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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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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.

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Unpacking India's CBDC Pilots as Country Prepares for Digital Rupee

India launched two CBDC pilots last year, a wholesale CBDC and a retail CBDC.

Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India (left) and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)