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In brief Securitize expects to begin trading next week under the ticker symbol “SECZ,” following the completion of a merger with a blank-check firm. The debut of the BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist will test Wall Street’s appetite for companies tied to the emerging market. The company’s debut on the NYSE comes as the SEC wrestles with an innovation exemption for tokenized stocks. Whether Wall Street’s interest in tokenization translates into demand for companies closely tied to the technology is set to be tested next week alongside Securitize’s expected debut.The BlackRock-backed firm, which specializes in digital representations of real-world assets, announced plans…
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It’s fitting that the embattled Keir Starmer resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom almost exactly a decade after the Brexit referendum. More than anything else, it was that vote, on June 23rd 2016, which created Britain’s current political reality—a reality of which Starmer is just the latest victim.Perhaps the most ironic impact of Brexit is the fact that the United Kingdom has finally become a European country. By this I don’t mean that we’ve suddenly learned how to cook good food, or we’ve all become bilingual, or have embraced the siesta. We’re no more culturally European than we…
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This evening, I will be speaking to students with The Fund for American Studies. As is my usual custom with June trips to DC,…
The Ethereum Foundation’s (EF) co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang shared that she has stepped down from her role leading the organization effective immediately, in a…
The next crypto user may start outside exchangesFor most of crypto’s history, new users followed a fairly standard path. They signed up on an…
In brief The Federal Reserve proposed new rules requiring U.S. crypto firms to verify stablecoin users. Former Fed Chair Jerome Powell backed the proposal.…
Today the Supreme Court decided T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp., a case concerning the application of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, under which federal…
World Refugee Day draws attention to journalists who have been forced to flee their home countries due to threats, conflict, or repression. While exile…
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition, which is co-chaired by Index on Censorship, had a significant campaign success this week when coordinated Bills were introduced in…
Google, for example, has warned organizations to begin preparing for the transition to post-quantum cryptography and has been integrating quantum-safe cryptographic standards into parts…