Cointelegraph By David Attlee
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority is planning to tackle a noteworthy rise of two superbugs — vancomycin-resistant enterococci and Candida auris — with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). According to a Nov. 24 South China Morning Post report citing the authority, the increase in the prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms, or...
The European Union’s banking regulator, the European Banking Authority (EBA), wants to update existing Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) rules for crypto providers. In a consultation paper published on Nov. 24, the EBA explains that current European regulations are no longer sufficient to govern AML/CFT standards...
The United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion received an education in the uses of blockchain technology in a hearing titled “Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets.” The meeting began with a discussion of Hamas’s use of...
With more than a month left before the end of 2023, the United States crypto industry has already spent $20 million on lobbying efforts. In the last year, the total sum stood at $22.2 million.According to a CoinGecko report published on Nov. 14, the U.S. crypto lobby has spent $20.19...
The chairman of Kazakhstan’s National Payment Corporation (NPC), Binur Zhalenov, has made the first transaction with the country’s new central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital tenge. During his speech at the XI Congress of Finance in Almaty on Nov. 15, he paid with a debit card tied to...
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could approve all 12 pending spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications by Nov. 17. Beginning on Nov. 9, the SEC reportedly has a “window” to approve all 12 spot Bitcoin ETF filings, including Grayscale Investments conversion of its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust...
The National Stock Market Commission (CNMV), Spain’s principal financial regulator, called out the fraudulent crypto assets promos on X (formerly Twitter) and reiterated the obligation of companies to comply with local laws. On Nov. 8, in a speech at the Deloitte annual conference for the Spanish financial sector in Madrid, the...
Australian authorities will oblige local companies to be fully transparent and report any ransomware cyberattacks on their businesses. The country’s economy lost $2.59 billion to cybercrimes in 2021. As reported by the Australian on Nov. 13, the national cybersecurity strategy, which will be revealed this week, will feature a mandatory...
On Nov. 8, the first-of-its-kind Institute of Crypto-Assets held a formal opening at the Léonard de Vinci center in the business district just outside of Paris. The Institute will support and conduct research related to blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Its scientific board includes 11 experts from major French educational...
The principal financial regulator in Spain, the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), has opened the first case on violating crypto promotion rules in the country. As reported in the press release from Nov. 8, CNMV initiated “sanctioning proceedings” against Miolos S.L for two “massive” advertisement companies in September and...