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Nigeria Drops Tax Charges Against Binance Executives

The executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, are still named in a money-laundering case.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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More Central Banks Are Exploring a CBDC, BIS Survey Finds

There's a greater chance of a wholesale CBDC being issued within six years than a retail one, according to the report.

BIS building (BIS)

Policy

Taiwan Crypto Advocacy Body Becomes Formally Active With 24 Entities

The body will act as a bridge between the private sector and the government in supervising the industry.

(Timo Volz/Unsplah)

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Former Goldman Sachs Exec Joins Anchorage Digital Bank’s Board of Directors

Connie Shoemaker currently serves as the COO and CFO of asset management firm Bridgewater Associates’ parent company.

Anchorage President Diogo Monica speaking in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson)

Policy

EU Body Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards for Prudential Matters: MiCA

The European Union's MiCA legislation - the wide-ranging package of bespoke rules for the crypto sector - was enforced last year.

The EU's MiCA law starts to take effect at end-2024. (Pixabay)

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Ether ETFs Should Be Fully Approved by September, Says SEC Chair Gensler

The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission told senators in a budget hearing that the applications to run ether spot ETFs should be finished this summer.

Chair Gary Gensler continues to defend his agency's Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 on handling crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Swiss Regulator Shutters Crypto-Linked FlowBank, Begins Bankruptcy Process

FINMA announced Thursday that FlowBank’s minimum capital requirements were found to have been “significantly and seriously breached.”

View of Zug, Switzerland, from the lake, with mountains in background. (Louis Droege/Unsplash)

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White House Expected to Nominate CFTC Commissioners to FDIC, Treasury Roles: Reports

CFTC Commissioners Christy Goldsmith Romero and Kristin Johnson are reportedly set to be nominated to key roles.

Christy Goldsmith Romero (CFTC)

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Australia's Treasury to Include Stablecoin Rules in Crypto Bill Draft, ASIC's Warning For Crypto Entities

"How recently have you consulted with your lawyers about where the law currently?" asked an ASIC representative while speaking to an audience of crypto industry-goers.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

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Terraform Labs, Do Kwon Agree to Pay SEC a Combined $4.5B in Civil Fraud Case

The settlement agreement, if accepted by a judge, would also ban Kwon and Terraform Labs from buying or selling all crypto asset securities.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)