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Bankman-Fried Remains Out on Bond, but Judge Warns ‘Revocation’ Proceedings Possible in Future

Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Sam Bankman-Fried that he could hold a hearing to revoke the FTX founder’s bond should SBF continue violating court orders.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on Feb. 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Binance Moved Funds From US Affiliate's Silvergate Bank Account in 2021: Reuters

Binance moved $400 million from Binance US's bank account, the report said.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk)

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Canada Close to Tightening Rules for Crypto Exchanges: Sources

The changes will ensure it’s simply too expensive to do business in Canada, said one person familiar with the plans.

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FTX’s Bahamas Unit Commingled Client, Corporate Funds, Liquidators Say

FTX Digital had bank accounts with a balance of $219 million, according to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers report.

Eleuthera Island, the Bahamas (Central Eleuthera).

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Judge Clears Celsius' Plan to Sell Bitmain Mining Coupons Worth Over $7M

The crypto lender must sell the vouchers before they expire to raise funds for the bankruptcy estate.

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Tornado Cash Dev’s Criminal Case in Europe May Hinge on Laptop Access

Dutch prosecutors now have access to Alexey Pertsev’s computer and are using it to probe key details including governance and profit-making at the privacy service.

(Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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Hong Kong Successfully Offered Inaugural $100M Tokenized Green Bond

Hong Kong's central bank had been exploring tokenization of green bonds since at least 2021.

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Crypto Was Singapore's Top Area of Fintech Investment in 2022 Despite Global Slowdown: KPMG

For 2023, KPMG has predicted that it is "likely investments in crypto-focused firms will remain very slow."

A new KPMG report predicts the crypto investment slowdown will continue through the rest of the year (Shutterstock)

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Wyoming Lawmakers Pass Bill Prohibiting Forced Disclosure of Private Crypto Keys

The U.S. state's House of Representatives approved the rules, which won't apply in cases where there is no alternative way to access the requisite information.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming (Ben Emrick/Unsplash)

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Global Standard Setters Will Team Up to Tackle DeFi Regulation: FSB

Decentralized finance “does not differ substantially” from traditional finance in its functions or vulnerabilities, according to the Financial Stability Board.

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