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EU Consultation Warns on Risk of Big Players Becoming Metaverse Gatekeepers

The European Commission raised the risks to privacy, openness, cybersecurity and equality in online virtual worlds.

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India Targeting One Million CBDC Users in Three Months, Prioritizing Offline Transfers: Sources

Around 100,000 users have participated in the country's central bank digital currency pilot since it kicked off in December.

(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)

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Japan Approves Web3 White Paper to Promote Industry Growth in the Country

The document proposes more tax reforms, clearer accounting standards and a DAO law.

Akihisa Shiozaki, a member of Japan's House of Representatives, is leading a team that is helping form policies for Web3. (Okonogi Airi)

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Singapore Working With Banks to Provide Guidance on Crypto Businesses: Bloomberg

An industry report is expected to outline best practices in areas including due diligence and risk management.

Singapore-based Vauld now has protection from its creditor until Jan. 20.  (Shutterstock)

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ANZ Bank Completes Carbon Credits Trading as Part of Australia's CBDC Pilot

ANZ partnered with Grollo Carbon Ventures to trade Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU).

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

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Major Crypto Firms Need Extra Rules, Global Cooperation, ECB’s McCaul Says

The central banker said firms like Binance should be forced to disclose legal status and lines of accountability, with extra rules on top of the European Union's upcoming MiCA crypto regulation.

The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. (Hans-Peter Merten/Getty Images)

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NYDFS Chief Dismisses 'Choke Point 2.0' Theory of Signature’s Closure as 'Ludicrous'

Adrienne Harris, the superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services, said the decision to close the bank was instead due to a “new-fashioned bank run.”

Superintendent Adrienne Harris (NYDFS)

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Craig Wright’s UK Contempt of Court Case Over Alleged Embargo Breach Abandoned

Judges at the High Court in London said they didn’t have the resources to explore the issue fully.

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

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The SEC's Beaxy Suit Looks Like a Coinbase Case Preview

The SEC took pains to note the Beaxy exchange did a lot of illegal trading. Is this a preview of its action against Coinbase?

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Japan Regulator Flags 4 Crypto Exchanges Including Bybit for Operating Without Registration

Bitget, BitForex and MEXC Global were also named in the Financial Services Agency's warning letter.

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