Tag: blockchain

El Salvador & SEC: A Crypto Regulatory Sandbox in the Making?

El Salvador & SEC: A Crypto Regulatory Sandbox in the Making?

• Facts

El Salvador's bold embrace of Bitcoin has positioned it as a fascinating, if controversial, player in the global crypto landscape. Now, the nation is exploring new avenues to deepen its involvement, and its recent discussions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signal a potentially groundbreaking development: a crypto...

El Salvador Seeks Cross-Border Crypto Regulation with U.S. SEC

El Salvador Seeks Cross-Border Crypto Regulation with U.S. SEC

• Regulation

El Salvador’s digital asset regulator, the National Bitcoin Office, a media popular joint regulatory sandbox with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Comisión Nacional de Activos Digitales (CNAD) is at the helm of this effort. Its purpose is to improve international collaboration in regulating digital assets. This move...

El Salvador's Crypto Playbook: Can the SEC Finally Learn to Innovate?

El Salvador's Crypto Playbook: Can the SEC Finally Learn to Innovate?

• Commentary

El Salvador. A tiny nation. A David facing a Goliath. Here, David’s foe is epic-Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), shackled as it is by decades of tradition. At the same time, El Salvador races toward the front of the pack in the cryptocurrency competition. What’s really revolutionary though, is that...

5 Ways Crypto Can Supercharge Digital India (They Won't Tell You)

5 Ways Crypto Can Supercharge Digital India (They Won't Tell You)

• Commentary

Digital India. It’s a favorite buzzword of the administration, which euphorically invokes it at every opportunity while heralding the nation’s technologically enlightened future. Aadhaar, UPI – these are undeniable successes. What if we’re radically misunderstanding this real digital revolution and it’s not happening from the top down, but rather, it’s...

Web3 Dubai: Are Security Audits the Real Innovation?

Web3 Dubai: Are Security Audits the Real Innovation?

• Commentary

Dubai. The name alone creates a picture of shimmering skyscrapers, brazen ambition, and today, a budding epicenter of Web3. QuillAudits, one of the top security auditing firms, is throwing a killer series of events from April – May. These events, perfectly-timed around TOKEN2049, will highlight what’s next in blockchain, DeFi,...

QuillAudits to Host Web3 Events in Dubai, Shaping Future of Blockchain

QuillAudits to Host Web3 Events in Dubai, Shaping Future of Blockchain

• Web3 Projects

QuillAudits, the largest and most comprehensive Web3 security auditing firm, will sponsor four exclusive elite events across Dubai. These dynamic convenings take place this April and May. These events bring together the best and brightest of our industry. Together, they’ll learn, connect and create a better future with Web3, including...

Nasdaq to SEC: Crypto Needs Rules, Not Just Roadblocks

Nasdaq to SEC: Crypto Needs Rules, Not Just Roadblocks

• Facts

Now, one of the most influential players in finance—Nasdaq—is jumping into the fray on smart cryptocurrency regulation. They’re pushing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish straightforward guidelines governing the fast-growing digital asset space. Nasdaq responded with a 23-page letter to the SEC’s new crypto task force. In...

Nasdaq Advocates for SEC to Regulate Cryptocurrencies as Securities

Nasdaq Advocates for SEC to Regulate Cryptocurrencies as Securities

• Regulation

Nasdaq has been pressuring the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to classify selected cryptocurrencies the same as regular financial securities. The order comes in the midst of larger conversations about the classification and regulation of digital assets. On April 25, Nasdaq sent a letter explaining their rulemaking request. They called...

SEC Crypto Crackdown Crushes Creators? Nasdaq's Plea a Double-Edged Sword

SEC Crypto Crackdown Crushes Creators? Nasdaq's Plea a Double-Edged Sword

• Commentary

Nasdaq is also advocating for the SEC to treat crypto assets as securities. Fine. But what about the artists? What’s more, the creators developing a new ecosystem beyond the corporate-controlled financial system. Are we actually prepared to lose the burgeoning Web3 arts community that’s developed throughout Southeast Asia? When it...

Dubai Web3 Events: Southeast Asia's Artists Are Missing Out!

Dubai Web3 Events: Southeast Asia's Artists Are Missing Out!

• Commentary

Dubai’s rise as a global Web3 nexus is real and impressive. QuillAudits’ series of private, invitation-only events scheduled to coincide with TOKEN2049 Dubai next April/May, focusing on the crypto channels from DeFi to AI, shouts opportunity. Collaboration, innovation, the future of Web3 – it’s all so damn energizing. Backed by...

Japan's "New Capitalism 2025" Plan Signals Regulatory Embrace of Bitcoin and Web3

Japan is strategically positioning itself as a global leader in digital innovation with its updated "New Capitalism 2025" plan, released on April 13. Taken together, this plan represents a major regulatory turning point event toward welcoming Bitcoin and Web3 technologies. The initiative aims to leverage digital assets to solve social...

ProCap's Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Bet: Genius Move or Regulatory Minefield?

ProCap’s billion-dollar Bitcoin play, made possible by taking the company public through a SPAC merger with Columbus Circle Capital, is nothing if not audacious. It's a statement. A great big middle finger, I suppose, to the established financial universe. Anthony Pompaliano, Bitcoin bull and crypto entrepreneur. He is taking a...

5 Ways MiCA Fuels Europe's Crypto Art Boom While US Stalls

Let’s face it, the crypto art world is booming. It’s a great sign that digital artists are getting their long-overdue recognition. They are establishing tangible careers, reaching audiences across the world in ways we could have never fathomed just years ago. Here's the thing: that explosion is happening much faster...

Crypto Confidence Scams: $225M Seized! Are You at Risk?

The crypto space is teeming with both innovation and opportunity. It obscures terrible risks, chief among them being confidence scams. Just last week, the U.S. government seized another $225 million in cryptocurrency. This is the largest-ever seizure of funds stolen through so-called “pig butchering” scams. In this article, we’ll look...

U.S. Attorney Aims to Recover Millions Lost in Crypto ‘Confidence Scams’

The U.S. Attorney’s Office recently filed a civil action targeting cryptocurrency investment fraud, seeking to recover funds lost by dozens of victims across the country. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro joined other officials in announcing the dramatic action. This action comes in response to more than $225.3 million connected to...

Trump's Crypto Promises Ring Hollow As MiCA Steals The Show

Donald Trump speeding into the crypto lane now has all the makings of a not-so-subtle, last ditch effort to grab votes. He's saying all the right things, promising a crypto-friendly environment, but forgive me if I don't exactly rush out to buy a "Trump Coin" just yet. Words are cheap....

Coinbase Goes EU-Wide: MiCA License Secured in Luxembourg!

Coinbase has received an official Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This pivotal move allows the cryptocurrency exchange to extend its services across all 27 member states of the European Union, potentially reaching a market of 450 million people. This license puts...