“Our country has been economically bruised over the last eight years, with less income and more expenses for the people,” Thavisin is quoted by Bloomberg as saying. “The current government has been feeding IV drips with small money handouts. That’s not the right way and doesn’t stimulate the appropriate and right economic growth.” Source
According to the 2022 report, Bitso highlighted that they processed about $3.3 billion between US and Mexico, using XRP and others. XRP moves $3.3b in US-Mexico settlements Cryptocurrency has gained momentum recently, acquiring different utilities across different jurisdictions. The most recent info is about the Ripple network. Bitso, a popular crypto exchange in Mexico, recently announced powering transactions of about $3.3 billion worth of crypto between the U.S. and Mexico. Based on Bitso’s report, the Ripple network is one of its primary settlement partners for cross-border transactions. The U.S. corridor…
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) will launch a consultation for its regulation report on crypto assets in Q2 2023. The final recommendations from the organization are planned to be published by the end of 2023. The dates are scheduled in IOSCO’s work program for 2023–24. Two major workflows are dedicated to decentralized assets in IOSCO’s Fintech Task Force plan. The first covers crypto and digital assets, and the second covers decentralized finance (DeFi). The DeFi consultation will start in Q3 of 2023. According to the work program text,…
Crypto data website CoinGecko has released survey findings indicating that the majority of nonfungible token (NFT) holders own 51 or more NFTs, while those who only hold a single NFT comprised the smallest group among the respondents. Published on April 6, the CoinGecko report examined 438 responses from Dec. 2022 to Jan. 2023 in conjunction with Blockchain Research Labs. At least 1 in 4 NFT holders (26.5%) said that they are “avid collectors” with 51 or more NFTs at the time of the survey, with the report noting this group likely…
The U.S. Treasury has released a 42-page report assessing the risks of decentralized finance (defi). The report states that specific nation-state adversaries, cybercriminals, ransomware attackers, thieves, and scammers are using defi to “transfer and launder their illicit proceeds.” The Treasury’s report warns that defi could threaten national security and calls for policymakers to increase oversight. U.S. Treasury Report Assesses Risks Associated With Decentralized Finance The U.S. Treasury released a report on April 6, 2023, that assesses the purported risks of defi. “The risk assessment explores how illicit actors abuse defi…
Bitcoin is showing signs of weakness ahead of a long Easter weekend in many countries and the release of the U.S. jobs report for March on Friday. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value dropped 2% in the past 24 hours to below $27,800, after reaching as high as $28,800 earlier this week. U.S. stock markets will be closed on Friday for Good Friday. Bitcoin, of course, always trades. It is estimated that U.S. employers added 238,000 jobs in March, with the unemployment rate set to hold steady at 3.6%,…
The Chinese government appears to be more bullish on the cryptocurrency industry than one might think, as a major state company is reportedly launching new cryptocurrency funds. CPIC Investment Management, a subsidiary of China Pacific Insurance (CPI), is launching two crypto funds in partnership with the investment firm Waterdrip Capital, the local tech-focused news agency 36Kr reported on April 3. Owned by the central government of China, the Shanghai municipal government and China Securities Finance, CPI is the second largest property insurance company in mainland China after the People’s Insurance…
Trading firms Jane Street Group, Tower Research Capital and Radix Trading have been reportedly identified as Binance’s three “VIP” clients that were cited anonymously in the recent lawsuit filed against Binance by the United States commodities regulator. According to an April 5 Bloomberg report citing “people familiar with the matter,” Radix Trading is “Trading Firm A” as described in the Commodities Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) suit while Jane Street was “Trading Firm B” and Tower Research was “Trading Firm C.” The firms on the CFTC’s list were examples of U.S.…
Trading firms Jane Street Group, Tower Research Capital and Radix Trading have been reportedly identified as Binance’s three “VIP” clients that were anonymously cited in the recent lawsuit filed against Binance by the United States commodities regulator. According to an April 5 Bloomberg report citing “people familiar with the matter,” Radix Trading is “Trading Firm A” as described in the Commodities Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) suit, while Jane Street was “Trading Firm B” and Tower Research was “Trading Firm C.” The firms on the CFTC’s list were examples of U.S. clients…
The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), the entity that oversees crypto activities in Dubai, has asked Binance to provide more information about its business requirements in its efforts to tighten regulatory guardrails in the emirate, Bloomberg reported. Citing three anonymous sources, Bloomberg reported on April 5 that the regulator had asked Binance to submit more information about the exchange’s ownership structure, governance and auditing processes. The people close to the matter said VARA has requested the same details from global crypto players looking to be licensed in Dubai. VARA officials have…