Crypto


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Fewer Than 30% of Jurisdictions Globally Have Started Regulating Crypto: FATF Chief

The finding, termed a "call to action" by T. Raja Kumar, emerged from a report that explored which jurisdictions have adhered to the FATF's recommendations.

FATF President T. Raja Kumar addressing a press conference in Paris, France, in October 2022. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Policy

Dutch Prosecutors Seek 64-Month Jail Sentence for Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev

The judge will deliver the verdict on May 14, the court said.

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Ad Rules Apply to Influencers, Crypto Memes, Regulator Confirms in New Guidance

"The use of memes in promotions is particularly prevalent in the crypto-asset sector," the FCA's guidance said.

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Illicit Funds in Crypto Ecosystem Shrank 9% Last Year, Yet Criminals Still Handled Nearly $35B: TRM Labs

Almost half of all illicit crypto volume occurred on the TRON Blockchain, the report said.

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Finance

London Stock Exchange Will Start Market for Bitcoin and Ether ETNs May 28

The stock exchange will accept applications for trading bitcoin and ether crypto exchange traded notes from April 8.

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Policy

CommEX, Owner of Binance's Former Russian Ops, to Close Down

Crypto exchange Binance sold the entirety of its Russian business to CommEX in September last year following compliance concerns.

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