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Former FTX Executive Caroline Ellison's Sentencing Hearing Set for Sept. 24

Ellison ran Alameda Research, the FTX-affiliated hedge fund, and testified that she committed fraud at founder Sam Bankman-Fried's direction last year.

Caroline Ellison, the government's star witness in their case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, leaving court on Tuesday, Oct. 11 following her first day of testimony. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Second U.S. Firm tZero Said to Become Crypto Broker Dealer Under SEC Oversight

The company expects to launch wider crypto securities services next year, it said, joining controversial firm Prometheum as a potentially U.S.-compliant digital assets securities firm.

The ranks of crypto special-purpose broker dealers under the Securities and Exchange Commission's watch has expanded to two, now including tZero, the company said. (CoinDesk)

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UK Regulator Charges First Individual With Running a Network of Illegal Crypto ATMs

Olumide Osunkoya, 45 year old Londoner has been accused of running crypto ATMs that processed British pounds 2.6 million ($3.4 million) in crypto transactions across various locations.

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Nigeria SEC to Commence Enforcement Action on Unlicensed Crypto Firms: Reports

We are certainly going to commence enforcement actions on anyone who wants to operate in this market and does not have the intention of being regulated, Emomotimi Agama, the SEC's Director General said.

Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

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Investors Lost Record High $5.6B to Crypto Scams in 2023, FBI Says

Crypto scams accounted for only a tenth of total financial fraud complaints last year – but nearly half of the losses.

16:9 Fraud, scam (brandwayart/Pixabay)

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Five U.S. States Reach Settlement With GS Partners, Investors to Get Full Refunds

The Texas State Securities Board spearheaded the investigation and subsequent settlement with GS Partners and its owner, Josip Heit.

Texas State Securities Board Enforcement Director Joe Rotunda (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Regulator Risk Concerns, Judge Rules

A United States district judge granted in part and denied in part Coinbase's motion to dismiss the class action complaint.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

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Binance Unit Tokocrypto Is Third Crypto Exchange to Score Full License in Indonesia

More than 30 exchanges still have applications pending.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Ripple Co-Founder Among Kamala Harris' New Corporate Endorsers

Chris Larsen's endorsement comes as Ripple has emerged as one of the biggest donors in the 2024 U.S. elections, though his choice may be at odds with the company CEO's support of Senate Republicans.

Kamala Harris (Getty Images / Win McNamee)