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Australian Court Hands Over $41 Million of Crypto Held by Blockchain Mining Group at Regulator's Request

The court order came after markets regulator ASIC said the companies broke Australian law and provided financial services without a licence.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

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Top U.S. House Lawmakers Meet on Stablecoin Bill Strategy: Punchbowl

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry and the panel's ranking Democrat, Maxine Waters, reportedly met with the Senate's majority leader on next steps.

Key U.S. lawmakers met Thursday to talk about how to advance stablecoin legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Dubai Regulator Wants to Lower the Cost of Compliance for Small Crypto Firms

While Dubai's regulatory rules were broadly welcomed, some firms worried about the expense.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

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South Africa Starts Issuing Crypto Licenses With Luno, Zignaly Among First Recipients

Regulators in the country have said they plan to authorize up to 60 digital asset firms by April.

(Den Harrson/Unsplash)

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DeFi Exchange Uniswap Receives Enforcement Notice From the SEC

Uniswap’s CEO Hayden Adams took to X on Wednesday to say that the exchange is “ready to fight” after receiving notice that the regulator is planning an enforcement action.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told Uniswap it intends to pursue an enforcement action.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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EU's MiCA Rules Have Had Little Influence on the European Crypto Market, Regulator Says

The rules, which take effect at the end of the year, have yet to spur increased euro-based transactions in crypto markets.

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

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Hong Kong Said Likely to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETFs Next Week: Reuters

Hong Kong's regulators have sped up the approval process, according to a Reuters report.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

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Is the Sam Bankman-Fried Story Over?

He was sentenced last month. What did we learn?

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Lummis: Crypto Will Erupt as Big Issue in Senate Races Including Banking Chair Brown's

Sen. Cynthia Lummis said there's an effort underway to ensure Republicans trying to take seats from Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are versed in crypto advocacy.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is one of the lawmakers asking for more information after the SEC's X account was compromised on Tuesday. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)