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Robinhood's Former Ban on Crypto Withdrawals Draws $3.9M Settlement in California

The popular trading app's sunsetted ban on customer crypto withdrawals caught the ire of California's attorney general.

Robinhood website on laptop (Unsplash)

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SEC’s Case Against Kraken Going to Trial; PayPal's PYUSD Tops $1B Market Cap

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as a California judge ruled that the SEC's lawsuit against Kraken will proceed to trial. Plus, Celsius' bankruptcy administrator paid out over $2.5 billion to creditors, and PayPal's stablecoin, PYUSD surpassed $1 billion in market cap.

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Russia Legalizes Crypto Mining; California’s DMV Loads 42M Car Titles On-Chain

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Russia's State Duma passed a law that fully legalizes cryptocurrency mining in the country. Plus, California’s DMV digitized 42 million car titles on the Avalanche network, and The Bahamas is back with a new law that tightens its crypto guidelines.

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Finance

California DMV Puts 42M Car Titles on the Avalanche Network in Digitization Push

Developed by Oxhead Alpha, the system will let users transfer vehicle titles in minutes and without going to an office versus the two week time frame in the traditional system.

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Tech

USC Professor's Crypto Startup 'Sahara' Raises $6M to Reward AI Trainers

Sahara co-founder Sean Ren, a computer science professor at the University of Southern California, says his tech can help workers and businesses get compensated for their knowledge, data and expertise in the age of AI.

Sahara co-founders Sean Ren and Tyler Zhou (Sahara)

Policy

Crypto Political Operation Targets California's Katie Porter by Undermining Her Base

A leading industry super PAC, Fairshake, is appealing directly to young crypto holders in Porter's state to reject the congresswoman's Senate bid

Crypto PAC Fairshake is asking California crypto voters to oppose Rep. Katie Porter in the U.S. Senate race there. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Crypto Political Group Fairshake Targets California Senate Candidate Katie Porter

The super PAC said it's spending millions to oppose the Democrat lawmaker in her Senate race, but her campaign says it's a "scheme to mislead voters."

Crypto political action committee Fairshake is targeting Sen. Katie Porter in California. (CoinDesk screen capture from Fairshake ad)

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Alleged Crypto Investment Scam Worth $80M Sees Four People Charged With Money Laundering in U.S.

The four allegedly obtained the money through so-called pig-butchering and other fraudulent schemes.

Arbitrage trade opens up on TX (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

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Crypto World Hopeful as California Chases BitLicense in Absence of U.S. Feds

The BitLicense axis between New York and California may draw in other jurisdictions as the states solidify their position as the only regulatory option for crypto businesses in the U.S.

Crypto insiders credit California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration as good listeners as they work on their own version of New York's BitLicense. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Key Driver Behind Bitcoin's Price Spike; California's Crypto Licensing Bill Signed Into Law

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including the factors that caused bitcoin to briefly spike to $30,000. When will a crypto licensing bill signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom take effect? Plus, Tether freezes accounts linked to terrorism and warfare in Israel and Ukraine.

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