Sahara co-founder Sean Ren, a computer science professor at the University of Southern California, says his tech can help workers and businesses get compensated for their knowledge, data and expertise in the age of AI.
Crypto Political Operation Targets California’s Katie Porter by Undermining Her Base
A leading crypto industry political operation, Fairshake, is trying to ensure that the U.S. Senate doesn’t get a twin for its chief Washington antagonist Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) by trying to cut the legs from under U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) in the 11th hour of her state’s primary-election battle.
Crypto Political Group Fairshake Targets California Senate Candidate Katie Porter
The U.S. crypto industry’s most prominent campaign-finance organization, Fairshake, is going after Sen. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), spending a part of its war chest to try to derail the progressive lawmaker.
Alleged Crypto Investment Scam Worth $80M Sees Four People Charged With Money Laundering in U.S.
The four allegedly obtained the money through so-called pig-butchering and other fraudulent schemes.
Alleged Crypto Investment Scam Worth $80M Sees Four People Charged With Money Laundering in U.S.
The four allegedly obtained the money through so-called pig-butchering and other fraudulent schemes.
Alleged Crypto Investment Scam Worth $80M Sees Four People Charged With Money Laundering in U.S.
The four allegedly obtained the money through so-called pig-butchering and other fraudulent schemes.
SBF claims innocence, contradicts other witnesses: Law Decoded
Sam Bankman-Fried was the final witness to take the stand after more than three weeks of testimonies in court.
California bill aims to cap crypto ATM withdrawals at $1,000 per day to combat scams
A new legislative investigation found some crypto ATMs charging a premium as high as 33%, while a few ATMs had limits of up to $50,000.
Crypto World Cautiously Hopeful as California Acts in Absence of U.S. Feds
Crypto insiders feel they’ve been burned before in the cauldron of New York’s BitLicense, but they fell that California’s implementation leaves some room for hope.
California ‘BitLicense’ Bill Signed by Gov. Newsom
The Digital Financial Assets Law will take effect on July 1, 2025.
Fed Report: Silvergate Bank Got Fatally Ensnared in Crypto While Examiners Shrugged
Silvergate Bank transformed from a community lender to a high-flying crypto bank without its Federal Reserve examiners raising an alarm, according to a report from the Federal Reserve’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), allowing the bank to take risks that would turn fatal.
California commission outlines campaign disclosure requirements for crypto
The California Fair Political Practices Commission has released disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency contributions to political candidates and committees.
Crypto Biz: Elon Musk’s X targets financial services, PacWest emergency rescue and more
This week’s Crypto Biz explores Elon Musk’s plans for X, the Italian central bank’s take on DeFi, PacWest’s merger with Banc of California and more.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI hit with class-action lawsuit over alleged data theft
AI technology has gained a lot of traction over the past year, with the European Union and the United States already proposing legislation to regulate the nascent tech.
Kim Kardashian EMAX Suit to Proceed as Court Considers Updated Complaint
A California judge backtracked on a tentative ruling to dismiss the allegations against the reality TV star after receiving a more detailed complaint.
Coinbase faces suit over alleged privacy violations in biometrics collection
The proposed class action lawsuit alleges the exchange violated privacy laws in Illinois when it collected and stored users’ fingerprints and facial scans.
JPMorgan to acquire troubled First Republic Bank
Banking giant JPMorgan will take over the assets of the troubled First Republic Bank after its seizure by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.
California approves blockchain-based digital wallet for gov’t services
Santa Cruz voted to approve the use of a blockchain-based digital wallet for government services and official documentation and is set to begin a pilot program in July 2023.
Texas’ gold-backed digital currency project: Law Decoded, April 3–10
While Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis attack the idea of American CBDC, Texan lawmakers propose to create a statewide one.
US state regulators announce $10M settlement with Robinhood ‘for failing investors’
The investigation looked into complaints of Robinhood’s system outages that caused users to miss out on trades while many of its services were unavailable.