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Pennsylvania Lawmaker Scraps Crypto Mining Ban to Advance Energy Conservation Bill

The state's Environmental Resources and Energy Committee accepted the amended bill on Monday by a slim margin.

Pennsylvania state capitol (Unsplash)

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Banks Must Disclose Crypto Exposures, Global Regulator Says

The guidance will ensure transparency and market discipline, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said

The Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland (Fred Romero/Flickr)

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EU Regulator Warns of ‘Opaque’ Crypto Firms as It Seeks to Close MiCA Loopholes

The European Securities and Markets Authority doesn’t want foreign companies operating via EU “letterbox” entities.

The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)

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Israel Freezes 100 Binance Accounts Over Suspected Hamas Links: FT

Authorities requested information on some 200 other crypto accounts, the FT said, citing people familiar with the matter.

(Eduardo Castro/Pixabay)

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Genesis Ordered to Comply With Terra Subpoena Within 5 Days

The crypto lender and trading firm failed to comply with requests made as part of a probe into Do Kwon's collapsed stablecoin, a New York judge said

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)

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California 'BitLicense' Bill Signed by Gov. Newsom

The Digital Financial Assets Law will take effect on July 1, 2025.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs crypto bill (Mario Tama/ GettyImages)

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Australia Proposes New Licensing Regime for Crypto Exchanges, Aims for Draft Legislation by 2024

The timeline indicates it could take till 2025 for an Australian digital asset platform to receive a licence under the freshly proposed regime.

Australia's government is taking a deliberate approach toward creating crypto laws. (Unsplash)

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Hamas' Crypto Ties May Lend Energy to Sen. Warren's Money Laundering Bill

The prominent Massachusetts senator has argued the Hamas connection shows it's time to "crack down on crypto-financed crimes."

Israeli forces bombard Gaza City, Gaza, in response to attacks from Hamas, whose cryptocurrency backing may lend energy to U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren's effort to combat crypto money laundering. (Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

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U.S. House Speaker Drama Could Threaten to Unravel Crypto's 2023 Chances

Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropping out means digital assets legislation remains on hold. Crypto fan Tom Emmer also won't have the No. 2 role to seek, another potential blow.

Key U.S. lawmakers met Thursday to talk about how to advance stablecoin legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Voyager Ex-CEO Charged by U.S. Regulators With Fraud, Making False Claims

Former Voyager Digital CEO Steve Ehrlich is facing complaints from the Federal Trade Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which also used the case to reinforce its view of USDC as a commodity.

Voyager Digital's Ex-CEO Steve Ehrlich is under the gun from multiple regulators accusing him of fraud and making false claims to customers. (CoinDesk)