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Where Is Crypto Policy Heading in a Post-FTX World?
16.10.2023
CoinDesk’s “State of Crypto” Week looks at the prospects for digital assets legislation and regulation in Washington D.C
California 'BitLicense' Bill Signed by Gov. Newsom
16.10.2023
The Digital Financial Assets Law will take effect on July 1, 2025
SBF Trial: What Did FTX’s Terms of Service Say About Customer Funds?
16.10.2023
A filing last week suggests Sam Bankman-Fried's defense wants to get back to the argument that Bankman-Fried did not technically commit wire fraud because FTX’s terms of service were worded in such a way that there's no case to argue funds were misappropriated
Australia Proposes New Licensing Regime for Crypto Exchanges, Aims for Draft Legislation by 2024
16.10.2023
Australia expects to release a draft legislation which covers licensing and custody rules for crypto asset providers by 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried May Testify at Trial, Defense Says. First, He Needs His ADHD Meds
16.10.2023
Ripple’s Legal Chief Calls for ‘Rational’ Crypto Regulation — Urges US to Stop Elevating Politics Over Sound Policy
15.10.2023
Ripple’s chief legal officer says the U.S. needs to ”stop elevating politics over sound policy.” Noting that countries and regions outside of the U.S., such as Singapore, the U.K., the EU, and Japan, welcome crypto businesses, he emphasized: “I think we need a rational...
SEC Reportedly Decides Not to Appeal Its Bitcoin ETF Court Loss Against Grayscale
13.10.2023
The decision, reported by Reuters, boosts the odds that Grayscale Investments will be able to turn its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a more investor-friendly ETF
Hamas' Crypto Ties May Lend Energy to Sen. Warren's Money Laundering Bill
13.10.2023
The revelations that the terrorist group behind last week’s attack on villages in southern Israel that left more than 1,200 Israelis dead was partially funded with cryptocurrency may lend additional weight to an effort from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and others to push for a law targeting...
SBF Trial: Crypto Lender BlockFi Believed Alameda Was Solvent Given Balance Sheet It Was Shown, CEO Testifies
13.10.2023
BlockFi lost “a little over a billion dollars” due to its involvement with FTX and Alameda Research, Zac Prince said
U.S. House Speaker Drama Could Threaten to Unravel Crypto's 2023 Chances
13.10.2023
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are sprinting toward the worst case scenario in their scramble for a new speaker of the House, and their infighting could worsen the prospects for crypto legislation this year
SEC Deadline on Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF Dispute Approaching at Midnight
13.10.2023
The SEC has hours left to seek an appeal of the court order to erase the agency’s rejection of Grayscale’s trust-to-ETF conversion application
Things SBF's Defense Lawyers Should be Freaking out About
13.10.2023
Coinbase Sounds Alarm on IRS Crypto Tax Proposal
12.10.2023
As the U.S. crypto exchange called the recent IRS proposal for taxing crypto “incomprehensible,” the tax agency flagged that the industry isn’t paying its fair share
Voyager Ex-CEO Charged by U.S. Regulators With Fraud, Making False Claims
12.10.2023
U.S. regulators have targeted former Voyager Digital CEO Stephen Ehrlich with lawsuits claiming he engaged in fraud and deliberately misrepresented his customers’ government protections
LIVE: Caroline Ellison Starts Day 3 of Testimony Against Sam Bankman-Fried
12.10.2023
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison faces Sam Bankman-Fried attorney Mark Cohen as she begins her third day of testimony
UK FCA Working on Blue Print for Fund Tokenization Due This Year
12.10.2023
The U.K. financial regulator said earlier in the year it was speaking to firms and trade groups in relation to proposals on fund tokenization
Did Caroline Ellison and SBF Cook Alameda’s Books to Save the World?
12.10.2023
Alameda Lost Nearly $200M to Phishing Attacks, Ex-Engineer Says
12.10.2023
Lax security practices seemed to be a feature of the former crypto trading titan
Crypto Bills May Depend on U.S. House GOP Battle Over Scalise Speaker Pick
11.10.2023
The U.S. House of Representatives won’t get back to work on crypto legislation if Republicans can’t unify behind majority choice Steve Scalise – or some alternative – after the party’s ousting of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) derailed the congressional agenda
LIVE: Caroline Ellison Starts Day 2 of Testimony Against Sam Bankman-Fried
11.10.2023
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison retook the stand on Wednesday, after testifying that her former boss and boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, had directed many of FTX's now-public missteps