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SEC Ends Probe Into Consensys, Won't Sue Over Ethereum

The U.S. regulator closed its investigation into "Ethereum 2.0," Consensys said.

Joe Lubin, founder and CEO of Consensys. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

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Taiwan Crypto Advocacy Body Becomes Formally Active With 24 Entities

The body will act as a bridge between the private sector and the government in supervising the industry.

(Timo Volz/Unsplah)

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U.S. Crypto Regulations Are Moving Against a CBDC and Non-Compliant Stablecoins Like Tether: JPMorgan

Out of four recent crypto regulatory initiatives, the stablecoin bill has the highest chance of being passed before the U.S. presidential election, the report said.

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FTX Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Being Transferred to New Prison: WSJ

The location of the new prison is undisclosed as of early Thursday, but is thought to be in California, WSJ said. He is likely to be placed in a medium-security prison.

(CoinDesk)

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Turkey Takes Crypto Bill to Parliament, Aims to Bring Crypto Licensing to the Country

The bill aims to introduce a licensing scheme for crypto firms, which will be handled by the CMB and bring the firms under the regulator's scope.

Turkish Flag Turkey (Unsplash)

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Biden Order to Halt China-Tied Bitcoin Mine Beside Nuke Base Came as U.S. Firm Just Bought it

President Biden's emergency order to halt the Chinese-tied mining on the doorstep of a nuclear-missile base hit days after mining giant CleanSpark struck a deal to buy the property.

(White House, modified by CoinDesk)

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India's Market Regulator Suggests Shared Crypto Oversight Even as RBI Seeks Stablecoin Ban: Reuters

The Securities and Exchange Board of India's position was made to a government panel that could submit its report to the Finance Ministry by June, the report said.

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Robinhood Gains 2%, Erasing Early Losses Following SEC Wells Notice

The trading platform previously ended support for all tokens that were named in SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase.

SEC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Binance Secures Full Virtual-Asset Services Provider License in Dubai

The fourth and final stage of approval comes almost a year after the crypto exchange secured a third-stage license.

Richard Teng (Binance)

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Binance Could Come Back to India by Paying $2M Fine: Report

The exchange could return as a FIU-registered firm after paying the fine, the report added.

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