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Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits

30.4.2024
There was a lot of news last week, but maybe the biggest news came Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Justice arrested two co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a bitcoin wallet that offered mixing services. The arrest ramps up the federal government's efforts to tamp down on what it sees as money...

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao to Appear in Court Today for Sentencing

30.4.2024
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao will learn how much time, if any, he'll spend in prison Tuesday

Indonesia’s Election Results May Be Good for Crypto, Industry Watchers Say

30.4.2024
Indonesia’s presidential election in February initially ended in controversy when the winning duo claimed victory before official results were released

Ahead of EU Elections, Crypto Industry Pushes Blockchain Merits as Policy Focus Shifts to AI

30.4.2024
Industry watchers are hoping for a younger, tech-savvy cohort of politicians that can push innovation-friendly policy forward

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Keonne Rodriguez Pleads Not Guilty, Released on $1M Bond

29.4.2024
NEW YORK — Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges tied to creating and marketing the privacy-focused bitcoin wallet application and mixing service in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday

Why the DOJ May Have Recommended a Three-Year Sentence for CZ

29.4.2024
Former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao now faces the genuine possibility that he'll spend three years in federal prison in the U.S. – well above the possible 18 months laid out in his plea agreement

CZ Sentencing Letters Paint Former Binance CEO as Devoted Family Man, Friend

29.4.2024
More than 160 of Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s loved ones, friends and colleagues have written to a Washington judge ahead of the Binance founder and former CEO’s sentencing tomorrow, asking for leniency and painting a picture of Zhao as a devoted father and friend, and a “geeky” tech nerd who shuns luxury...

Wasabi Wallet-Developer Blocks U.S. Citizens and Residents After Samourai Wallet Arrests

29.4.2024
U.S citizens residing abroad are also banned from using the service

South Africa’s Election Won’t Interfere With Crypto Policy: Industry Watchers

29.4.2024
South Africa's upcoming election isn't expected to derail the country's agenda for digital assets, several members of the crypto community told CoinDesk

Australian Securities Exchange Could Approve Spot-Bitcoin ETFs Before 2024-End: Bloomberg

29.4.2024
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), which accounts for 90% of Australia's equity market, is expected to approve the first spot-Bitcoin {BTC} exchange traded funds (ETFs) before the end of 2024, Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the matter

Mango Markets Exploiter Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

29.4.2024
FBI Computer Analysis and Response Team agents first found the material during a search of Eisenberg's devices in January 2023

Here’s How EU Nations Are Preparing to Enforce MiCA

29.4.2024
With MiCA stablecoin rules taking effect in June, CoinDesk reached out to regulators in all 27 EU member states to show where countries are at with implementation

Japan's Embrace of Web3 Uncertain as Ruling Party Under Threat

29.4.2024
Liberal Democratic Party leader and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida once called Web3 a “new form of capitalism,” but he faces a party leadership election in September

DOJ Disputes Roman Storm's Characterization of Tornado Cash Operations in New Filing

27.4.2024
The U.S. Department of Justice rebuffed Roman Storm's motion to dismiss criminal charges against him late Friday

Warren Rival for Senate Race John Deaton Argues for Coinbase in SEC Challenge

26.4.2024
Lawyer-turned-politician John Deaton further reinforced his credentials as an outspoken crypto ally on Friday, filing a friend-of-the-court brief in Coinbase Inc.'s (COIN) effort to get a higher U.S. court to rule on a central question about when a digital token qualifies as a security

Custodia Bank Appeals Court Loss in Fed Membership Lawsuit

26.4.2024
Custodia, a Wyoming-based aspiring crypto bank, filed a notice of appeal against a court ruling that affirmed the Federal Reserve's rejection of its bid for a master account and membership

Warren Flags Crypto Ties to Child Sexual Abuse in Letter to DOJ, Homeland Security

26.4.2024
Leading crypto critic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland what tools the federal government needs to crack down on the use of digital assets to perpetrate child sexual exploitation, according to a letter she sent to the top U.S. law-enforcement...