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Stablecoins could be key to upholding US dollar's global reserve status: Report

In an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, Brian Brooks and Charles Calomiris claim that U.S. stablecoin legislation is crucial to re-dollarizing the world.

US and China AI-tech standoff shows signs of spreading to other countries

The ongoing spat between the United States and China over emerging tech like AI continues as U.S. President Joe Biden restricts investments.

AI Eye: Apple developing pocket AI, deep fake music deal, hypnotizing GPT-4

Apple developing AI to run locally on your phone, researchers ‘hypnotize’ GPT-4 to turn it evil, and Google negotiates a deep fake music deal.

India plans to use crypto tokens in upcoming native web browser

Feature is envisaged in the project of national web browser, cherished by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.

France updates its crypto licensing regime to synchronize with MiCA

The amendments will become obligatory by January 1, 2024 and must be taken into account in by applicants for enhanced DASP registration.

SEC use of Terraform ruling hints Coinbase dismissal motion attack plan

The SEC claims a court ruling gives it authority over crypto, setting up a possible counter-argument in dismissal motions brought against it.

SEC to seek interlocutory appeal in Ripple case

The SEC's interlocutory appeal comes nearly a month after Judge Analisa Torres laid out her non-final ruling.

Federal judge suggests Q2 2024 trial for SEC case against Ripple execs

Aiming for a jury trial to start between April 1 and June 30, 2024, Judge Analisa Torres laid out deadlines for the SEC and Ripple defense lawyers to submit certain motions.

US House Financial Services Committee leadership takes opposing sides on the PayPal stablecoin

Rep. Maxine Waters said she was “deeply concerned” about PYUSD without a proper regulatory framework in place, while Rep. Patrick McHenry said it “hold[s] promise.”

Worldcoin controversy explained in latest Cointelegraph Report

In the latest Cointelegraph Report, we analyzed the privacy and ethical concerns around Worldcoin, currently among the most controversial cryptocurrency projects, and assessed its potential to disrupt the AI era.

Star Trek trademarks for NFTs: The final frontier

CBS Studios applied to use the name "Star Trek Continuum" for nonfungible tokens and crypto collectibles.

Is fully decentralized blockchain gaming even possible?

A ragtag group of communists and ZK-rollup fans are working tirelessly to make blockchain games composable and fully on-chain. It’s not easy.

EOS Foundation urges creditors to reject $22M Block.one settlement

The EOS Network Foundation has called on plaintiffs to drop the $22-million settlement with Block.one weeks after initiating a new class action.

Binance faces calls for ban by Nigerian Bureau De Change association

Gwadebe reportedly emphasized that Binance trading has increasingly established itself as a central point for both the Investor and Exporters window as well as the parallel market.

Canadian police reported using Chainalysis Reactor to trace crypto crimes

Police now have the ability to trace blockchain transactions, identify suspects and determine where funds have been deposited.

Identity checks on crypto exchanges at risk as AI deepfakes evolve

Once HeyGen’s AI-generated digital avatar is available to the public, users will be able to create a video with a real life-like digital avatar in just two minutes.

South Korea arrests Bitsonic CEO for allegedly stealing $7.5M of users’ money

The vice president of the crypto exchange will also be put on trial but without preliminary detention.

Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Softbank and 15 VCs face lawsuit for “abating” FTX fraud

The lawsuit alleged that these VC firms made many deceptive and misleading statements about FTX while encouraging customers to invest in the exchange for their personal gain.

FTX’s former law firm hit with lawsuit alleging it set up ‘shadowy entities’

The suit claims “shadowy entities” set up by Fenwick & West were allegedly used by FTX and former top executives to misappropriate customer funds.

US Fed steps up oversight of banks' involvement with crypto firms

The limitations set out in the Federal Reserve’s new Program provides additional measures to its original policy statement laid out in January.

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