Brazil Pushes Mandatory Tokenization to Overhaul Market Tracking
Otto Lobo, president of the CVM, Brazil’s SEC equivalent, stressed that mandatory tokenization combined with AI supervision was necessary to modernize traditional surveillance methods made obsolete by the fund structure’s size, with a net worth of $2.32 trillion. Brazil’s SEC Defends Mandatory Tokenization For Market Surveillance Purposes The CVM, Brazil’s equivalent of the U.S. Securities […] Powered by...
Heatbit’s New Water Heater Miner Turns Hot Showers Into Bitcoin
A household water heater can now double as a bitcoin miner without replacing the tank. Heatbit’s new $899 Bitwater device swaps an ordinary heating element for 20 mining chips, turning electricity used for hot showers into potential bitcoin earnings. Twenty Mining Chips Inside a Water Heater Heatbit is taking bitcoin mining somewhere few homeowners would […] Powered by...
Russia Hits 270,000 Digital Ruble Accounts in Rapid CBDC Launch
At a press conference, Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, said interest in the Russian central bank digital currency was higher than expected, and that the institution is monitoring the situation and planning to launch new services to encourage adoption. Central Bank of Russia: Digital Ruble Reaches 270K Accounts The Central Bank […] Powered by...
Ripple Study Finds Banks Could Unlock $100M Beyond Crypto Custody
Digital asset services and custody choices could improve a regional bank’s financial results by up to $100 million, according to research commissioned by Ripple. The findings position custody as infrastructure for payments, lending, and tokenized assets. BCG Sees Up to $100 Million in Potential Bank Gains Banks could improve their financial results by combining digital […] Powered by...
US Extradites Chinese National in $36.9M+ Crypto Scam With 174 Victims
A Chinese national faces a U.S. money laundering charge after extradition from the Netherlands in an alleged cryptocurrency scam involving more than $36.9 million. Investigators identified 174 American victims whose funds allegedly moved through offshore banking and digital wallets. Extradition Brings Zhao Before California Court Zheng Zhao, a 44-year-old Chinese national, was arraigned in the […] Powered by...