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Ripple Must Share Financial Statements Requested by SEC, Court Rules

[Feb 6 4:01 AM] The statements will help a judge determine if institutional sales of XRP after the SEC lawsuit was filed in 2020 broke securities law, the SEC said in its request.

British Columbia Court Backs Ban on Crypto Mining in Canadian Province

[Feb 6 12:22 AM] Conifex, a B.C.-based cryptocurrency mining company, challenged B.C. Hydro's 18-month moratorium on mining.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns of Crypto Risks

[Feb 5 4:56 PM] U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to tell Congress that the crypto industry poses several potential hazards to the financial system, including the dangers of stablecoins, runs on crypto platforms and volatile prices, according to a brief…

Craig Wright Accused of ‘Industrial Scale’ Forgeries in First Day of COPA Trial

[Feb 5 1:56 PM] A highly anticipated trial probing Australian computer scientist Craig Wright’s claim to fame as the pseudonymous author of the groundbreaking 2008 Bitcoin manifesto kicked off Monday at a U.K. high court, where a judge decided Wright could add…

FTX Seeks to Sell 8% Stake in Anthropic for Sake of 'Shareholders'

[Feb 5 7:16 AM] Court filings show the crypto estate wants to agree procedures so that it can sell the shares at the "optimal" time.

Former Terraform Labs CFO Han Chang-joon Extradited to South Korea by Montenegro

[Feb 5 6:11 AM] Han Chang-joon was charged with carrying falsified travel documents alongside Terra co-founder Do Kwon last year.

South Korean Regulator to Discuss Spot Bitcoin ETF With U.S. SEC: Report

[Feb 5 4:14 AM] In December it was reported that Financial Supervisory Service head Lee Bok-hyun was planning on meeting with the U.S. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler for the first time to discuss crypto regulation.

Donald Trump Calls CBDCs and Artificial Intelligence 'Dangerous'

[Feb 5 1:38 AM] The Republican frontrunner also said that AI-powered deepfakes were a "tremendous problem."

El Salvador's Bitcoin-Friendly President Nayib Bukele Wins Re-Election

[Feb 4 6:43 PM] The country in 2021 became the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.

Hong Kong to Consult on Regulation for OTC Crypto Venues 'Very Soon'

[Feb 2 6:17 AM] The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau will consult on over-the-counter venues like shops and online platforms following the outlets' role in crypto fraud cases.

Thai Regulator Orders Zipmex to Suspend Digital Asset Trading and Brokerage Services

[Feb 2 5:29 AM] Zipmex now has 15 days to correct its financial position and create a system to prevent the improper use of customer funds.

India CBDC Insider Reveals Current Stance of Country's Central Bank

[Feb 1 6:30 PM] India’s central bank is taking a very cautious approach in developing its digital rupee, a senior official familiar with India’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot programs told CoinDesk, though it's making some progress.

Prediction Markets Can Hedge Crypto Startups' Regulatory Risk, Paradigm Says

[Feb 1 5:22 PM] Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsham's venture capital firm filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Kalshi's case against the CFTC.

FTX Hack Mystery Possibly Solved: U.S. Charges Trio With Theft, Including Infamous Attack on Crypto Exchange

[Feb 1 4:59 PM] The federal indictment doesn't identify Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX as the pilfered company, but Bloomberg reported that's who it was.

U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Overturn SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy

[Feb 1 4:17 PM] Members of Congress are trying to delete the controversial U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accounting bulletin that implies restrictions on companies that want to hold their customer's crypto assets.

Man Behind Defunct BTC-e Exchange Once Popular with Criminals Faces U.S. Charges

[Feb 1 2:38 PM] One of the men behind BTC-e, a now-defunct crypto exchange once popular with cybercriminals and money launderers, has been arrested and charged in the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday.

U.S. Drilling Down on Crypto Miners' Energy Use Draws Ire From Community

[Feb 1 11:10 AM] The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is starting a survey to track the electricity consumption of crypto miners in the U.S.

Binance Is Facing Regulatory Headwinds as It Tries to Re-Enter UK Market: Bloomberg

[Feb 1 11:05 AM] The largest crypto exchange in the world stopped offering its services to U.K. customers in October after it failed to comply with a rule change made by regulators last year.

Binance Sued by Families of Hamas Victims, Hostages

[Feb 1 3:14 AM] The plaintiffs, who are also suing Iran and Syria, say the crypto exchange facilitated the financing of Hamas and other terrorist groups between 2017 and 2023.

India Keeps Stiff Taxes on Crypto as Interim-Budget Is Revealed in Election Year

[Feb 1 1:18 AM] India has not introduced any changes to the controversial tax deducted at source (TDS) affecting the crypto industry.

Celsius to Distribute $3B Crypto to Creditors as Firm Emerges From Bankruptcy

[Jan 31 6:03 PM] The distribution will be made through PayPal and Coinbase.

FTX Expects to Fully Repay Customers but Won't Restart Defunct Crypto Exchange

[Jan 31 10:20 AM] Its FTT token surged nearly 11% after the news.

Labour Wants UK to Be a Securities Tokenization Hub and Advance Digital Pound Work

[Jan 31 9:41 AM] The opposition party leads the polls in what's likely to be an election year.

UK Police Seize Nearly $1.8B of Bitcoin From Investment Fraud in China: FT

[Jan 31 9:35 AM] A London court heard of the seizure Tuesday as part of the trial of Jian Wen, who is accused of laundering bitcoin on behalf of her former employer, Yadi Zhang, FT reported.

UK's Digital Pound Approach Should Help Manage Privacy Concerns, Experts Say

[Jan 31 2:55 AM] The U.K.'s approach to handling privacy concerns posed by a digital pound should help quench concerns, according to interviews with a wide range of crypto industry legal and technical insiders.

Thailand's SEC Breaks New Ground in 2024 With Crypto-Friendly Rules

[Jan 30 10:11 AM] Thailand's SEC has updated its rules by removing retail investors' limits for asset-backed tokens, creating new rules for custodians and giving them a larger role in monitoring digital asset business.

How the Crypto Industry Responded to FinCEN's Proposed Mixer Rule

[Jan 30 8:30 AM] Last October, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed implementing a new regulatory regime for crypto mixing services that would treat the entire class of privacy tools as money laundering threats and force new recordkeeping rules on U.S…

Bitpanda Crypto Exchange to Withdraw From Netherlands

[Jan 30 6:24 AM] The company said it is committed to complying with the regulatory landscape.

Floki Team Responds to Hong Kong Regulator Warning

[Jan 30 12:55 AM] Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission labeled Floki and its staking program a suspicious investment product.

HyperVerse's Alleged Ponzi Scheme Raked in Nearly $2B, Hired Actor as Fake CEO

[Jan 29 4:45 PM] HyperVerse was a nearly $2 billion fraudulent crypto investment scheme with a fake CEO at its helm, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a grand jury allege in a lawsuit and criminal indictments against two of its leaders.