Category: ICO

A Financial Professional’s Guide to Consensus 2024

Real-world assets, i.e. traditional financial products that are brought on-chain, is one of the fastest growing sectors in the digital asset space, to such an extent that BlackRock CEO Larry Fink thinks tokenization will soon eat the world. Founders of three of the hottest RWA startups, Centrifuge, Superstate and Maple Finance, will discuss where this transformation is heading. Source

Office Of The Privacy Commissioner For Personal Data

The commission, an independent statutory body, started an investigation into into the iris biometric cryptocurrency project in December following privacy concerns. It carried out 10 visits between December 2023 to January 2024 across six premises that were involved in the operation of the project. Source

Statement in response to Microsoft Recall feature

Our spokesperson said: “We expect organisations to be transparent with users about how their data is being used and only process personal data to the extent that it is necessary to achieve a specific purpose. Industry must consider data protection from the outset and rigorously assess and mitigate risks to peoples’ rights and freedoms before bringing products to market. “We are making enquiries with Microsoft to understand the safeguards in place to protect user privacy.” Source

Bitcoin (BTC) Hovers Around $70K After ETF Records Month-High Inflows

Bitcoin hovered around the $70,000 mark during the European morning, a slight drop following Tuesday’s rally to as high as $71,400. BTC is currently priced at $70,069, around 1.6% lower over 24 hours. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20), offering a measurement of the broader digital asset market, fell about 0.5%. BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF (IBIT) recorded over $290 million in inflows on Tuesday, its highest one-day figure since April 5 and nearly three times the previous high this month: $93 million on May 16. As a whole, ETFs took on…