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Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Is Cutting 12% of Jobs as Bear Market, Taxes Take Their Toll

The number of employees losing their jobs is 71 out of some 590.

From left: Sumit Gupta (Co-founder & CEO), Neeraj Khandelwal (Co-founder), Gaurav Arora (Sr. Vice President), Vivek Gupta (EVP Engineering). (CoinDCX)

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Prosecutors, Sam Bankman-Fried File Proposed Jury Instructions for Trial

The FTX founder's lawyers are suggesting Bankman-Fried acted in good faith, with a trial set for October.

Sam Bankman-Fried, right, outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Developers Push Back Against Craig Wright’s Claim to Billions of Dollars in Bitcoin

The group alleged in a new legal filing that Wright's company Tulip Trading never owned the more than 100,000 bitcoin it sought to reclaim with their help.

Craig Wright (right) (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for London Blockchain Conference)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Due Back in Court as He Asks for Daily Releases

The FTX founder will be arraigned on Tuesday. Last week, his attorneys asked that he be allowed to review defense filings at a federal prosecutor’s office every weekday.

Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

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FTX Debtors Revise Settlement Proposal After Objection From U.S. Trustee

The latest proposal will see the debtors include the U.S. Trustee as a noticed party and reduce the maximum settled value for claims from the earlier $10 million to $7 million.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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XRP Ruling Needs Appeals Court Review, SEC Says

A judge allowed the SEC to file for the appeal.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Celsius Creditors to Vote on Bankruptcy-Escape Plan After Judicial Approval

Creditors will have a month to mull the sale to Fahrenheit, which court filings say could see them recover 67%-85% of holdings.

(Mustang Joe/Flickr)

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Coinbase-Backed Group Loses Lawsuit Arguing Tornado Cash Sanctions Overstepped U.S. Treasury's Authority

The group of developers and investors sued the Treasury Department last year.

Preston Van Loon, Prysmatic Labs at C22 (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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SEC Can Try to Appeal Groundbreaking XRP Ruling, Judge Rules

A federal judge will let the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission file a motion that, if granted, would allow it to appeal a ruling that XRP transactions through exchanges didn’t violate securities laws.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse  (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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FTX-Linked Farmington State Bank Slapped with Fed Enforcement Action

The Federal Reserve has brought an enforcement action against the one-branch lender for making a foray into digital assets activities in violation of a prior agreement it made.

(Jason Pofahl/Unsplash)