymakers to solve societal and enterprise challenges in new ways across 25 countries.” Source

Volatility Expected in Bitcoin Later Today as US Headline Inflation Data Is Expected to Tick Higher

The concern of inflation not being slayed can be shown in the U.S. yields, which have only soared since the Federal Reserve started the rate-cutting cycle with a 50bps rate cut, followed by a further 25bps rate cut. Since the first rate cut on Sep. 16, the U.S. 10Y has jumped from 3.6% to 4.4%. With the U.S. 3-month treasury yield trading at 4.6%, which follows the effective federal funds rate, it’s suggesting that no more than 25bps of rate cuts will occur over the next three months, as the…

Money Launderer Faces Up to Two Decades in U.S. Prison After Guilty Plea

“Although Li committed this offense from outside the United States, he was not beyond the reach of the Justice Department,” Nicole M. Argentieri, head of the Justice Department’s criminal division, said in a statement. “Today’s plea reflects our ongoing commitment to working with our domestic and international partners to hold accountable anyone responsible for cryptocurrency investment fraud against U.S. victims — wherever the perpetrators are located.” Source

NEW data protection code of conduct launched for UK private investigators

We have approved and published the first sector-owned code of conduct – The Association of British Investigators Limited (ABI) UK GDPR Code of Conduct for Investigative and Litigation Support Services. Under Article 40 of UK GDPR, organisations may create codes of conduct that identify and address data protection issues that are important to their sector. This code, which investigators in the private sector can sign up to, will provide certainty and reassurance to those using their services – ensuring investigators are compliant with the UK GDPR requirements. This will assist…

Trump Confirms Musk to Lead D.O.G.E as Traders Target $1

“Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies — essential to the ‘save America’ movement,” Trump said in the announcement posted on his Truth Social account. Source

Ethereum Pioneer’s New ‘Time Machine’ Makes Transactions Conditional on Future Events

“For example, a user could stipulate that a trade execute at a specified day and time conditional on a set of prerequisites,” the STXN team wrote in a press release shared with CoinDesk. “These prerequisites could be absolute, such as the dollar value of a particular asset, or relative – for instance, whether one asset is worth more than another. The potential permutations are almost unlimited, greatly increasing the dynamism of the largest blockchain for developers.” Source