SPI, led by Miller Whitehouse-Levine, plans to unite stakeholders in the Solana ecosystem, influencing regulatory discussions to create clearer rules that foster innovation. Solana’s blockchain is receiving growing institutional interest, with financial giants like BlackRock and Fidelity engaging with the network. A new effort has been launched to inform policymakers on decentralized networks and their […]

Australian regulators are cracking down on the country’s more than one thousand crypto ATMs amid concerns over scams and fraud. In a new announcement, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is putting crypto ATM providers on notice, saying that some firms may be in violation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism (AML/CTF) provisions. AUSTRAC’s […]

Kristin Smith, CEO of the US-based Blockchain Association, will be leaving the cryptocurrency advocacy group for the recently launched Solana Policy Institute.In an April 1 notice, the Blockchain Association (BA) said Smith would be stepping down from her role as CEO on May 16. According to the association, the soon-to-be former CEO will become president […]