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Alameda Seeks Return of $700M Paid to ‘Super Networkers’ for Celebrity, Political Access

Sam Bankman-Fried promised billions to Michael Kives and Bryan Baum after being awed by their connections to politicians, billionaires and reality TV stars, court filings say.

(Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Relinquishes $30M BlockFi Penalty Until Investors Are Repaid

The regulator agreed to forego the payment, owed as part of a settlement of charges against BlockFi, to maximize and speed up payments to investors.

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)

Policy

CFTC Takes Action Against New York Resident for $21M Crypto Pooling Scam

William Ichioka has agreed to the charges and the CFTC has sought full recovery for the defrauded individuals and entities.

(Shutterstock)

Policy

Prime Trust Has 'Shortfall of Customer Funds,' Nevada Regulator Says

Nevada regulator alleged that Prime Trust was unable to meet customer withdrawals as recently as yesterday.

Prime Trust Consensus Booth (Prime Trust)

Finance

South Korean Crypto Yield Firm Haru Invest Fires More Than 100 Employees: Report

Earlier this month, Haru Invest suddenly halted withdrawals and deposits.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

Policy

Crédit Agricole’s CACEIS Gains Crypto Custody Registration in France

The traditional finance giant has been rumored to be seeking the status for years.

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

Policy

Reviewing the Tether Documents

CoinDesk filed a public records request for documents detailing Tether’s reserves. Here’s what we got.

Tether. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Fed Chair Powell Says Central Bank Needs ‘Robust’ Role Overseeing U.S. Stablecoins

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified in the House Financial Services Committee, saying Fed staff has been in talks with lawmakers on crypto legislation that is expected to be marked up in July.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Policy

Central Banks Propose CBDC, Stablecoin Standards With Amazon, Grab Running Trials

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in collaboration with the IMF and other central banks, is proposing common conditions for retail payments with digital money on a distributed ledger.

Amazon was selected to develop an e-commerce app for a digital euro. (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

Policy

FTX’s Bankruptcy Fees Already Topped $200M, Court Examiner Says

Transforming a ‘smoldering heap of wreckage’ can cost good money, Katherine Stadler said.

Money (Alexander Grey/ Unsplash)