Private businesses could be poised to benefit from the cryptocurrency revolution in one of the world’s harshest business environments – Cuba. Bitcoin adoption could swell in Cuba, particularly if private businesses understand the upside to accepting Bitcoin as currency. That’s according to a Cuban businessperson and Bitcoin advocate, Erich Garcia Cruz. A recent emigrant to...Continue Reading

Crypto exchange Binance announced its departure from the Netherlands, with users asked to withdraw their funds as soon as possible. Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has terminated its services in the Netherlands, making an exit from the Dutch market after a bid to obtain a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license failed. The termination of services is...Continue Reading

Terraform and Do Kwon lawyers used a U.S. House hearing, Binance.US complaint and Hinman emails documents to dismiss the SEC lawsuit. The lawyers representing the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have contended that the additional documents submitted by Dentons, the legal counsel for Terraform and Do Kwon, in support of their motion to...Continue Reading

The DeFi protocol also offered the $100,000 bounty to anyone who could help bring an arrest or recover the funds. After recently suffering a recent exploit on its platform, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sturdy Finance has reopened its stablecoin market. On June 16, the lending platform announced that it had unpaused the stablecoin market, allowing...Continue Reading

The billionaire investor got stuck into a heated debate with former SEC official John Reed Stark over crypto regulation. Crypto Twitter was witness to a fierce debate this wee, with billionaire investor Mark Cuban accusing SEC’s Gary Gensler of throwing crypto under the bus while a former SEC official was quick to come to the...Continue Reading

More than 900,000 Mercedes vehicles in the United States will have access to the new ChatGPT-enabled beta feature, which will be trialed for about three months. Luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is integrating artificial intelligence into more than 900,000 vehicles as part of a new trial of a ChatGPT-powered voice assistant system. The company announced on...Continue Reading

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz was among those over the moon with the news, others warn it could be the start of a major institutional takeover. BlackRock’s latest filing for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) trust will drive investors’ confidence in Bitcoin and may even be “the best thing that could happen” to BTC, according to...Continue Reading

A FOIA request with the SEC regarding Prometheum has been filed, while others found former FINRA and SEC staffers among the firm’s ranks. United States crypto lobby group Blockchain Association has filed a request with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking information about the formerly little-known crypto company Prometheum. The company became the center...Continue Reading

A Nomura Laser Digital survey has revealed the majority of institutional investors polled are still keen on crypto. Professional investors are still keen on crypto but want to see backing from large traditional financial institutions before taking the plunge themselves, a survey from Nomura’s digital asset arm has revealed. Institutional investor interest in crypto has...Continue Reading

A District Judge ordered a separate trial for the DOJ’s charges against Sam Bankman-Fried which were added following his extradition to the U.S. Criminal charges against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried have been split, with the former CEO now facing two separate trials for his alleged mismanagement of the crypto exchange. Bankman-Fried is facing a total...Continue Reading