Coinbase to Delist Unauthorized Stablecoins in EU by December
Tether, which is the largest issuer of stablecoins, has not managed to snag the necessary e-money license in the European Union.
Regulations
CFTC Subcommittee Sends Up Recommendations for Letting Firms Use Tokenized Shares as Collateral: Bloomberg
The likes of BlackRock and Franklin Templeton could see tokenized shares of their money-market funds pledged in trading after a major group under the aegis of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved guidelines for their use, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Australia’s Police Confiscates Crypto Worth $6.4M in Crackdown on ‘Ghost’ Messaging App
Australia’s police has confiscated $6.4 million in cryptocurrency as part of a global crackdown on Ghost, an encrypted communications network, authorities allege was “built solely for the criminal underworld,” a statement said.
SEC Files Notice of Appeal in Case Against Ripple
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced it would appeal a federal judge’s ruling in its case against Ripple on Wednesday.
SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal Is Leaving the Agency
Gurbir Grewal, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) director of enforcement, is stepping down and departing the agency, according to a Wednesday press release.
Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $38M in Crypto Via ‘Cyber Intrusion’
An Indiana man has pleaded guilty to taking part in the “cyber intrusion” of a Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based financial services company, during which he and unnamed co-conspirators hacked into the company’s servers, stole customers’ personal information, and then stole nearly $38 million in cryptocurrency from 571 victims.
The Spectre of Sam Bankman-Fried Overshadowed Caroline Ellison’s Sentencing
Caroline Ellison, flanked by her attorneys, was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for her role in propping up FTX and Alameda Research last week.
Bitwise Takes a Step Toward XRP ETF
Crypto native asset manager Bitwise is moving toward creating an exchange-traded fund tracking XRP, the token closely associated with crypto company Ripple.
Diddy Hires Sam Bankman-Fried’s (New) Lawyer
Sean “Diddy” Combs has hired Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer, Alexandra Shapiro, to appeal a New York judge’s decision to keep him locked up while he awaits trial for racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
‘Is Daddy on the Airplane?’ Jailed Binance Exec Gambaryan Family’s Ordeal in New Podcast
“Is Daddy on the airplane?” my son asked. Yuki Gambaryan, the wife of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, who is jailed in Nigeria tells of her family’s ordeal in a new podcast, “Designated.”