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Indonesian Crypto Exchanges Blame Dramatic Drop in Trading Volumes Partly on High Taxes

[Jan 17 3:23 AM] Indonesian crypto exchanges saw a sharp 60% drop in trading volumes in 2023, challenging its reputation as a fast adopter of digital assets.

Sam Bankman-Fried's Parents Ask Court to Dismiss FTX's Lawsuit Seeking to Recover Funds

[Jan 17 12:55 AM] Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, the parents of Sam Bankman-Fried, have asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit by the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX seeking to recover funds it alleges were fraudulently transferred.

Coinbase's SEC Clash Faces First Major Test as Judge Weighs Longshot Dismissal

[Jan 16 2:25 PM] Coinbase is about to make its case in a federal courtroom that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is wrong about its legal arguments that the crypto exchange has been trading unregistered securities. What the New York judge does next…

Tether Hits Back at UN Report Alleging Role of USDT in Illicit Activity in East Asia

[Jan 16 5:25 AM] Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin by market cap, has challenged the United Nations (UN) for its report on underground banking and money laundering infrastructure in East and Southeast Asia.

Vivek Ramaswamy, Crypto-Friendly U.S. Presidential Candidate, Suspends Campaign

[Jan 15 11:39 PM] The former biotech executive was the only Republican contender to have a crypto plan.

Do Kwon Appeals New Montenegro High Court Decision Upholding Extradition Requests, Lawyer Says

[Jan 15 6:06 AM] Local courts may be facing political pressure regarding Kwon's extradition to the U.S. or South Korea, his lawyer Goran Rodic told CoinDesk.

Venezuela Ends Controversial Petro Cryptocurrency: Reports

[Jan 15 1:59 AM] Venezuela is ending its Petro cryptocurrency on Monday, more than five years after it was first launched, according to multiple reports.

SEC Comments on Hack of Its X Account and Resulting Fake Bitcoin ETF Approval Announcement

[Jan 12 6:07 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said its systems and devices were not breached by the party responsible for tweeting out a fake bitcoin ETF approval announcement earlier this week.

Genesis Global Trading Pays $8M to Settle New York Lawsuit

[Jan 12 9:50 AM] Genesis Global Trading has agreed to pay $8 million and give up its BitLicense to settle anti-money laundering and fraud charges against it, New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris said Friday in a…

White Supremacists Lean On Crypto, Says Anti-Defamation League Report on Extremists

[Jan 12 7:17 AM] White supremacist groups in the U.S. have sometimes been funded by crypto, according to a report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that analyzed about $140,000 in transactions connected to 15 extremist groups or individuals last year.

South Korean Financial Regulator Says U.S. Bitcoin ETFs May Violate Local Law

[Jan 12 1:03 AM] Further review and consideration regarding crypto ETFs is planned, the regulator says.

Do Kwon Tries to Delay SEC’s Terraform Trial so He Can Attend

[Jan 11 11:26 PM] The former CEO of Terra is being held in Montenegro after being caught in Podgorica's airport with falsified documents.

Bitcoin ETFs Stir Optimism, Ambivalence and Dread Among Crypto's Staunchest Supporters

[Jan 11 11:51 AM] They make the asset class "less of a scary concept" to mainstream audiences, bitcoin advocate Jameson Lopp said.

Bitcoin ETFs Too Small to Affect Broader Investment Landscape, Moody’s Analysts Say

[Jan 11 11:31 AM] The exchange-traded funds will allow better access to bitcoin through regulated entities and draw institutional investors, but the crypto is still a very small asset class, CoinDesk was told.

EU Industry Input 'Really Important' to Stablecoin Rulemaking Under MiCA, EBA Officials Say

[Jan 11 4:58 AM] During a Thursday hearing on proposed guidelines for stablecoin issuers, European Banking Authority officials urged stakeholders to engage with regulators to "start on the right footing."

European Central Bank Shows It’s Serious About Enabling Digital Euro Offline Use

[Jan 11 12:00 AM] The central bank plans to allocate the lion’s share of its $1.3 billion contract budget for providers to work on enabling offline payments for a digital euro.

Bitcoin ETFs: What to Expect on Day One

[Jan 10 9:35 PM] Spot bitcoin ETFs are launching in the U.S. on Thursday. Here's what the issuers and exchanges behind these products have to say.

Gary Gensler's Begrudging Bitcoin ETF Concession: 'We Did Not Approve or Endorse Bitcoin'

[Jan 10 4:07 PM] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler conceded that the regulator's loss in court over rejecting Grayscale's application for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) left it little recourse but to approve about a dozen…

Gary Gensler's Statement on Bitcoin ETF Approvals

[Jan 10 3:38 PM]

Bitcoin ETF Confusion Abounds

[Jan 10 1:30 PM] The crypto industry can breathe a sigh of relief: It looks like a federal U.S. regulator will let the world's largest traditional finance asset managers and other firms list and trade shares of a vehicle giving retail and institutional investors…

Turkey Will Conclude Technical Studies for Crypto Legislation Soon: Finance Minister

[Jan 10 4:35 AM] Under draft proposals, crypto firms will be required to obtain licenses from the country’s capital markets regulator.

Binance, KuCoin, Other Exchanges, Served Notice by Indian Government Removed From Apple’s App Store

[Jan 10 1:08 AM] Apple has removed Binance, KuCoin and other offshore cryptocurrency exchanges from its India app store days after nine such entities were sent compliance show cause notices by the Indian government.

Hacker Seized SEC Phone Number to Post Fake Bitcoin ETF Approval, X Says

[Jan 9 10:32 PM] The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) did not employ basic security measures on its X (formerly Twitter) account when it was "compromised" to spread false bitcoin ETF news, according to the social media company.

Crypto Boosters Attack SEC For 'Manipulating' BTC Market After ETF Tweet

[Jan 9 7:22 PM] Lawmakers and crypto boosters are asking questions about how the SEC's X (formerly Twitter) account was compromised, leading to a bogus tweet on Tuesday.

Crypto Custodian BitGo Wins In-Principle Approval as Major Payments Institution in Singapore

[Jan 9 7:00 PM] Crypto custodian BitGo has been granted in-principle approval to operate as a Major Payment Institution (MPI) in Singapore.

SEC Has Not Approved Bitcoin ETFs, but Its Hacked X Account Briefly Said Otherwise

[Jan 9 3:31 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved any spot bitcoin ETF applications as of Tuesday afternoon, despite a tweet from the regulator's X (formerly Twitter) account saying they had been, the agency's chair said.

New York's Crypto BitLicense Oversight Criticized by State's Comptroller

[Jan 9 11:07 AM] The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) is drawing some internal heat over whether it's doing a good job overseeing crypto activity through its BitLicense program, according to a review from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

U.S. Arrests 'Bitcoin Rodney,' Alleged HyperVerse Crypto Scheme Promoter, on IRS Charges of Fraud

[Jan 9 7:04 AM] Rodney Burton was arrested on Friday in Florida and will be transferred to Maryland.

BlackRock, VanEck and Others Update Bitcoin ETF Filing Within Hours of Quick SEC Response

[Jan 9 5:38 AM] BlackRock and VanEck, two among 13 issuers hoping to launch bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S., have filed updated documents on Tuesday.

DeFi Identity Should Be Focus of U.S. Policymakers, CFTC Says

[Jan 9 3:43 AM] The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants U.S. policymakers to evaluate options for regulating the issue of identity information in decentralized finance, a report published Monday said.