The discussion revolved around Nasdaq’s proposed rule change to list and trade a spot Bitcoin ETF under Nasdaq Rule 5711(d). BlackRock, Nasdaq and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) met for the second time in December to discuss its application for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to an SEC memo,...Continue Reading

Other companies in the CBI VASP register include Coinbase and Gemini exchanges, the payment processor MoonPay, Zodia Custody and others. Cryptocurrency payment network Ripple has reached another regulatory milestone in Ireland, with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) approving the firm as a virtual asset service provider (VASP).  Announcing the news on Dec. 19, Ripple...Continue Reading

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology’s request for information seeks input from AI companies and the public on generative AI risk management and reducing the risks of AI-generated misinformation. The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) within the U.S. Department of Commerce has released a request for information to support...Continue Reading

Google says it will be limiting answers on certain election-related queries its AI chatbot Bard and its generative search engine can answer. Google released a blog post on Dec 19. which explained its plans to implement restrictions on certain election-related queries its artificial intelligence (AI) bot Bard and its Search Generative Experience (SGE) can answer. ...Continue Reading

The inscriptions craze may not be all bad for blockchain networks, especially those that can scale to handle the spikes in throughput. An ongoing craze to mint inscriptions on non-Bitcoin-base chains has seen several blockchain networks, including Arbitrum and BNB Chain, hitting all-time highs in throughput. According to data from the pseudonymous analyst “hildobby,” a...Continue Reading

While “.crypto” and “.eth” don’t work natively on the internet’s domain name system, Shiba Inu plans to launch a “.shib” domain that will. The team behind the dog-themed memecoin Shiba Inu (SHIB) has applied for a “.shib” domain that functions on the internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). “We’re partnering with @ShibToken to apply for and...Continue Reading

K33 analysts however warn that institutional traders may look to take profits following the forecasted approval. The approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF by January 10 appears to be set in stone, with a new spate of exchange-traded fund (ETF) updates only adding further to the likelihood of an approval, say K33 research analysts.  In...Continue Reading

The lobbying organization for the U.S. banking industry — the American Bankers Association — was asked to help with the anti-crypto legislation, according to recent Senator comments. Big banks have been helping United States Senators Roger Marshall and Elizabeth Warren draft their controversial anti-crypto bill.  A Dec. 20 video that surfaced on X (formerly Twitter),...Continue Reading

Following the discovery of the vulnerability, OKX confirmed that no customer assets had been impacted. Blockchain security firm CertiK has called on all OKX users on iPhone to update the iOS application after uncovering a “critical” security vulnerability earlier this month. In a Dec. 19 post to X (formerly Twitter), Certik told users of OKX...Continue Reading

The MicroStrategy co-founder said Bitcoin ETFs could be the biggest thing to happen to traditional finance since the introduction of the S&P 500 index fund. A spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval could be the biggest development on Wall Street since the early 1990s, says Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor. “It’s not unreasonable to suggest...Continue Reading