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U.S. House Lawmakers Push SEC’s Gensler to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETF ‘Immediately’

Members of the House Financial Services Committee – two from each party – wrote a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler urging ETF action.

Lawmakers from both parties are urging U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler to move on approving a spot bitcoin ETF. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Why Binance and Banking Giant MUFG Want to Issue Stablecoins in Japan

Binance Japan and Mitsubishi UFJ bank want to help with the country's Web3 ambitions by issuing stablecoins.

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Kraken Pushes Forward on Expansion in Spain, Ireland With Key Regulatory Steps

Kraken obtained a registration from Spain's central bank, while its Irish subsidiary secured a license.

Kraken Crypto App

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Chase U.K. to Block Crypto Payments Citing Fraud, Scams

Starting Oct. 16, the bank will decline customer attempts to make payments related to crypto assets via debit card or outgoing bank transfers.

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Market Maker KeyRock Secures Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Clearance

The Brussels-based crypto firm joins the likes of BitGo in being approved by standards body VQF.

KeyRock has secured anti-money laundering recognition in Switzerland (hagu81/Pixabay)

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Taiwan Issues Crypto Guidance as It Steps Up Regulation

The guiding principles focus on customer protection and include requirements to custody client funds separately from company assets.

Taiwan (Timo Volz/Unsplah)

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Binance Restarts in Belgium Three Months After Order to Stop

In June, the exchange was told to stop serving Belgian clients by the Financial Services and Markets Authority.

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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Celsius' Bankruptcy Nears End as Creditors Approve Reorganization Plan

Most of the classes in the bankruptcy claim voted by more than 98% in favor of the reorganization.

Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky outside a courthouse in New York on July 25, 2023. (Anna Baydakova/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase Successfully Registers With Spain's Central Bank

The registration compels the firm to comply with the country's anti-money laundering standards.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

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Digital Euro at Least 2 Years Away, ECB’s Lagarde Says

The European Central Bank chief said she wanted to address “conspiracy theories” about CBDCs and government snooping.

ESRB Chair Christine Lagarde (ECB/Flickr)