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Policy

Mango Markets Exploiter Avi Eisenberg Found Guilty of Fraud and Manipulation

Eisenberg faces up to 20 years in prison for his $110 million heist.

(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

Protecting Crypto Users Is More Important Than Faster UK Registration: FCA Executive

Members of the industry have said the regulator takes too long to approve crypto applications.

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Finance

Tokenization Growth Depends on Developing Blockchain-Powered Secondary Markets: Moody's

There aren't enough secondary markets that support tokenized assets, and they come with risks, the ratings company said.

Moody's website

Policy

New Zealand Starts Digital Cash Consultation

The consultation paper asked its citizens to respond on the digital cash design, whether or not interest should be paid and if there should be holding limits.

Wellington, New Zealand (Wolf Zimmermann/ Unsplash)

Policy

Jury Begins Deliberations in $110M Mango Markets Fraud Trial

Avi Eisenberg faces up to 20 years in prison if he’s convicted on all three counts against him.

Mango (Desirae Hayes-Vitor/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto PAC Spent Millions to Get Alabama Candidate on Path Toward Congress

Shomari Figures just won the Democratic primary in Alabama after $2.7 million in outside support from one of the digital assets industry's main campaign-finance operations.

Crypto industry support may have helped lift Shomari Figures to his win in an Alabama congressional primary this week. (Courtesy of Figures for Congress)

Policy

UK Lawmakers Call for Govt to Develop Crypto, Blockchain Skills Pipeline

Member of Parliament Lisa Cameron called for the government to ensure that all stages of education and the workplace contribute to developing digital skills.

MP Lisa Cameron (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Senators Lummis, Gillibrand Take on Stablecoin Legislation With New Bill

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand unveiled a new bill Wednesday, hoping to move the needle on stablecoin legislation.

U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis are hopeful about aspects of their sweeping crypto bill. (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock for CoinDesk)

Policy

Looking at Sam Bankman-Fried's Appeals Process

Bankman-Fried has 91 days to file a brief

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto-Skeptic Sen. Sherrod Brown Is Open to Advancing Stablecoin Legislation, Bloomberg Reports

In the House, Rep. Patrick McHenry recently said he remained optimistic about getting a U.S. stablecoin law passed.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)