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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Propose Installing Monitoring Software on His Phone

At a hearing in New York on Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated that he was concerned about Bankman-Fried’s ability to hide or delete his communications.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside U.S. District Court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Binance Seeks Lobbyist as EU Finalizes Crypto Rules

The leading crypto exchange wants to extend its influence into the increasingly regulated bloc.

The European Parliament (FrankyDeMeyer/Getty Images)

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EminiFX CEO Eddy Alexandre Set to Plead Guilty to Role in Alleged $59M Ponzi Scheme

Alexandre was arrested in May and charged with fraud for his role in the alleged pyramid scheme.

Law Justice Court Legal (Shutterstock)

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FTX Bankruptcy Judge Allows Company to Subpoena Founder Bankman-Fried, Other 'Insiders'

FTX's new leadership asked for the subpoenas last month.

Extradición a Estados Unidos del fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, desde las Bahamas. (Real Fuerza de Policía de Bahamas)

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Craig Wright Loses Bitcoin Copyright Claim in UK Court

The self-proclaimed author of the Bitcoin white paper claims Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash violate his intellectual property rights.

Craig Wright at CoinGeek Conference New York (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

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Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Registers in France

The exchange joins Binance, Bitpanda and Société Générale in securing recognition from one of the most sophisticated regimes in the EU.

The Bitstamp booth at a crypto conference (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Will the SEC Convince a Court It’s Right to Label These Tokens as Securities?

The U.S. agency’s insider-trading case against a former Coinbase manager hinged on nine tokens it classified as securities, but the ex-employee’s lawyers are saying it’s not so.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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FTX Lawyers Sullivan & Cromwell Bill $7.5M for First 19 Days' Bankruptcy Work

The 151 staff members assigned to the case worked a combined 6,500 hours in November looking at legal disputes, hacks, and corporate governance.

FTX court filings show millions in lawyers' fees. (slobo/Getty Images)

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Dubai Prohibits Privacy Coins Like Monero Under New Crypto Rules

The issuance of anonymity-enhancing crypto are banned under the Emirate's new regulations for digital assets.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

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Three Arrows’ Founder Refused to Comply With Subpoena, Stonewalling Probe, Court Told

The collapsed hedge fund’s founder Kyle Davies was accused of neglecting his duties as he “shamelessly” promotes his new crypto project.

(Alan Schein/Getty Images)