Amitoj Singh

Amitoj Singh is a CoinDesk reporter focusing on regulation and the politics shaping the future of finance. He also presents shows for CoinDesk TV on occasion. He has previously contributed to various news organizations such as CNN, Al Jazeera, Business Insider and SBS Australia. Previously, he was Principal Anchor and News Editor at NDTV (New Delhi Television Ltd.), the go-to news network for Indians globally. Amitoj owns a marginal amount of Bitcoin and Ether below CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Terraform Labs, Do Kwon Fail to Have Singapore Class-Action Suit Rejected: Report

The suit was filed in September 2022 by Julian Moreno Beltran and Douglas Gan on behalf of 375 others, who claim they lost a combined $57 million.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (Terra)

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Digital Asset Investment Platform Fasset Wins Operational License in Dubai

The licence will allow Fasset to serve institutional investors, qualified investors and retail investors.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

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The Algorand Foundation Expands Its Footprint in India

The foundation's AlgoBharat initiative has secured new partnerships in India with NASSCOM, TiE Bangalore and the Mann Deshi Foundation.

Staci Warden (CoinDesk TV screenshot)

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Failure of Multi-Function Crypto Firms a Limited Threat to 'Real Economy': FSB

A new report by the Financial Stability Board said further assessments of possible implications are required because "significant information gaps remain."

Stable Stability Balance (Unsplash)

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TRM Labs Partners With Aussie Crypto Exchange Swyftx to Combat Scams

The program will trial an apparent global first in which Aussie crypto users who activate two-factor authentication on their cryptocurrency accounts will be paid AUD $10 worth of Bitcoin.

Security (Jarmoluk/Pixabay)

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Singapore Central Bank Rules to Discourage Crypto Speculation, Ease Investment Qualifications

"This shows that MAS is listening, and is willing to consider industry feedback, even if they do not always agree," said Angela Ang, a senior policy adviser for blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs and a former MAS regulator.

(Larry Teo/Unsplash)

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Genesis Sues Gemini to Recover 'Preferential Transfers' Worth $689M

Genesis and Gemini have been embroiled in a public and legal feud since the collapse of FTX.

Genesis (Spencer Wing/Pixabay)

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Celsius to Transition to Mining-Only NewCo After SEC Feedback in Updated Bankruptcy Plan

On Monday, a few hours before the Celsius announcement, CoinDesk reported that the SEC wanted more information about the assets of the former crypto lender.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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FTX-Backed Anthropic’s CEO Declined OpenAI's Merger Offer: The Information

FTX bought a stake in Anthropic supposedly worth $500 million, according to an internal document circulated before last November’s bankruptcy filing.

(TechCrunch/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Mastercard Says Customers Are Too Comfortable With Today's Money for Adoption of CBDCs: CNBC

The payments giant has a CBDC Partner Program that includes participants such as Ripple, Fireblocks and Consensys.

close up of Mastercard logo and hologram on a payment card