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Philippines Securities Regulator Seeks Comment on Draft Crypto Rules
Draft laws published this month seek to bring crypto assets under the purview of the country's Securities and Exchange Commission.

FTX Creditor List Features Netflix, Binance, Wall Street Journal
Lawyers for the bankrupt crypto exchange published an extensive list of creditors that includes media companies, airlines, universities and charities.

Elizabeth Warren Praises SEC Chief Gensler, Slams Crypto Lobby
The Massachusetts senator pointed to the regulator's enforcement actions against crypto firms and promoters.

Indonesia Regulatory Switch Could See Crypto Classed as Securities, Not Commodities
A new law in Indonesia not only changes the crypto regulatory environment, it could also broaden the industry’s development in the country.

Crypto Lender Celsius Wins Court Approval for Customer Withdrawals, Flare Token Airdrop
The U.S. bankruptcy court authorized eligible XRP holders to receive the Flare tokens due under a prior agreement.

In Wake of FTX, New York Reminds Crypto Firms to Segregate Customer Funds
The crypto exchange's bankruptcy proceedings revealed poor segregation of customer funds, so the New York regulator is reminding service providers to keep clean records.

World Economic Forum Wraps Up Davos 2023 With Sparks
The WEF's annual meeting closed with a fiery panel on the role of regulators in crypto.

At Davos, Dutch Central Bank Chief Takes Aim at Jurisdictions That Attract Bad Crypto Actors
Klaas Knot called the appealing localities with lax restrictions "sunny places for shady people." He was part of the only mainstage panel focused explicitly on crypto at this year’s World Economic Forum.

Davos Day 3 Shows Conflicting Visions for the Metaverse, CBDCs
Whether it’s jumping between virtual worlds or trading state-backed virtual currencies, common standards for digital economies are still hotly contested in global forums.

Crypto Speculation Has Had Its 'Comeuppance': Raghuram Rajan
But that shouldn’t disqualify blockchain technology. Regulators should steer clear of extreme measures, the former governor of India’s central bank told CoinDesk in Davos.

