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Crypto Mixers, Privacy Coins, Layer 2s Complicate Tracing for Law Enforcement, EU Innovation Hub Says

[Jun 11 10:01 AM] Separately, France's markets regulator said crypto remains a high risk for money laundering.

Crypto Exchange Crypto.com Secures Spot on Ireland's Virtual Assets Service Provider Register

[Jun 11 6:12 AM] The company has also received approval in Dubai, U.K., the Netherlands and Spain.

EU Vote See Reelection of Some Officials With Key Roles in Bloc's Crypto Journey

[Jun 10 10:44 AM] Among the MEPs retaining their seats is Stefan Berger, who steered the landmark MiCA legislation.

Senate Bill Could Open Crypto to U.S. Sanctions, but Industry Trying to Head It Off

[Jun 10 10:11 AM] A piece of legislation with heavy implications for the digital assets sector made it through the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's funding package recently without most in the industry – and many in Congress – apparently aware of it, but…

Macron Calls Surprise French Election That's Unlikely to Stir Crypto, Is Likely to Shake Up Government

[Jun 10 8:05 AM] The French president called a snap election after an unexpectedly poor showing in voting for the European Parliament.

Craig Wright Should Pay Plaintiffs' Legal Bill After Found Posing as Satoshi, COPA Says

[Jun 7 1:30 PM] The COPA vs Craig Wright trial made a resurgence on Friday to determine what costs and penalties Wright might suffer.

New York AG Pushes Back Against DCG, Silbert’s Motion to Dismiss Fraud Case

[Jun 7 1:26 PM] New York Attorney General Letitia James is not backing down from her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group, its founder and CEO Barry Silbert, and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned crypto trading arm, Genesis.

Former Federal Prosecutors, Agents Ask U.S. Sec. Blinken to ‘Step Up’ Efforts to Secure Detained Binance Exec’s Release

[Jun 6 7:59 PM] A group of 108 former federal prosecutors and agents have signed a public letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the State Department to “step up” its efforts to secure Binance compliance head Tigran Gambaryan’s release from a…

Saudi Arabia Joins BIS’ CBDC Project mBridge as a Full Participant

[Jun 6 3:59 PM]

U.S. Charges Three in Connection With Evolved Apes NFT Scam

[Jun 6 3:00 PM] Evolved apes was a $3 million NFT rug pull that lured investors in with the promise of developing a video game.

NYAG Sues 2 Crypto Pyramid Schemes, Promoters Targeting Haitian-Americans in $1B Scam

[Jun 6 2:37 PM] New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit against two purported crypto companies and their top promoters, a married couple, for allegedly operating two consecutive pyramid schemes that predominantly targeted Haitian immigrants to the…

U.S. Crypto Regulations Are Moving Against a CBDC and Non-Compliant Stablecoins Like Tether: JPMorgan

[Jun 6 7:35 AM] Out of four recent crypto regulatory initiatives, the stablecoin bill has the highest chance of being passed before the U.S. presidential election, the report said.

Crypto Remains Sidelined as EU Election Kicks Off

[Jun 6 2:05 AM] The election for new members of the European Parliament starts June 6, with results expected on June 9. The more than 700 MEPs shape and decide on new laws, and will be voted in as the EU's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets legislation starts…

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy Tied to Forcount Crypto Ponzi

[Jun 5 4:03 PM] Juan Tacuri, oe of the top promoters in the Forcount crypto ponzi scheme – a Brazil-based scam that bilked Spanish-speaking investors around the world of a collective $8.4 million – has pleaded guilty to his role in the operation, federal…

Advocacy Group 'Stand With Crypto' Says It's Exceeded 1 Million Signups

[Jun 5 2:32 PM] Stand With Crypto, a digital assets advocacy group backed by Coinbase Inc., said it signed up its first million members as of Wednesday.

