UK Parliament Preps Crypto Donation Ban in New Election Bill
The UK Government is moving to amend provisions regarding cryptocurrency donations in elections, as recommended in April by the Rycroft review. While the document recommended a moratorium on these donations, a new proposal would ban them entirely, including donations “made from the proceeds generated by crypto-assets.” UK Government to Deal With Political Cryptocurrency Donations The […] Powered by...
Banco Do Brasil Makes Latam’s First Digital Structured Note Trade
The transaction, which the institution claims is the first of its kind in Latam, pioneers institutional investment in blockchain-based investment instruments and opens the door to expanding these activities, fostering the creation of standards and infrastructure to support them. Banco do Brasil Pioneers Institutional Investment in Blockchain-Based Note Latam has been open to digital assets […] Powered by...
Hungary Moves to Abolish Regulator Behind Controversial 35-Year Casino Deal
Hungary’s new government has ordered a report on how to terminate the authority that oversees gambling, tobacco, and concessions, six weeks after that authority extended a casino license to 2061 without a public tender. On Wednesday, the prime minister said legislation is coming and the body “served private interests.” The authority says it will cooperate. […] Powered by...
Bill Gates Warns a Fast-Moving Tech Threat Needs an IAEA-Style Watchdog
In an interview with journalist Karen Weise, Bill Gates argued that Silicon Valley is deploying AI too quickly for today’s regulatory frameworks to handle, warning of job displacement and even AI-enabled biological attacks. He’s calling for an international oversight body modeled on the International Atomic Energy Agency, along with a “token tax” on compute and […] Powered by...
Tokenized Gold Explored as Collateral for SOL Staking
Korea Gold Exchange Digital Asset partners with Flowra to explore using a gold-backed digital asset as collateral to secure solana tokens for network validators. Capitalizing on Onchain Real-World Assets Solana blockchain infrastructure firm Flowra has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Gold Exchange Digital Asset. (KorDA) to explore using gold-backed digital assets as collateral […] Powered by...
