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CoinDesk at 10: The Ghost of Libra Lives On
Facebook’s ambitious 2019 stablecoin project never went live. But it sure left a lasting impression. This feature is part of our CoinDesk Turns 10 series looking at the biggest stories in crypto history.
Norway Should Consider a National Strategy for Crypto Regulation: Norges Bank Report
The bank says lawmakers should take advantage of existing regulations that cater to systemic risk and enforcement action for example, as well as stresses the need for crypto specific ones.
South Africa’s Crypto Firms Will Soon Need to Apply for Registration or Face a Heavy Fine
Continuing operations without applying for registration in the designated time period could lead to a $510,000 fine or imprisonment, the government has said.
DeSantis: ‘Bitcoin Represents a Threat to the Current Regime’
Florida’s governor and the Republican Party’s latest leadership candidate talked crypto and central bank digital currencies in a Twitter space with Elon Musk.
Excavating the Truth Around the Bitcoin Mining Discourse
CoinDesk went to Greenidge Generation to see if testimony and online conversations accurately captured the impact it had on the environment. The reality on the ground was far more nuanced than the discourse suggested.
Crypto Execs Give Washington Influence Another Go With FTX Anchor Around Necks
Without mentioning the sector’s disastrous 2022, including the wide-ranging crypto political donations that turned sour, the leaders of Coinbase and Messari are at it again.
Montenegro High Court Says No Bail for Terra's Do Kwon in Fake Passport Case: Bloomberg
Prosecutors appealed a previous decision by a lower court in the country to let the disgraced founder go free while he faced trial.
The Bitcoin Mining Debate Is Ignoring the People Most Affected
Snowballing misinformation has painted an inaccurate and incomplete portrait of a complicated industry – and that is having a real impact on policy.
Binance Blasts 'Desperate' Reuters Report It Commingled Customer and Company Funds
"We’ve addressed this on multiple occasions. We keep our user and corporate funds on completely separate ledgers," Patrick Hillmann, Binance's chief communications officer tweeted on Tuesday, though he did not outright deny the report's claims.
U.S. Treasury Sanctions North Korean-Owned Binance Wallets; Says Entities Used Funds to Support WMD Programs
The Binance-hosted wallets received more than $2 million worth of various cryptocurrencies that were then sent on to North Korean entities, OFAC alleged
