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Supposed AI-Based Crypto Token Using Elon Musk's Image Targeted by Texas Securities Board

Five U.S. states are ordering TruthGPT Coin promoters to cease and desist using images of Elon Musk, Changpeng Zhao and Vitalik Buterin to promote what they describe as an investment scam.

Regulators say Elon Musk's image was used to promote a scam. (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)

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U.S. SEC Changes Its Mind on Officially Labeling Digital Assets

The Securities and Exchange Commission was about to define “digital asset” but deleted it in the final version of a rule, reversing a move that might have started formalizing crypto’s role.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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FTX Seeks to Claw Back Nearly $4B in Ongoing Bankruptcy Case

There will be a hearing on May 25 to discuss the motion by the FTX estate.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Ex-OpenSea Exec Convicted of Wire Fraud, Money Laundering in Insider Trading Case

Nate Chastain made approximately $50,000 by buying and trading non-fungible tokens with insider knowledge gained from his position at OpenSea.

(Opensea, modified by CoinDesk)

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RFK Jr. Raises Crypto Taxes, Regulation as Issues in Opening Days of 2024 Presidential Race

Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. is criticizing the White House effort to establish a 30% tax for crypto mining in the U.S.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces his candidacy in Boston on April 19. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

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Registered UK Crypto Firms Can Approve Their Own Ads, Lawmakers Decide

The law on promotions is set to come into effect around four months from now if there are no objections, the finance ministry has said.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

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Celsius CEO Mashinsky Denies ‘Baseless’ Fraud Claims by New York State

N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James said Mashinsky misled investors about the health of the now-bankrupt crypto lender.

Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk)

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Allow Influencers to Promote Registered Crypto Firms, French Senators Say

Lawmakers in the French National Assembly are seeking to effectively ban social media crypto promotions, but a key Senate committee appears to favor lighter restrictions.

The French Senate favors lighter restrictions on crypto influencers (jlxp/Pixabay)

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UK Set to Ban Cold Calls Selling Financial Products, Including Crypto

The move is part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's strategy to tackle financial fraud in the country.

(Icons8 Team/ Unsplash)

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White House Pushes for Punitive Tax on Crypto Mining

The Biden administration is campaigning for a tax first sought in a recent federal budget proposal, advocating that crypto miners pay an amount equal to 30% of their energy costs.

Mining rig (Getty Images)