The Japanese government has set guidelines to advance the digital securitization of local government bonds (Security Tokens) issued by local governments. The government plans to submit the relevant bill to the ordinary parliament in 2026, and will determine the specific countermeasures according to the needs of the local governments within this month. Experts point out that digital local bonds based on blockchain technology can be issued and settled quickly without intermediaries, and can grasp ...
On December 22nd, Aave founder Stani.eth wrote that tomorrow's "brand equity control transfer to the holders" ARFC proposal vote is completely legal. In the past 5 days, all parties have discussed this, and the timetable of the ARFC proposal has been formulated. The snapshot also meets the requirements of the governance framework. Voting is the best way to solve the problem and the final way to govern. Aave, a leading lending agreement, is caught in the whirlpool of public opinion. Its community...
President Trump: The only reason the unemployment rate has climbed to 4.5% is because we are downsizing government employees on an unprecedented scale. All the new jobs are from the private sector! I can bring the unemployment rate down to 2% overnight by simply hiring more people in the federal government, even if those jobs are not required. Hopefully those fake news will accurately report the 4.5% number.
European Union governments have agreed on a position on the digital euro.
ECB Governing Council member Eskriva said he sees no reason to adjust interest rates and expects monetary policy to remain stable for the foreseeable future. The ECB left its policy rate unchanged on Thursday and raised some of its growth and inflation forecasts, a move that could close the door for further rate cuts in the near future. In an interview, Eskriva was asked about the next possible rate move, saying: "We don't know, but we are open to any change in either direction if necessary, but...
According to TheBlock, Coinbase has filed lawsuits against the states of Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut, arguing that prediction markets should be exclusively regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rather than state gaming regulators. The move comes on the heels of Coinbase's announcement of a partnership with the CFTC-regulated Kalshi platform, which plans to enter the prediction market space in January 2026. Paul Grewal, Coinbase's chief legal officer, said state int...
On December 18, CZ said in Space that it has recently spent a lot of time providing consulting services to governments around the world, and has conducted more serious communication and dialogue with the governments of about a dozen countries, covering official, public and private levels. The relevant discussions mainly focused on how to develop a regulatory framework for the crypto industry and how to introduce the crypto industry and related innovations into the development of the country.
According to OnchainLens, the Royal Government of Bhutan has pledged 320 ETH to Figment, worth about $906,500.
The Trump administration has launched a plan to recruit 1,000 engineers for a two-year term in the federal government, according to a government website. The administration is looking for people with expertise in software engineering, artificial intelligence, cyber security and data analytics, according to the website. The engineers will be assigned to positions within government entities, most of them in Washington, D.C. The website also shows that some private companies have pledged to conside...
According to DL News, the Belarusian Ministry of Information has blocked access to at least three large cryptocurrency exchanges, namely Bybit, Bitget and OKX, but the ministry has not yet explained its reasons. When Belarusian users try to access these sites, the page displays a message: "Access to this information resource is restricted according to the decision of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus. This is taken in accordance with the Law on Mass Media. A search of the da...