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Coinbase’s SEC Complaint Draws Allies Depicting U.S. Regulator as Crypto Bully

As the exchange tries to force an answer from the Securities and Exchange Commission on digital assets regulation, crypto groups and the Chamber of Commerce leap in.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (CoinDesk screen grab from video)

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BlockFi Customers Can Be Repaid $300M Held in Custodial Accounts, Judge Says

A further $375 million that users tried to transfer out of interest-bearing accounts after Nov. 10 still belongs to the estate, Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan said

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

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Do Kwon's Attorneys Propose $437K Bail, Deny Falsified Travel Documents Charges in Montenegro

Montenegrin authorities arrested the Terra founder in March for allegedly attempting to travel with fake documents.

Terra Community AMA with Do Kwon (April 2021)  (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

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EU Could Veto Large Stablecoins During MiCA Approval Process, Regulator Signals

The European Banking Authority doesn’t want private permissionless crypto initiatives to threaten monetary policy privileges.

The European Banking Authority's Jose Manuel Campa (ECB/Flickr)

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Bittrex’s U.S., Maltese Arms Processed $425M in Withdrawals Since April 1, Attorney Says

The company filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this week, but says no customer funds were re-used and that liabilities meet assets

Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)

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New Rules on Sharing Crypto Tax Data ‘Unanimously Supported’ by EU Members

Officials are optimistic finance ministers will formally agree on laws allowing the sharing of information on crypto and NFT holdings between tax authorities next week.

The European Commission headquarters in Brussels (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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Hungarian Central Bank Sees No Imminent Need for e-Forint

The EU member is still trying out options for a central bank digital currency that could help the unbanked.

Hungary is exploring a digital forint (tomfield/Pixabay)

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Three Arrows Founder Su Zhu Obtains Singapore Restraining Order Against Arthur Hayes Over 'Harassment'

Hayes has been tweeting at the founder of the collapsed crypto fund to return some $6 million he says he's owed.

Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX (CoinDesk)

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Previewing Congress's Joint Crypto Regulation Hearing

Congress is holding the first of several planned joint hearings on crypto legislation.

(JamesDeMers/Pixabay)

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SEC Blasted on Custody Proposal by JPMorgan, Crypto Firms and a Fellow Agency

The U.S. securities regulator recently proposed requiring investment advisers to keep customers’ crypto assets with “qualified custodians” and is now facing wide criticism for the potential future rule.

Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)