According to a Canadian self-regulatory organization executive, securities regulators’ tightened requirements on stablecoins are “grounded in core investor protection.”. Speaking on a panel at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto on Aug. 13, Suzanne Lasrado, vice president of member services and innovation at the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), suggested the requirements on digital assets released by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) in 2023 may have been necessary for investor protection in Canadian markets.

Canadian regulators are looking to investor protection with stablecoin rules — CIRO

Cryptocurrency wallets allegedly connected to #EndBadGovernance protesters in Nigeria are reportedly active and performing transactions, despite a court order to freeze them. The wallets contain over $37 million and were ordered to be frozen by Judge Emeka Nwite on July 9, according to a recent report by local news outlet Premium Times. However, an investigation by Techpoint Africa identified discrepancies between court documents and blockchain data, indicating these wallets may not have been fully restricted.

Frozen Crypto Wallets Linked to Nigeria Protests Are Still Active: Report

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance reached an agreement with Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) over offering derivatives products. In an Aug. 14 notice, the CVM said Binance agreed to pay 9.6 million reais — roughly $1.7 million at the time of publication — to the securities regulator. The CVM issued a warning to Binance in 2020 that the exchange was offering Brazilian residents derivatives products without authorization.

Binance reaches $1.7M agreement with Brazilian securities regulator

Business Insider

Ho's stake in the newly-public company is worth nearly $70 million. Bloomberg estimates his family's fortune at $13 billion.

Meet the 29-year-old son of a casino billionaire who just took his influencer and esports company public

Decentralized finance protocols appear to be showing signs of recovery, with lending and borrowing platform Aave hitting a new record in weekly active borrowers. In a post on X on Aug. 14, Aave founder Stani Kulechov reported that the lending and borrowing protocol has reached around 40,000 active weekly borrowers, eclipsing the previous high in late 2022.

DeFi rises again as Aave hits new ATH in weekly borrowers

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Las Vegas, NV

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck areas near Las Vegas on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The quake, which occurred at 8:06 p.m., was centered approximately 45 minutes from Las Vegas, near Indian Springs.

Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Areas Near Las Vegas

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

AI startup EliseAI, which has developed an agent for the housing sector, has hit a unicorn valuation, CEO Minna Song said.

Check out the pitch deck AI startup EliseAI used to raise $75 million in Series D funding

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

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According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

The US Sun

NEW studies show that Hyundai and Kia’s tech upgrades have staved off thieves after hundreds of cars were caught in a TikTok trend firestorm. The promising numbers come after particular Hyundai and Kia owners continued to apply for their chunk of a one-time settlement payment. Research from the Highway Loss Data Institute suggested that vehicle thefts […]

Hyundai & Kia customers can still claim one-time $3k payment – as brands insist new tech has led to big drop in theft

Worldline (Euronext: WLN), the global leader in payment services, in continued cooperation with BLIK, one of Poland’s most popular mobile payment systems, is rolling out for its clients the functionality of BLIK code payment on Worldline Tap on Mobile app. Under the partnership, businesses using Tap on Mobile on their mobile terminals will be able to accept payments with a BLIK code.

BLIK Code Payments on Worldline Tap on Mobile

New Hampshire State

ABC News

New York AG Letitia James is asking nearly a dozen tech companies to protect voters from election-related misinformation, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.

New York AG warns tech giants against allowing election-related misinformation

Swell has launched the first Bitcoin LRT to offer restaking rewards from the Ethereum ecosystem. Swell Restaked BTC (swBTC) holders will earn restaking yield from Symbiotic, EigenLayer, and Karak, with the opportunity to further boost yield in DeFi. The innovation of swBTC is commended by leading custodian BitGo, and strategic...

Swell launches swBTC on Symbiotic, EigenLayer and Karak

The Swedish buy now, pay later giant Klarna said it has begun offering savings accounts to its customers in the U.S. and 12 European countries, according to a Thursday post on the company’s website. Customers can use money from the accounts to pay for items using Klarna’s trademark installment payment app.

Klarna jumps into banking business

A pioneering Bitcoin developer claims to have created the first fully anonymous onchain decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) with a mission to “defend freedom.”. In a post on X on Aug. 12, OG Bitcoin (BTC) developer Amir Taaki unveiled an anonymous DAO that cannot be seen onchain. “More than ever,...

World’s first fully anonymous DAO created to ‘defend freedom’

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Nigerian state plans to tokenize real estate, boost revenue

Nigeria’s Lagos state government has announced an ambitious plan to tokenize real estate, leveraging blockchain technology to enhance transparency, efficiency and ease of transfer in property...

Nigerian state plans to tokenize real estate, boost revenue

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