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Zambia to Wrap Crypto Regulation Tests by June: Report

The country is also exploring the issuance of a central bank digital currency.

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High Hopes for EU’s MiCA Law With Final Vote Imminent

EU member nations are already jostling to hold the crypto crown as the bloc becomes the first major global jurisdiction to regulate the sector.

The EU is set to vote on MiCA. (Pixabay)

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FTX’s Bankruptcy Lawyers: ‘The Dumpster Fire Is Out’

At a hearing on Wednesday, lawyers for the now-defunct exchange described it as a “digital Potemkin village” run by former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Alameda to Be Repaid $53M Deltec Loan, Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rules

The 2021 payment to Tether's bank Deltec International was originally approved by FTX's Ryan Salame.

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Stablecoins Need to Be Regulated Like Commercial Bank Money, Bank of England's Andrew Bailey Says

The central bank governor also said regulators can't rule out central bank digital currencies as the U.K. explores a digital pound.

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey (WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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SEC Advisory Group Backs Gensler’s Crypto Efforts but Asks for Industry Guidance

Apart from the Investor Advisory Committee’s request for some formal crypto guidance from the agency, it egged on the SEC chairman’s confrontation with the sector.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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FTX Free to Explore Sale of Europe Arm, Swiss Court Decides

The firm said FTX Europe AG, the holding company of its European business, filed a petition for a Swiss moratorium proceeding, which was granted on Tuesday.

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EU-Funded Report Calls for Crypto ID Checks, Police Training to Combat Darknet Markets

Law enforcement can learn how to track illicit activity, but outright crypto bans aren’t effective, a report commissioned by the EU's monitoring body for drugs concluded.

India has registered 92 drug trafficking cases involving crypto and the dark net. (Pixabay)

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G-7 Will Focus on Helping Developing Nations Introduce CBDCs

"The collapse of FTX was a serious wakeup call on the need for proper consistent regulation across borders," said Masato Kanda, Japan's senior financial diplomat.

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Hong Kong Regulator Says DeFi Projects Could Face Regulatory Requirements

The SFC's comments come just after the United States and France published reports on regulating DeFi.

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