U.S. regulators have engaged hedge funds to investigate possible money laundering crimes committed by the Binance crypto exchange. The Washington Post writes about it.
Recall that regulators have been investigating Binance’s business since 2018. In early December 2022, information appeared on the network that the US Department of Justice was ready to accuse the trading platform of money laundering. Despite the fact that the rumors were not confirmed, users began to actively withdraw cryptocurrency from Binance. Experts believe that the trading platform will be able to survive the crisis.
The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) has postponed the launch of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) digital peso indefinitely. Local media write about it.
Two years after the announcement of the digital peso, the instrument is still in its early stages of development. Therefore, Mexicans are unlikely to see a CBDC launch in 2024 as expected. The timing of the release of the tool, as they say in the media, will be determined after the layout of the new budget and the study of the results of the first stages of development. Earlier, the Tether project team presented its version of the digital peso.
The metaverse market could grow to $5 trillion by 2030. McKinsey analysts came to such conclusions as part of their study.
The researchers believe that the metaverse market will continue to grow at a pace that will not allow large companies to ignore the emerging trend. At the same time, Apple CEO Tim Cook is sure that average users do not understand what digital worlds are and why they are needed.
