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CFTC Kicks Off Review of Kalshi's Congressional Control Prediction Markets

Kalshi wants to let users bet on which political party will control Congress after an election.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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2020 Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years on Crypto Theft, SIM Swapping Scheme

The “Twitter hacker” plundered nearly $1 million from victims of his elaborate online schemes.

The streets are clear outside the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York (Dustin D.)

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Binance Ordered to Halt Offering Crypto Services in Belgium by Markets Regulator

The crypto exchange is accused of serving Belgian customers from countries outside the European Economic Area in violation of the law, the Financial Services and Markets Authority said.

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

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Sam Bankman-Fried Can't Subpoena Law Firm Fenwick & West for Documents, U.S. Judge Rules

The founder of collapsed crypto enterprise FTX had argued legal advice from the Silicon Valley law firm was "at the core" of the government's criminal allegations against him.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF to Start Trading Tuesday, Sponsor Says

Volatility Shares says its 2x leveraged bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund will be based on CME Bitcoin Futures prices.

(Unsplash)

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Coinbase Wins Supreme Court Ruling in Arbitration Lawsuit

The company's clear legal victory in the U.S. high court isn't about crypto, but it could play into future court disputes for all businesses.

U.S. Supreme Court (Al Drago/Getty Images)

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Three Quarters of Jurisdictions Not Complying With Global Crypto Laundering Norms, FATF Says

The global anti-money laundering watchdog FATF said North Korea is using digital assets to fund weapons of mass destruction

The FATF ordered crypto service providers to meet its AML guidance back in 2019. (Hervé Cortinat/OECD)

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Circle Was Top Depositor Aided by SVB Government Rescue: Bloomberg

The FDIC guarantee included over $3.3 billion the USDC stablecoin issuer held at the lender.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Ban May Not Be Best Approach to Balance Risk, Demand: IMF

The IMF recommended that countries focus on addressing the drivers of crypto demand and unmet digital payment needs.

The IMF is looking at crossborder payments using CBDC (World Bank/Flickr)

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Crypto.com Approved to Operate in Spain

The crypto exchange said it has registered as a virtual asset service provider with the country's central bank following a "comprehensive" compliance review.

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek during his YouTube interview (Crypto.com)