The highly-anticipated launch of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States could potentially take place right before Labor Day, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to respond to several applications from prominent asset managers, including BlackRock, Bitwise, WisdomTree, VanEck, and Invesco, in the coming days.
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Thailand has recently witnessed an unexpected turn of events, as Srettha Thavisin, a candidate from the Pheu Thai Party, has been voted in as the country’s 30th Prime Minister. In a surprising move, Thavisin secured 482 votes out of a possible 747, indicating a clear majority in his favor. This marks a remarkable shift in
Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network, has extended its integrations to a total of 12 projects by partnering with Base, a Coinbase-incubated layer-2 network. This collaboration opens up new opportunities for developers building on the layer-2 blockchain, granting them access to Chainlink Data Feeds and other web3 services. With its native integration into Base, Chainlink offers
Blockchain.com, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has obtained a payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This is the second license the company has received in Singapore, following the in-principle approval granted in September 2022. With this new authorization, Blockchain.com aims to strengthen its compliance with regulators in the regions where it
With the continuous evolution of cyber threats, Blackberry has recently detected multiple malware families that target crypto assets, leading to massive campaigns in stealing cryptocurrencies from vulnerable devices. In the recent edition of ‘The BlackBerry Global Threat Intelligence Report,’ the once-dominant smartphone giant highlighted the finance, healthcare, and government sectors as the most targeted industries
The recent request by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to revoke the bail bond of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder and former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, sheds light on concerning behavior. The DOJ is seeking a detention order against SBF due to his persistent attempts to tamper with witnesses. These actions, as
