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Bittrex Faced Enforcement Action From Florida Regulator Ahead of Bankruptcy

The state's financial regulator accused the U.S. firm of violating multiple state laws, and advised the company on how to explore settlement avenues, court filings show.

Bittrex filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. (Marco Verch/Flickr)

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BlockFi Bankruptcy Plans Opposed by FTX, Three Arrows, and SEC

Multiple defunct crypto companies are now scrambling to resolve complex financial ties as they seek to repay creditors and customers

BlockFi's bankruptcy plans are facing multiple objections (Ivan Radic/Flickr)

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EU Metaverse Strategy Set to Examine Privacy, Competition and Rights

A policy paper next week won’t set legislative rules – but could point the way ahead on some key Web3 issues.

The EU's metaverse strategy is due soon (Pixabay)

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Israeli Lawmakers Support Axing Crypto Capital Gains Tax for Foreigners

A bill exempting foreign residents from capital gains taxes on crypto sales, and lowering tax on stock-options-like crypto options for employees has passed a preliminary reading in the Knesset.

Israel's parliament. (Rafael Nir/Unsplash)

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Payments Platform Nuggets Working With Bank of England on Privacy Layer for Digital Pound

The BofE said in February that a digital pound was likely needed, but that it will not make a decision on issuing one until at least 2025.

The Bank of England is reportedly hiring 30 people to develop a national digital currency. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

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Denmark's Financial Watchdog Orders Saxo Bank to Shed Its Crypto Holdings

The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority's explained that it isn't legal for banks to conduct such activity as ancillary bank business for reasons of financial stability under current regulations.

Denmark (Shutterstock)

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Binance Australia’s Offices Searched by Financial Regulator: Bloomberg

The company, also under investigation in the U.S. and France, ceased its Australian derivatives business following regulatory warnings

Logo de Binance. (Unsplash)

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UK Lords Pass Bill to Help Seize and Freeze Crypto Used for Crime

The bill, introduced in September, now enters its final stages in Parliament.

(King's Church International/Unsplash)

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Belarus Looks to Ban Peer-to-Peer Crypto Transactions to Reduce Fraud

The east European country is working on legislation to make it harder for fraudsters to get their hands on the proceeds of crime.

Belarus (Egor Kunovsky/ Unsplash)

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Hong Kong Sets Up Task Force for Web3 Development

Hong Kong wants to be a Web3 hub , Financial Secretary Paul Chan said.

Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)