In our “Events” section, we cover major conferences, meetups, and industry gatherings related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Here you will find announcements, highlights, and reports from important events shaping the crypto ecosystem. Read the “Events” section on ForkNews to stay updated on key happenings in the blockchain industry.
At the beginning of this year, it became known that former Wall Street hedge fund manager Mark Novogratz announced his intentions to open a cryptocurrency trading bank with the loud name Galaxy Digital. Novogratz has already raised about $250 million for the project, according to a person familiar with the details of the deal.
Japanese regulators are going to check companies that engage in activities related to various virtual currencies. This decision was made after a major hacker attack on the Coincheck exchange. Regulators believe that increased scrutiny will force these companies to strengthen safety and consumer protection measures.
According to the South China Morning Post, the People's Republic of China's announcement to ban cryptocurrency trading turned out to be nothing more than a hacker ploy.
Central banks should consider using digital currencies for cross-border payments to help reduce transaction time and costs, says a report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) think tank.
Jason Roy, chairman of the Binary Options Task Force and senior investigator at the Manitoba Securities Commission in Canada, is proposing that Google ban advertising related to cryptocurrency and ISO.
Financial analysts say that the decline in economic indicators of financial, industrial and IT companies was about 5%. All 30 major Dow Jones index positions that these segments occupy are falling before our eyes. The same picture is observed for the main positions of the Nasdaq index. Technology companies such as Apple, Twitter and Facebook fell 2.5%, 3.05% and 4.74% overnight.
According to a statement by Facebook Vice President David Marcus, there is a high probability that the platform will not introduce the possibility of cryptocurrency payments. What confuses Facebook representatives most is the high cost of transactions and the low speed of their transfer.
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that there is no reason yet to introduce a ban on digital currency in the city-state. At the same time, the Central Bank of Singapore is studying the potential risks associated with the cryptocurrency market, reports Reuters.
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