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Policy

S. Korean Regulators Call for Criminal Punishments for Crypto Market Manipulation

The law is unlikely to go through Parliament this year.

Gyeongbokg palace in Seoul. (Image credit: Chan Young Lee/Unsplash)

Finance

Celsius Network Series B Expands to $750M

The crypto lender said in October that the $400 million it raised then would reassure regulators of the credibility of its businesses.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk Archives)

Policy

Japanese Consortium Plans to Issue Bank Deposit-Like Digital Yen by End of Next Year

Mitsubishi Corp. will lead a trial that is expected to start in January.

Tokyo's Shinjuku neighborhood (segawa7/Shutterstock)

Policy

RBA Steps Up CBDC Research but Is Not Convinced There Is a Policy Case Yet: Official

The Reserve Bank of Australia thinks it’s plausible that crypto becomes “niche” once stablecoins and CBDCs are in full force.

Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Johnny Bhalla on Unsplash)

Policy

India’s Modi Asks Democracies to Cooperate on Crypto

The Indian Prime Minister said crypto can “spoil our youths.”

The Indian flag. (Pixabay)

Policy

India to Ban Crypto as Payment Method but Regulate as Asset: Report

The Modi government will also ban active solicitation from crypto firms, such as ads.

The Indian flag. (Pixabay)

Policy

Argentina to Tax Crypto Exchanges

The Latin American country will levy a 0.6% tax on the exchanges on cryptocurrency purchases and sales.

Billetes de 100 pesos argentinos con el rostro de Eva Perón (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Policy

Some Chinese Crypto News Sites Appear to Go Dark as Crackdown Continues

ChainNews, Odaily and Block123 were unavailable on Nov. 17.

Beijing (Zhang Kayiv/Unsplash)