According to Cointelegraph, the current government of Australia has said that it has no plans to establish a strategic cryptocurrency reserve at this time. A spokesperson for Australia's Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones told Cointelegraph that the Albanese government is focused on regulating digital asset platforms and is developing a regulatory framework appropriate for digital assets. Tom Matthews, head of corporate affairs at Australian exchange Swyftx, believ...
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the establishment of a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit to protect retail investors.
Aztec announced the establishment of the Aztec Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the development of open-source programmable privacy. The Aztec Foundation was co-founded by Zac Williamson and Arnaud Schenk, who will serve as president and chairperson of the board, and Arnaud Schenk, who will serve as executive director of the foundation and serve on the board.
Scroll announced the formation of the Scroll Security Council. The Scroll Security Council is a decentralized governance body that oversees protocol upgrades and emergency response. Its core mission is to maintain the security and integrity of the Scroll network.
Polymarket predicts that the probability of the United States establishing a bitcoin national reserve in 2025 is 41%. It rose to 65% on January 17. As of press time, the cumulative transaction volume of the forecast reached 722,000 US dollars.
Federal Reserve Governor Paul Waller said that he sees no reason for the United States to establish a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC).
The official community organization of the Aptos Foundation, Movemaker, has been announced, co-sponsored by Ankaa and BlockBooster. The organization has received millions of dollars in funding from the Aptos Foundation and will focus on ecological construction in the Chinese-speaking area of Aptos, with independent decision-making power.
Blockchain associations from eight U.S. states have announced the formation of the North American Blockchain Association (NABA), an organization that aims to provide cohesive crypto policy advice to the federal government. Members include the Texas Blockchain Council, the Alabama Blockchain Alliance, the California Blockchain Advocacy Coalition, the Florida Blockchain Business Association, the Ohio Blockchain Council, the Pennsylvania Blockchain Alliance, the Virginia Blockchain Council, and the...
President-elect Donald Trump said a "foreign tax service" would be established to "collect duties, taxes and all foreign-sourced income".
On January 9th, Cinda Real Estate announced that the company and China Cinda and Xinsheng Libao jointly initiated the establishment of a real estate industry stock asset rescue fund. The total size of the fund of funds subscribed 20.001 billion yuan, of which the company subscribed 10 billion yuan as a inferior limited partner, mainly investing in the real estate industry problem enterprise rescue, problem project revitalization, participating in bankruptcy reorganization, legal auction and othe...
President-elect Donald Trump says Ukraine should immediately cease fire and negotiate.
On December 6th, Australia established a task force to strengthen the management of crypto ATMs. The task force aims to ensure that digital currency exchanges (DCEs) providing cryptocurrency ATM services meet minimum standards. The initiative aims to implement strong measures to prevent these machines from being used for scams, fraud or criminal transactions. Under the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Act 2006, DCEs, including cryptocurrency ATM providers, must register with the Australia...
On December 6th, Australia established a task force to strengthen the management of crypto ATM machines. The task force aims to ensure that digital currency exchanges (DCEs) providing crypto ATM services meet minimum standards. The initiative aims to implement strong measures to prevent these machines from being used for scams, fraud or criminal transactions. Under the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Act 2006, DCEs, including crypto ATM providers, are required to report to the Australian...
A Brazilian congressman has formally proposed the establishment of a national strategic bitcoin reserve, the Bitcoin Sovereign Strategic Reserve. The plan, known as the "Reserva Estatégica Soberana de Bitcoins" (RESBit), aims to diversify the country's finance ministry. According to the Brazilian media platform Portal do Bitcoin, Congressman Eros Biondini submitted the proposal on Monday.
Nasdaq-listed Nature's Miracle Holding Inc. announced the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary, NM Data Inc., which will mainly enter the field of development and acquisition of bitcoin mining facilities. It has signed an agreement with bitcoin mining company Future Tech to invest $3 million in it. It is reported that the initial investment of this transaction is 200,000 US dollars, and an additional 2.80 million US dollars will be paid within twelve months after the initial closing.