Singapore’s MAS Proposes Design Framework for Interoperable Digital Asset Networks
Banking giants like Standard Chartered, HSBC and Citi are set to run multiple tokenization trials across financial asset classes.
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CFTC Kicks Off Review of Kalshi’s Congressional Control Prediction Markets
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission began a formal review and public comment period to evaluate prediction market Kalshi’s proposed contracts to bet on who will control Congress.
2020 Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years on Crypto Theft, SIM Swapping Scheme
Joseph O’Conner, a British man who made roughly $900,000 in an elaborate Twitter hack and a separate crypto-related SIM-swapping scheme, received a 5 year sentence from a federal judge on Friday, Inner City Press reported.
Brazilian Central Bank Adds Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin in CBDC Pilot Including Mastercard
The approved consortium includes Mastercard, broker Genial, registrar Cerc and financial software fintech Sinqia as partners.
Binance Ordered to Halt Offering Crypto Services in Belgium by Markets Regulator
The crypto exchange is accused of serving Belgian customers from countries outside the European Economic Area in violation of the law, the FSMA has said.
Sam Bankman-Fried Can’t Subpoena Law Firm Fenwick & West for Documents, U.S. Judge Rules
The founder of collapsed crypto enterprise FTX had argued legal advice from the Silicon Valley law firm was “at the core” of the government’s criminal allegations against him.
Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF to Start Trading Tuesday, Sponsor Says
Volatility Shares’ 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITX) will become the first leveraged crypto ETF available in the United States after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) let it go effective on Friday, an executive at the company told CoinDesk.
Coinbase Wins Supreme Court Ruling in Arbitration Lawsuit
Crypto exchange Coinbase won a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, after the high court ruled that a lawsuit filed by one of the exchange’s users couldn’t proceed until Coinbase defends an appeal of a lower court ruling.
Three Quarters of Jurisdictions Not Complying With Global Crypto Laundering Norms, FATF Says
The global anti-money laundering watchdog FATF said North Korea is using digital assets to fund weapons of mass destruction
Circle Was Top Depositor Aided by SVB Government Rescue: Bloomberg
The FDIC guarantee included over $3.3 billion the USDC stablecoin issuer held at the lender.