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News Summary: FINRA Launches Crypto Comms Probe, Genesis Block Stops OTC Trading, Thodex Founder to Be Extradited to Turkey
18.11.2022
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Brazil Based FTX Customers Organizing to File Class-Action Lawsuit
18.11.2022
A group of customers of the recently collapsed crypto exchange FTX, is organizing to take legal action against the company. The suit would be led by Ray Nasser, CEO of Arthur Mining, and will be brought by customers who had more than $100,000 on the exchange by the time of its bankruptcy. Brazilian...
Sam Bankman-Fried Switches Legal Counsel as Investigations Into FTX Collapse Mount: Report
18.11.2022
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will no longer be represented by his legal counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, a white-shoe law firm, less than a week after retaining the firm to represent him
El Salvador to Buy Bitcoin Every Day Starting Tomorrow, President Says
18.11.2022
El Salvador will start buying bitcoin every day, according to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. Since adopting the cryptocurrency as legal tender, El Salvador has bought about 2,381 bitcoins for its treasury. El Salvador to Buy Bitcoin Every Day The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele...
Esports team TSM suspends $210M sponsorship deal with FTX
17.11.2022
TSM confirmed that it remains “strong, profitable and stable” despite its decision to suspend the sponsorship with FTX
DAO Legal Reforms in Spotlight as UK Law Commission Seeks Views
16.11.2022
A consultation published today looks at issues like governance, structure, money laundering and taxes
News Summary: Liquid Suspends Withdrawals, Coinbase Submits Amicus Brief to Support Ripple, Ark Invest Buys 315,259 Shares of GBTC
15.11.2022
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Caribbean nation St. Kitts & Nevis may adopt Bitcoin Cash as legal tender by March 2023
14.11.2022
The country’s prime minister says it is consulting on the introduction of Bitcoin Cash on a legal basis, in spite of being within the territory of pioneering CBDC DCash
Was SEC Chair Gary Gensler Helping Sam Bankman-Fried Find Legal Loopholes for FTX? Here’s What You Need to Know
14.11.2022
Speculation is mounting in the community that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler could have worked with FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried to find legal loopholes the exchange could take advantage of....
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News Summary: Visa Pulls Plug on FTX Deal, New Rugpull, BCH May Become Legal Tender, Binance & Bitget Aim to Help Reduce FTX Impact
14.11.2022
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St. Kitts and Nevis to Explore Possibility of Making Bitcoin Cash Legal Tender by March 2023
14.11.2022
St. Kitts and Nevis will explore the possibility of making bitcoin cash legal tender by March 2023. The statement was made by St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrance Drew as part of the Bitcoin Cash 2022 Conference held in the country, declaring that Bitcoin Cash mining activities will also...
Bitcoin Cash Could Be Legal Tender in St. Kitts by March, Prime Minister Says
14.11.2022
The Caribbean nation could join El Salvador and the Central African Republic in backing crypto
Conflicting Reports Emerge About SEC Helping Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX With Legal Loopholes
14.11.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly met with crypto exchange FTX and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried several times before the crypto firm filed for bankruptcy. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler was rumored to be helping FTX with legal loopholes. However, a new report indicates...
Russia’s Digital Ruble Integrated Into Banking App
12.11.2022
VTB has become the first Russian bank to add the digital ruble to its mobile application. The integration is currently being tested with accounts set up for legal entities. Select customers will be granted access in the coming months and will be able to join the trials. VTB’s Mobile App to Support...
SEC Chair Gensler Discusses Crypto Regulation Following FTX Collapse — Says This Field Is ‘Significantly Non-Compliant’
12.11.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has outlined two paths the agency is taking to regulate the crypto industry. Meanwhile, a U.S. congressman is investigating whether Gensler helped FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and his bankrupt crypto exchange on legal...
News Summary: Bitfinex & Nansen Proof-of-Reserves, BTC Volatility Hits Yearly Low in October, SEC Gets Support Against Ripple
11.11.2022
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$46.5 Million USDT Owned by FTX Frozen by Tether at Request of Law Enforcement
11.11.2022
Major stablecoin issuer Tether froze $46.5 million of USDT held by the collapsing crypto exchange FTX, reportedly at the request of law enforcement.
Specifically, this is the USDT held on the Tron blockchain in a wallet belonging to FTX, according to block explorer Tronscan.
This wallet contains...
First Mover Asia: Possible Legal Filings Could Clarify FTX’s Relationship to Alameda; Bitcoin Hovers Near $17K
11.11.2022
Possible legal filings could show how intertwined FTX and its sister company were, even as CEO Sam Bankman-Fried follows through on his promise to shutter Alameda
Most of FTX Legal Team Depart as Exchange Collapses
10.11.2022
An issue that seems to have massively contributed to major crypto exchange Binance’s decision not to acquire FTX is that a significant part of the latter’s team went for the exit.
According to Semafor, citing people familiar with the matter,
“Most of FTX’s legal and compliance staff quit Tuesday...
Brussels to Put Out Digital Euro Law Shortly, ECB’s Lagarde Says
10.11.2022
The European Commission is going to present a legislative proposal for a digital euro in the near future, President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has indicated. EU legislators are expected to define the new currency’s legal tender status and determine its privacy features....