Liminal, a leading Singapore-based custody services provider, has achieved a significant milestone in its global expansion journey with regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi.
Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson, who oversees the $1.6 trillion asset management firm, said she remains a huge fan of blockchain technology and sees exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds being on the blockchain during an interview with Bloomberg anchor David Westin.
North Korea’s notorious Kimsuky hacking group, also known as APT43, has been reportedly launching cyberattacks on two South Korean crypto firms using a previously undocumented Golang-based malware named – Durian.
Russian energy firms are preparing to “hunt down” private crypto miners and crack down on people mining cryptoassets at home, a report claimed on May 12.
Digital asset advocacy group Stand With Crypto launched its own political action committee (PAC) on May 10, according to a Friday Reuters report. The committee will support pro-crypto politicians in the lead-up to the November 2024 elections.
The White House is reportedly set to nominate Kristin Johnson, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to fill a top role at the US Treasury Department overseeing banks, according to a May 9 report by Bloomberg.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommended on May 10 that Nigeria regulate crypto trading platforms amid the African nation’s detainment of two Binance executives, according to a United Nations Thursday staff report.
Crypto exchange Kraken urged the US court to dismiss the SEC claims against it to avoid a “significant reordering” of the US financial regulatory structure.
A Hong Kong businessman and his son have surrendered to police in connection with the abduction of a cryptocurrency investor, according to a local news outlet, the South China Morning Post, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Franklin Templeton, a powerhouse asset manager overseeing trillions in assets, has spotlighted Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 network incubated by Coinbase, as a frontrunner in the realm of Social Finance (SocialFi) with its prime application, Friend.tech.
Embattled crypto lender BlockFi announced Thursday that it plans to close its web platform this month, and is partnering with Coinbase to distribute funds to clients.
Ethereum Co-Founder Joseph Lubin launched scathing criticisms against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 9, accusing the regulatory body of deliberately impeding innovation and obstructing Ethereum’s transformative potential in the banking landscape.