Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman warned that banks risk irrelevance if they resist blockchain, artificial intelligence, and crypto adoption. She said regulators are now building… Continue reading
SEC Reportedly Investigates World Liberty Partner Alt5 Sigma
The SEC is investigating Alt5 Sigma, a company that recently conducted a $1.5 billion partnership with Trump’s World Liberty Financial. Its President, Jon Isaac, is… Continue reading
BIS Floats AML Scores for Non-Custodial Crypto Wallets
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published a bulletin on Aug. 13 suggesting that anti-money laundering (AML) checks could be extended to non-custodial crypto wallets… Continue reading
New crypto advocacy group debuts at Wyoming summit
A group of crypto industry figures has launched a nonprofit lobbying arm to engage US policymakers and the public on digital asset issues. A nonprofit… Continue reading
Fed\’s Top Banking Regulator Floats Allowing Staff to Hold Crypto
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision, Michelle Bowman, told a crypto conference in Jackson Hole on Tuesday that she favors allowing central bank staff to… Continue reading
GENIUS ACT and Beyond: Kaia Explains Asian Perspective
With the recent passing of the GENIUS Act, a landmark US regulation for stablecoins, global attention has intensified. To discuss the growing stablecoin landscape in… Continue reading
Ripple’s Global Co-Head of Policy on 4 Best Practices for Digital Asset Custody
Ripple executives used a policy-related blog post on Monday to argue that digital asset custody has become the foundation for institutional adoption of stablecoins, tokenized… Continue reading
Helium eyes a potential path to deflationary tokenomics
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. The decentralized wireless company Helium is planning to funnel 100% of Helium… Continue reading
Best Crypto Investment Ideas According to CEO of $1.6T Asset Manager Franklin Templeton
Bitcoin BTC$112,859.03 aside, the best investment in crypto is its “picks and shovels,” according to the CEO of $1.6 trillion asset manager Franklin Templeton. Jenny… Continue reading
Crypto venture funding drops 59% to $1.9 billion in Q2, later-stage deals dominate
Crypto venture funding declined 59% quarter-over-quarter to $1.976 billion in the second quarter across 378 deals. According to a Galaxy report, last quarter was the… Continue reading