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UK Financial Watchdog Cancels Binance Permissions on Firm's Request
U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority said Binance's local unit is no longer authorized to provide any regulated services in the country.
IMF Official Presents Blueprint for Cross-Border CBDCs
The organization wants to help cut the cost of cross-border transactions without abandoning compliance checks or capital controls, Tobias Adrian, director of IMF’s monetary and capital markets department said.
France's Markets Regulator Backs Global Rules for DeFi
The AMF wants industry stakeholders to contribute to a discussion about its views on supervising DeFi, DAOs and associated risks.
Blockchain Anti-Counterfeiting Trials ‘Promising,’ EU Agency Says
The European Union's intellectual property office EUIPO wants traders and customs authorities to use open-source tools to authenticate branded goods.
Binance Under Investigation in France for 'Aggravated' Money Laundering
Binance is suspected of illegally providing digital asset services to local customers, and implementing poor money laundering checks, the Paris public prosecutor told CoinDesk.
Central Banks Successfully Test Over 30 CBDC Use Cases, Including Offline Payments
An API layer could facilitate a wide range of central bank digital currency payment scenarios, a Bank for International Settlements and Bank of England experiment has shown.
Do Kwon to Remain in Custody While Montenegro Courts Consider Extradition Request
Courts in the country approved bail for the Terraform Labs founder, but a South Korean extradition request is set to keep him in jail.
Crypto Lender Celsius Updates Bankruptcy Plan After Fahrenheit Deal
The plan, filed on Thursday, could face legal opposition from borrowers.
Hong Kong Put Pressure on 3 Major Banks to Take On Crypto Exchanges as Clients: Report
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority put pressure on HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China, according to the Financial Times.
Binance.US, SEC Ordered to Start Negotiations Wednesday Amid Asset Freeze Tussle
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday rebuffed SEC's request to order a freeze on Binance.US' assets – provided the parties could agree on limits.
