Bitpanda Secures MiCAR License From Austria’s FMA, Further Strengthening European Position

Bitpanda has announced that it has become the first major cryptocurrency exchange to secure the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA). This achievement marks Bitpanda’s third MiCAR license, following similar approvals in Germany and Malta, further solidifying its position as a leader in regulatory compliance within the European crypto…

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OpenSea Urges SEC To Exempt NFT Marketplaces From Securities Regulations

Leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to formally exempt NFT platforms from federal securities regulations. In a letter dated April 9, OpenSea’s general counsel Adele Faure and deputy general counsel Laura Brookover appealed to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who heads the agency’s Crypto Task Force….

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The Fight for Democratized AI: Tech CEO Calls out Big Tech Tactics

Travis Good, co-founder and CEO of Ambient, warns about the dangers of closed-source artificial intelligence, emphasizing its lack of transparency and auditability as a threat to independent information sources and user autonomy. Closed-Source AI Threatens Independent Content Creators In a stark warning about the future of information access, Travis Good, co-founder and CEO of Ambient,…

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Ethereum ETFs shed asset as ETH/BTC price plummets

Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds continued shedding assets as US recession risks rose and its price crashed. SoSoValue data shows that spot Ethereum (ETH) ETFs shed assets in the last seven consecutive weeks. They had net outflows of $82.4 million last week, bringing the cumulative inflows to $2.2 billion.  All ETH ETFs now have just $5.25…

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