14 Ukrainian officials received advanced training on investigating new-age financial crimes in a training course held from Nov. 14 to Nov. 17 in Vienna, Austria. According to a report released by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSEC), select supervisory and law enforcement officials from Ukraine learned about advanced techniques and tools required to investigate financial crimes using virtual […]

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) — an international regulatory body overseeing global securities markets — has released its conclusive report containing policy suggestions for crypto and digital asset (CDA) markets. The suggestions within the report play a crucial role in formulating a unified global regulatory approach to address the substantial risks to investor protection and market integrity posed […]

In the evolving narrative of Ripple’s legal proceedings against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), significant developments have occurred since July 23, 2023. Legal expert Bill Morgan sheds light on three key outcomes that have shaped the current standing of ripple ripple m***[email protected] Crypto / Blockchain SolutionPayment solution and its native token, XRP. Bill Morgan’s Insights: The Three Outcomes […]

A pilot program for a live Singapore dollar-based central bank digital currency (CBDC) was unveiled by Singapore’s central bank with a wholesale CBDC to be used by local banks for settlements.  “I am pleased to announce that MAS will pilot the ‘live’ issuance of wholesale CBDCs to instantaneously settle payments across commercial banks,” MAS Managing Director Ravi Menon said on […]

Social media giant Meta has introduced its latest artificial intelligence (AI) models for content editing and generation, according to a blog post on Nov. 16.  The company is introducing two AI-powered generative models. The first, Emu Video, which leverages Meta’s previous Emu model, is capable of generating video clips based on text and image inputs. While the second model, Emu […]

Republican United States Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy unveiled a crypto policy framework on Nov. 16 at the North American Blockchain Summit (NABS) in Fort Worth, Texas. Called “The Three Freedoms of Crypto,” the framework states that developers of smart contract code should not be held liable for the actions of people who use the code. In the document, Ramaswamy vows […]

A popular crypto market analyst recently provided insights on the potential future movements of Avalanche (AVAX), an Ethereum competitor, along with updates on Bitcoin (BTC) and Chainlink (LINK). These insights, shared with nearly 200,000 followers on social media, offer a glimpse into the expected market trends for these cryptocurrencies. The analyst, known as Altcoin Sherpa, predicts a significant upward trajectory […]

Cryptocurrency may be “out of fashion”, but it still draws new users to Web3 every day, in particular in emerging markets such as Brazil, according to Bitcoin maximalist José Ribeiro, CEO of crypto exchange Coinext.  During the Web Summit in Lisbon, Ribeiro discussed with Cointelegraph’s Joe Hall Bitcoin’s perspectives, Brazil’s vibrant crypto economy and how regulatory clarity has boosted competition […]

Dubai’s dedicated crypto regulator, the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), is switching leaders as it prepares for the next phase of its “ramp up to full-scale market operations” in 2023.  In a statement sent to Cointelegraph, VARA said that its incumbent CEO, Henson Orser, will be replaced by Matthew White, a global adviser who worked several roles at PwC. VARA […]