Australian regulator asks High Court to allow appeal in Block Earner case

Australian regulator asks High Court to allow appeal in Block Earner case

A Block Earner spokesperson told Cointelegraph that ASIC’s case against the firm has escalated to a “broader legal question” around the definition of a financial product. Australia’s financial regulator will seek the High Court’s permission to appeal a lower court’s ruling favoring fintech firm Block Earner, which found the company’s crypto-linked fixed-yield earning service is…

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India’s Supreme Court urges government to regulate cryptocurrency

India’s Supreme Court urges government to regulate cryptocurrency

India’s Supreme Court questioned the government’s failure to regulate cryptocurrencies despite taxing them, warning that Bitcoin and similar assets pose economic risks. India’s Supreme Court has questioned the government’s lack of regulatory clarity on cryptocurrencies despite imposing taxes on digital assets like Bitcoin. According to Indian legal news outlet LawChakra, the country’s Supreme Court expressed…

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Alarm bells ring in US over OpenAI’s crypto project World

Alarm bells ring in US over OpenAI’s crypto project World

OpenAI’s World project is coming to the US, where a state-by-state approach to privacy could complicate user protections. World Network, the digital identity and crypto project of Sam Altman’s OpenAI, has alarmed privacy activists ahead of its United States launch, with observers concerned over its data collection and protection practices. World “is the opposite of…

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