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Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial

Bankman-Fried was accused of leaking former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's diary to the New York Times.

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

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Campaign-Finance Charges Are Back on the Menu

Sam Bankman-Fried isn't escaping the charge as he faces potential jail time ahead of his trial.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Cathie Wood's Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application Decision Pushed Out by SEC

The regulator is reviewing more than a dozen spot bitcoin and ether future ETF applications.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

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UK Crypto Incentives Ban Could Drive Firms Out of Country, Lobbyists Say

Lobby group CryptoUK called for more clarity from the FCA on guidance for upcoming crypto ad rules.

UK United Kingdom British England Flag (Unsplash)

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FTX Fires Back at Creditors 'Willing to Gamble Estate Assets on Higher Returns'

The committee of unsecured creditors had criticized the bankrupt estate's reorganization plan submitted to a Delaware court in July.

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

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India Wants to Use Crypto Tokens to Digitally Sign Documents

The browser envisions the ability to digitally sign documents using a crypto token, bolstering secure transactions and digital interactions and support Web3.

New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

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Why Binance Is Abandoning Most of Europe

Crypto firms only need regulatory approval in one EU nation under new rules to serve all 27 in the single market – but some states are more prepared to implement MiCA regulation than others.

Europe (Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash)

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France Steps Closer to Implementing MiCA for Crypto Firms

The country's financial regulator AMF has "enhanced" registration requirements for digital asset service providers set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

The Financial Markets Authority in Paris, France (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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SEC Will Appeal XRP Ruling in Case Against Ripple

A federal judge ruled that while Ripple's direct sales of XRP to institutional investors violated securities law, its programmatic sales to retail investors through exchanges did not.

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

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Bank of England Wants Digital Pound Advisers as It Moves to CBDC Design Phase

The Bank of England is recruiting academics for its central bank digital currency engagement forum and asking stakeholders for more information.

Bank of England (Camomile Shumba)