The Senate on Tuesday voted to block the Clarity Act from advancing, dealing a major blow to the crypto industry’s push for a comprehensive market structure framework. The procedural vote leaves the bill stalled on Capitol Hill after months of negotiations aimed at building bipartisan support. Republican leaders had released a revised version of the…
The Clarity Act, which seeks to establish a U.S. federal framework for digital assets, is likely to pass given broad support from crypto firms, law-enforcement groups and several banks, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said. The legislation was ready to be supported by the Senate, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Thursday,…
The author, ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi Paul Colmer argues in TechCentral that the Competition Commission should refuse the application ACT has made on behalf of its members for a five-year exemption covering parts of rural network deployment. He makes his case carefully, and it deserves a direct answer rather than a restatement of our position….
Kigali, Rwanda — As leaders gather in Kigali for the Africa Food Systems Forum, CGIAR’s Ismahane Elouafi argues that Africa must connect proven agricultural innovation with the finance, partnerships and delivery systems needed to achieve impact at scale. As leaders gather in Kigali for the Africa Food Systems Forum, they face an urgent question: why…
The most interesting thing at Apple’s September iPhone keynote might not be the iPhone. That is an odd thing to say in a year when Apple is expected to introduce its first folding smartphone, possibly called the iPhone Ultra. Alongside it should come the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, while the standard iPhone 18…
US President Donald Trump. Image: Reuters Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related stocks surged in pre-market trading on Thursday after US President Donald Trump urged congress to pass legislation establishing clear rules for the digital asset sector, following a White House meeting with industry executives. Trump, a vocal cryptocurrency advocate who has promised to make the US the…
A U.S. appeals court dodged a decision Thursday on President Donald Trump’s contentious use of an obscure law called the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. The judges dismissed the case because the Trump administration has now removed all three plaintiffs from the U.S. using alternative legal authorities. The ruling by the…
The European Union’s mandatory AI transparency regulations under Article 50 of the AI Act officially took effect on August 2, making Europe the world’s most prominent regulator of artificial intelligence. The new rules require content publishers to clearly label synthetic media and explicitly inform users whenever they interact with an AI chatbot or automated agent…
ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi Communications regulator Icasa’s draft rapid deployment regulations – a critical intervention for the sector – risk failing unless the regulator brings municipalities into the process, according to Nomvuyiso Batyi, CEO of the Association of Comms & Technology (ACT). Speaking on the TechCentral Show with TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod, Batyi said Icasa…
Satellite view of Iran (with mask). This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites., Iran, Middle East, Asia, True Colour Satellite Image With Mask (Photo by Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Planet Observer | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Iran summoned a Ukrainian diplomat in Tehran on…
