Javier Milei, president of Argentina, has issued an emergency executive order repealing a series of laws to prepare the state for upcoming privatization and modernization moves. The executive order, which has 366 articles, touches on major aspects of Argentine life, including rents, job regulation and land regulation. It also converts all state companies into limited […]
Ripple Executive Predicts ‘Breakout Moment’ for Crypto Institutional Adoption
Ripple’s president has shared her crypto predictions, stating that 2024 could mark “the breakout moment where institutional adoption for real-world utility takes off.” She emphasized: “The industry needs to build compliance tooling in a decentralized environment. It’s the next frontier of innovation in blockchain.” ‘We Reached the Tipping Point for Crypto to Be Recognized as […]
Franklin Templeton’s Executive Expects All Nations to Hold Bitcoin — ‘Every Country Is Going to Have to Hold Some Reserves’
An executive at trillion-dollar asset manager firm Franklin Templeton expects bitcoin to become “something that every treasury needs to hold.” She believes that “every country is going to have to hold some reserves,” emphasizing that the cryptocurrency is “working its way increasingly into the traditional banking ecosystem as just a foundational part of that system.” […]
Former Paxful Top Executive Ray Youssef Joins Rival P2P Platform Noones as CEO
Ray Youssef, the former CEO and founder of the peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trading platform Paxful, has been appointed the chief executive officer of the P2P financial communication app Noones. Youssef also reiterated his belief that bitcoin will play a role in promoting Africa’s prosperity. Noones Targeting the Global South Ray Youssef, one of the founders […]
Biden Administration Issues Landmark AI Executive Order
United States president Joe Biden has issued an executive order to establish new rules and standards that artificial intelligence (AI) companies will have to follow to secure the leadership of America in the field. The executive order also ostensibly seeks to protect the privacy of citizens and examine the effects that AI tools will have […]