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Pro-Bitcoin Candidate Javier Milei Unexpectedly Leads in Presidential Voting in Argentina

[Aug 13, 2023 9:25 PM] Milei had been tabbed to finish no higher than third in Sunday’s preliminary election.

U.S. Senator Lummis, Crypto Lobbyists Urge Court to Dismiss SEC's Coinbase Lawsuit

[Aug 11, 2023 8:18 PM] U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.), a number of crypto lobbying organizations and a group of professors called on a federal court to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase Friday.

Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial

[Aug 11, 2023 1:18 PM] FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been remanded into custody ahead of his October trial on multiple financial crime charges after a federal judge revoked his release on bond.

Campaign-Finance Charges Are Back on the Menu

[Aug 11, 2023 9:30 AM] I didn’t really have anything prepared to write about this week but the Department of Justice is on it. Prosecutors told the judge overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial that they intend to fold campaign finance allegations into a wire fraud…

Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application Decision Pushed by SEC

[Aug 11, 2023 8:13 AM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended its review of the Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF application, as it continues to look at applications from traditional finance heavyweights like BlackRock and Fidelity.

Bittrex Reaches Settlement With SEC; Agrees to Pay $24M Fine

[Aug 10, 2023 2:53 PM] The bankrupt exchange faced charges of offering U.S. investors access to unregistered securities.

Worldcoin Regulatory Scrutiny Grows as Argentina Opens Investigation

[Aug 10, 2023 12:47 PM] The investigation began after numerous data collections in five major jurisdictions of the country, the Argentinian Agency for Access to Public Information said.

UK Crypto Incentives Ban Could Drive Firms Out of Country, Lobbyists Say

[Aug 10, 2023 6:27 AM] Lobby group CryptoUK called for more clarity on the FCA’s guidance on its upcoming rules for crypto ads.

FTX Fires Back at Creditors 'Willing to Gamble Estate Assets on Higher Returns'

[Aug 10, 2023 6:08 AM] The committee of unsecured creditors criticized the bankrupt estate's reorganization plan submitted to court in July.

India Wants to Use Crypto Tokens to Digitally Sign Documents

[Aug 10, 2023 4:02 AM] The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) wants to have the ability to use crypto tokens to digitally sign documents in a new indigenous web browser.

Why Binance Is Abandoning Most of Europe

[Aug 10, 2023 4:01 AM] Crypto firms only need regulatory approval in one EU nation under new regulations to serve the single market – but some states are more prepared to implement MiCA rules than others.

France Steps Closer to Implementing MiCA for Crypto Firms

[Aug 10, 2023 2:52 AM] The country's financial regulator AMF has "enhanced" registration requirements for digital asset service providers set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

SEC Will Appeal XRP Ruling in Case Against Ripple, Regulator Says

[Aug 9, 2023 3:33 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it would file an "interlocutory appeal" of a judge's ruling on Ripple's programmatic sales of XRP, the regulator said in a court filing Wednesday.

Bank of England Wants Digital Pound Advisers as It Moves to CBDC Design Phase

[Aug 9, 2023 10:53 AM] The Bank of England has also started recruiting for its central bank digital currency engagement forum.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters Says She’s ‘Deeply Concerned’ About PayPal’s New Stablecoin

[Aug 9, 2023 10:52 AM] The top Democrat on the House Financial Service Committee criticized PayPal’s plans in a statement on Wednesday.

Russia to Test Digital Ruble With Banks, Clients

[Aug 9, 2023 6:28 AM] The country's central bank will begin real-world tests of the digital currency with 13 banks and limited clients on Aug. 15.

Fed Starts New Program to Oversee Crypto Activity in U.S. Banks

[Aug 8, 2023 3:02 PM] The U.S. Federal Reserve is starting a new program for overseeing banks’ crypto activity, and it further clarified its requirement that the lenders under its authority get approval before engaging in digital assets activities.

Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Talking to Prosecutors About Plea Deal: Bloomberg

[Aug 8, 2023 1:21 PM] It was not known whether Salame would cooperate with prosecutors and testify against FTX co-founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

Bavaria's Data Regulator Had Not Concluded Assessment of Worldcoin When the Project Launched

[Aug 8, 2023 12:09 PM] The Sam Altman co-founded project has been shut down in Kenya over privacy concerns.

Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge, Justice Department Says

[Aug 8, 2023 10:44 AM] The U.S. Department of Justice still plans to argue that Sam Bankman-Fried conducted an "illegal campaign finance" scheme when it goes to trial in October, prosecutors said Tuesday, two weeks after saying they couldn't bring a campaign finance…

Crypto Brokerage Blockchain.com Receives Institution License From Singapore

[Aug 8, 2023 7:18 AM] The company had received an in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore last year.

UK's Central Bank Forges Ahead With Plans for a Systemic Stablecoin Regime

[Aug 8, 2023 3:11 AM] The U.K. recently passed the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 into law which gave the BoE powers to set up a systemic stablecoin regime.

OpenAI launches web crawler 'GPTBot' amid plans for next model: GPT-5

[Aug 7, 2023 11:04 PM] ChatGPT users have the option to scrap the web crawler by adding a “disallow” command to a standard file on the server.

A Long-Awaited Crypto Tax Rule Was Written Months Ago. Why Isn’t it Proposed?

[Aug 7, 2023 10:29 AM] Crypto investors and their brokerages are waiting for a U.S. tax rule that will completely overhaul how they report their cryptocurrency taxes, but the government isn’t offering any straight answers about its holdup even as prominent lawmakers…

Worldcoin's Nairobi Warehouse Raided by Kenyan Police: Local Reports

[Aug 7, 2023 4:36 AM] Kenyan police raided Worldcoin's Nairobi warehouse and confiscated documents and machines on Saturday.

Global X Refiles Spot-Bitcoin ETF Application, Naming Coinbase as ‘Surveillance-Sharing’ Partner

[Aug 4, 2023 2:50 PM] The filing comes around the same time the firm requested permission to offer a bitcoin-future ETF.

Hong Kong's New Crypto License Could Cost Exchanges a Pretty Penny

[Aug 4, 2023 6:14 AM] The city’s new licensing regime paves the way for exchanges to operate legally but tough compliance requirements could cost firms as much as $20 million, industry insiders say.

Coinbase Moves to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit, Alleging Crypto Falls Out of Regulator's Oversight

[Aug 4, 2023 6:07 AM] Coinbase filed for judgement in its ongoing case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging the regulator is stepping well outside its jurisdiction in suing the crypto exchange.

Revolut Suspends U.S. Crypto Platform Over Regulatory Uncertainty

[Aug 4, 2023 5:35 AM] The digital bank said U.S. customers will not be able to access crypto via its platform starting Oct. 3.

Hong Kong Lawmaker to Explore Digital Asset Link With Mainland China

[Aug 4, 2023 3:45 AM] Johnny Ng floated the possibility of licensed Hong Kong exchanges being connected with Shanghai's exchanges.