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According to techinasia, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, China, discussed the proposed stablecoin bill on January 23. This was the first meeting of the bill since its first reading on December 18, 2024. Key officials, including Deputy Secretary General for Financial Services and the Treasury Francis Ho, outlined the regulatory framework for stablecoins. The bill requires issuers to obtain a license from the HKMA and maintain a reserve of high-quality, highly liquid assets. The proposed leg...
Next Monday's meeting of the Eurogroup, an informal body of economic and financial ministers that meets to discuss issues related to the euro, will discuss tokenization, distributed ledger (DLT) technology and central bank funding for wholesale settlements, as well as the state of retail digital euros. Hyun Song Shin, economic advisor and head of the Monetary and Economic Department at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), will participate in the discussion. He is involved in the Agora p...
Next Monday's meeting of the Eurogroup, an informal body of economic and financial ministers that meets to discuss issues related to the euro, will discuss tokenization, distributed ledger technology and central bank funding for wholesale settlements, as well as the state of retail digital euros. Hyun Song Shin, economic advisor and head of the Monetary and Economic Department at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), will participate in the discussion. He is involved in Project Agorá, a...
The UK government has launched consultations to explore the possibility of a nationwide ban to prevent operators of critical national infrastructure from succumbing to the demands of ransomware cybercriminals. In a proposal dated January 14, the Home Office proposed a "targeted ban" on ransomware payments to all public sector bodies and critical national infrastructure, such as energy, health services and local councils, expanding an existing ban on government departments.
According to local news agencies, South Korea has officially started discussions to develop the second part of the crypto regulatory framework and plans to draft legislation in the second half of this year. According to South Korean news outlet Edaily, the South Korean Financial Services Commission held a meeting on Wednesday to outline the main tasks that the upcoming bill will involve. Kim So-young, vice chairperson of the Financial Services Commission, mentioned at the meeting that the world'...
According to Yonhap News Agency, Yoon's lawyer is discussing Yoon's voluntary attendance at the meeting with investigators.
According to the AXIOS website, US President Joe Biden discussed plans to strike Iranian nuclear facilities if Iran accelerates the construction of a nuclear bomb by January 20.
Forbes posts discussing what could be the most noteworthy trends for cryptocurrencies in 2025: regenerative finance (ReFi) and green crypto projects that use blockchain technology to help with ecological restoration. Blockchain-based dispute resolution mechanisms that provide automated and transparent solutions. The rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to promote financial inclusion. Decentralized identity (DID) systems that give users control over personal data. Decentralized artific...
According to The Information, OpenAI has discussed developing a humanoid robot.
The Polygon community is discussing a proposal to generate proceeds from over $1 billion held on the PoS Chain Bridge. Web3 risk provider Allez Labs, together with DeFi protocols Morpho and Yearn, wrote a Pre-Polygon Improvement Proposal to solicit input from the Polygon community on deploying about $1.30 billion of stablecoin reserves (DAI, USDC, and USDT) from the Polygon PoS Bridge. The proposal claims that with $1.30 billion of stablecoin reserves sitting idle, these funds represent an oppor...
Reserve Bank of Australia President Bullock: There is talk of cutting interest rates.
At the Emergence conference hosted by The Block, experts discussed the impending "renaissance" of the stablecoin industry. Regional stablecoins will rise rapidly with the implementation of the European Crypto Asset Market Regulatory Framework (MiCA) and the assumption of pro-crypto politicians in the United States. Vishal Gupta, a former Circle executive, pointed out that the stablecoin market will shift from a dollar-dominated landscape to diversified development, such as stablecoins backing th...
Mr. Bescent, Mr. Trump's nominee to be Treasury secretary, has suggested in Barron's that Mr. Trump publicly name a successor to Fed chairperson Jerome Powell as soon as he takes office, effectively creating a "shadow Fed chairperson", which Mr. Powell has objected to. "I don't think that's on the table at all," Mr. Powell said on Wednesday. "There's a whole range of institutional relationships between the Fed and every administration. I totally think we can keep the same relationship." Mr. Powe...
Bank of Korea: The Bank of Korea's monetary policy committee will meet early Wednesday to discuss market stabilization measures.
According to the Financial Times, OpenAI is discussing plans to introduce advertising to its artificial intelligence products as the ChatGPT developer seeks new revenue streams. In an interview with the Financial Times, OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said the $150 billion artificial intelligence startup is considering an advertising model, adding that they plan to be cautious when and where they implement advertising. The San Francisco-based company raised $6.60 billion in new financ...
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