San Francisco Financial News
22.05 / 15:47
coinbase
Cryptocurrency exchanges
Bittrex
Malaysia Regulator Orders Crypto Exchange Huobi Global Limited To Stop Operations
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global Limited has to stop operations in Malaysia after its regulator found it was operating without being registered.
19.05 / 15:59
Platform
coinbase
Strategy
Coinbase Officially Debuts Coinbase One Subscription in US, UK, Germany, and Ireland – What Does it Do?
Amid the rigid regulatory atmosphere in the US crypto market, San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase is expanding its offering to other regions.
17.05 / 16:49
Blockchain
Provident
Crime
Reddit
Holdings
Crypto Holdings
US Secret Service Reveals Crypto Holdings, Blockchain Fascination and NFT Collection in Reddit AMA
The US Secret Service has revealed that they are “definitely holders of crypto,” that they have a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and claimed that crypto has made it easier than before to track flows of illicit money.
17.05 / 12:27
Digital
Ripple
XRP
SEC
CEO
Action
Fighting
Swiss
Crypto firm Ripple buys Swiss startup as SEC crackdown forces companies to consider overseas moves
Blockchain firm Ripple said Wednesday it has acquired Metaco, a Swiss firm that holds digital assets securely on behalf of clients, in a bid to expand its international footprint and broaden its range of services.
16.05 / 14:21
Lightning Network
lightning
Nodes
Bitcoin
bitcoin lightning
Bitcoin Lightning company River raises $35M amid ‘new wave of institutional adoption’
The tide might have gone out on Bitcoin Ordinals, but there’s a strong undercurrent of investments in Bitcoin-only companies. River, a U.S.-based Bitcoin (BTC) technology and financial services company is the latest to make a splash.
16.05 / 01:41
Blockchain
Law
regulation
Cybersecurity
crimes
Cybercrime
US Secret Service holds crypto, praises blockchain tech in Reddit AMA
The United States Secret Service owns crypto, has its own NFT collection, and has praised blockchain technology's ability to fight financial crime, Reddit users learned during a recent ask-me-anything (AMA).
15.05 / 15:21
Provident
Binance
Digital
Fighting
coinbase
Kraken
Reddit
US Secret Service to Host Reddit AMA on Cryptocurrency Crime Today – Here's What You Need to Know
The San Francisco-based Secret Service has collaborated with the Regional Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT) to host an ask me anything (AMA) session by 11 AM today on Reddit social media channel.
01.05 / 13:51
01.05 / 05:37
Blockchain
Technology
Adoption
Mining
Bitcoin
Jack Dorsey’s nano Bitcoin mining chip heads to prototype
Block, a financial services and technology company owned by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced it has completed the prototype design of its new five-nanometre (5nm) Bitcoin (BTC) mining chip — which it claims is key to decentralizing the supply of Bitcoin mining rigs.
27.04 / 13:45
EBAY
Platform
Airlines
Harley-Davidson
Honeywell
Comcast
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Meta, Teladoc, Harley-Davidson, Southwest Airlines and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:
27.04 / 11:15
business
regulation
coinbase
IRS
Kraken
Kraken asks San Francisco court to intervene against IRS demands
Crypto exchange Kraken is taking the fight against the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its demand to present critical exchange user information to the court. The exchange deemed IRS’s demand for customer information as an “unjustified treasure hunt.”
25.04 / 17:33
25.04 / 12:43
24.04 / 21:13
24.04 / 17:11
20.04 / 10:39
business
Technology
Law
regulation
copyrights
NOT
Midjourney, other AI devs strike back in court, claiming their material is not similar to artists
Midjourney, Stability AI and DeviantArt issued a response on April 18 to a group of artists who accused them of extensive copyright infringement. The artists claimed that these companies had used their work in generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems without proper authorization.
18.04 / 20:53
business
Blockchain
Technology
Investments
Web3
FTX
Bankrupt crypto
Tribe Capital considers reviving bankrupt crypto exchange FTX: Report
Tribe Capital, the San Francisco-based venture capital firm that previously invested in FTX before its collapse, is exploring the possibility of injecting new capital to revive the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, Bloomberg reported on April 18.
17.04 / 04:43
regulation
Silvergate
NYDFS
Blockchain Association files further FOIA requests over banking closures
More Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking information on recently closed crypto-friendly banks have been submitted by cryptocurrency advocacy group the Blockchain Association (BA) to two regulators.
14.04 / 22:28
Blockchain
COST
Provident
Target
Progressive
Platform
generative AI
Generative AI can deliver life-changing disease treatments
Generative artificial intelligence may be having its banner moment, but the technology existed long before ChatGPT and DALL-E. It began in 2014 with a paper by Ian Goodfellow and several other researchers entitled “Generative Adversarial Networks” (GANs). Goodfellow is a computer scientist who worked for Google Brain and Apple and is currently with DeepMind. Today, his paper has been cited more than 55,000 times and underpins several AI tools.
13.04 / 21:17
Law
Payments
regulation
crimes
bob
Lee
San Francisco authorities make arrest in stabbing of Cash App creator Bob Lee
The San Francisco Police Department has arrested a tech executive named Nima Momeni in connection with the April 4 stabbing of Cash App creator Bob Lee.
what's happening in San Francisco
What is the current situation in San Francisco?
In San Francisco, the spotlight is on socially significant developments that affect the region’s daily life.
Where can I find reliable news about San Francisco?
We publish reliable reports about the situation in San Francisco, based on information from official representatives.
What shapes the media agenda in San Francisco?
The news landscape of San Francisco is shaped by major cultural and social events, reflecting its specific characteristics.