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News Explorer — Ripple Labs Opposes SEC’s Request for Appeal: Filing
Ripple Labs has filed a new document opposing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) request for an appeal in their ongoi...

News Explorer — Uniswap Court Ruling Makes DeFi a Regulatory ‘Anomaly’
A district judge ruled that Uniswap investors and developers are not liable for the impact of so-called scam tokens, stating that decentrali...

Salzgitter Suspends Guidance After Aurubis Cuts Earnings Forecast
The Wall Street Journal China Shares End Mostly Higher on Property Easing Measures China shares ended mostly higher after Beijing announced ...

News Explorer — Tether’s Stablecoin Peg Has Wobbled All of August, Say Anaylsts
According to research from Kaiko, USDT, the U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Tether, experienced a slight depeg throughout August. Th...

Jeremy McLaughlin Forecasts Crypto Resurgence in The US – Here’s How
A partner at K&L Gates law firm, Jeremy McLaughlin, has predicted a resurgence in the US crypto industry amid ongoing regulatory turmoil...

Futures, Bonds Dip As German Inflation Comes In Hotter Than Expected
US equity futures are lower, following most European bourses and bonds in the red European after the latest round of German regional data su...

Melbourne’s AI and Web3 hackfest defies perceived drop in Australian innovation
As far as innovation goes, Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world — but you wouldn’t know it if you went to the AI and Web3 H...

Australian exchange enlists PayPal as banks ‘close ranks’ against crypto
The CEO of Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve says it has turned to payments giant PayPal to hedge against increasing bank restr...

Futures Jump As Nvidia Blowout Earnings Spark Tech Rally; Jackson Hole Begins
US equity futures and global markets rallied after NVDA’s blowout earnings, which sent the stock to a new record high above $500, gave...

Australia’s Central Bank Wraps Up CBDC Pilot Program – Is Issuance On The Horizon?
Australia’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), has completed its pilot program exploring the potential use cases of a cent...

CBDCs seen offering faster settlements by 87% global securities firms: Citi survey
Discussions around ways to shorten local settlement cycles within the next five years have got most securities firms eyeing local central ba...

Binance-backed The Weeknd Global Tour Comes to Australia, New Zealand: Details
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known colloquially as The Weeknd, is planning to visit Australia and New Zealand with concerts in November and Decemb...