Terraform Labs, Do Kwon Agree to Pay SEC a Combined $4.5B in Civil Fraud Case
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)
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Zimbabwe Is Seeking Comments on the Crypto Industry: Report
Zimbabwe is seeking comments from the crypto industry as it tries to understand the sector more.
Crypto Mixers, Privacy Coins, Layer 2s Complicate Tracing for Law Enforcement, EU Innovation Hub Says
Separately, France’s markets regulator said crypto remains a high risk for money laundering.
Crypto Exchange Crypto.com Secures Spot on Ireland’s Virtual Assets Service Provider Register
The company has also received approval in Dubai, U.K., the Netherlands and Spain.
EU Vote See Reelection of Some Officials With Key Roles in Bloc’s Crypto Journey
Among the MEPs retaining their seats is Stefan Berger, who steered the landmark MiCA legislation.
Senate Bill Could Open Crypto to U.S. Sanctions, but Industry Trying to Head It Off
A piece of legislation with heavy implications for the digital assets sector made it through the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s funding package recently without most in the industry – and many in Congress – apparently aware of it, but industry insiders consider its chances for survival to be limited.
Craig Wright Should Pay Plaintiffs’ Legal Bill After Found Posing as Satoshi, COPA Says
The COPA vs Craig Wright trial made a resurgence on Friday to determine what costs and penalties Wright might suffer.
New York AG Pushes Back Against DCG, Silbert’s Motion to Dismiss Fraud Case
New York Attorney General Letitia James is not backing down from her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group, its founder and CEO Barry Silbert, and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned crypto trading arm, Genesis.
Former Federal Prosecutors, Agents Ask U.S. Sec. Blinken to ‘Step Up’ Efforts to Secure Detained Binance Exec’s Release
A group of 108 former federal prosecutors and agents have signed a public letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the State Department to “step up” its efforts to secure Binance compliance head Tigran Gambaryan’s release from a Nigerian prison, Axios reported Thursday evening.
Saudi Arabia Joins BIS’ CBDC Project mBridge as a Full Participant
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Ekrem Osmanoglu/Unsplash)