Binance Asks UK Competition Tribunal to Throw Out Most of Collusion Case: Reuters

[Jun 5 10:15 AM] The case relates to the delisting of the BSV token in 2019.

Biden Urged to Act as Lawmakers Fear for the Life of Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria

[Jun 5 1:21 AM] Gambaryan and another company exec, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were detained by Nigerian officials after they were invited by the country to resolve a dispute with the crypto exchange

SEC to Shutter Office Behind Failed DEBT Box Crypto Lawsuit

[Jun 4 1:48 PM] The Securities and Exchange Commission's Salt Lake City office – notorious in the crypto world for its failed fraud lawsuit against DEBT Box – will shut down after seeing "significant attrition" among its staff, some of whom were pushed out over…

India Springs Election Surprise, Sends Equity Market Crashing With Uncertain Implications for Crypto

[Jun 4 9:40 AM] India's voters have sprung an election surprise, even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies are poised to return to power, a result that could see the government kick the crypto policy can down the road" in terms of its…

Australian Regulator Scolded Over 'Misleading' Release, Must Pay Costs as Block Earner Avoids Penalty

[Jun 4 3:17 AM] Block Earner doesn't need to pay a penalty because it acted honestly in seeking to engage with government over regulation of crypto-related products and services.

Epoch Times CFO Charged With $67M Fraud Scheme Involving Crypto Platform

[Jun 4 1:06 AM] The crime proceeds were generally purchased by the scheme participants at discounted rates of up to 80 cents per dollar in exchange for an unspecified cryptocurrency.

Dapper Labs Agrees to $4M Settlement in Class Action Securities Suit

[Jun 3 7:32 PM] Dapper Labs has reached a tentative settlement agreement with a group of investors who sued the non-fungible token (NFT) company and its co-founder and CEO Roham Gharegozlou for allegedly violating federal securities laws.

Former Binance CEO CZ Begins 4-Month Prison Sentence in California

[Jun 3 11:33 AM] Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has reported to a federal prison in California where he will spend the next four months for failing to implement an adequate know-your-customer (KYC) program at the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.

MicroStrategy Founder Michael Saylor Agrees to $40M Settlement in D.C. Income Tax Case

[Jun 3 6:04 AM] The District of Columbia sued Saylor in 2022 for allegedly not paying income taxes while living in the district.

Australia's First Spot Bitcoin ETF With Direct BTC Holdings to Go Live on Tuesday

[Jun 3 4:14 AM] Australia-based Monochrome Asset Management's Monochrome Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) (IBTC) will begin trading on the Cboe Australia exchange on Tuesday, the company told CoinDesk.

Flood of Cash from Coinbase Gives Crypto One of the Biggest Campaign War Chests

[Jun 3 3:30 AM] The crypto industry has – with the addition of another $25 million from Coinbase Inc. on Monday – amassed one of the largest stockpiles of campaign cash in U.S. politics.

Mexico's Crypto Stance Unlikely to Change as Ruling Morena Party's Claudia Sheinbaum Elected President

[Jun 3 2:58 AM] Mexico City’s former mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, fielded by the ruling Morena party, has been elected Mexico's first female president.

U.S. President Biden Vetoes Resolution Overturning SEC Guidance

[May 31 5:09 PM] U.S President Joe Biden signed a veto of a House Joint Resolution that would have repealed the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin 121.

Wall Street Asks Biden Not to Veto Congress' Rejection of SEC Crypto Policy

[May 31 3:26 PM] In a rare lobbying overlap with crypto world, Wall Street banks and members of Congress are asking President Joe Biden to reverse course on his vow to veto the U.S. congressional resolution to overturn the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's…

U.S. Sen. Wyden: House 'Right' to Pursue Crypto Bill, Late in Session for More Progress

[May 31 11:09 AM] AUSTIN, Texas – Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), one of the U.S. Senate Democrats who've shown some support for crypto issues, cast doubt Friday that a legislative solution for the industry would move quickly, but he suggested to an audience at CoinDesk's…