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Tornado Cash Developer to Stay in Jail as Dutch Trial Continues

Alexey Pertsev was arrested in the Netherlands in August shortly after the U.S. sanctioned the crypto privacy tool.

Courthouse in ‘S Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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FTX Transferred $7.7B From Bahamian Estate to US Units Ahead of Bankruptcy Filing, Court Told

Representatives for FTX said whether assets belong in the Bahamian estate or in the U.S. estate remain open issues.

FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

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Celsius's CEL Token May See 20 -Cent Value in Recovery Process, Attorney Says

The token currently has a market value of 54 cents.

Alex Mashinsky, fundador y CEO de Celsius Network, en Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)

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Indian Cricket Board Tells Women's Premier League Teams to Shun Crypto Links

The BCCI told the teams that a breach could lead to punitive measures.

Women’s Indian Premier League auction. (BCCI)

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Judge Denies Appointment of Independent Examiner in FTX Bankruptcy

Delaware bankruptcy court judge sided with the bankrupt crypto exchange and said there is no need to appoint an examiner to conduct "yet another costly investigation that would slow the progress" of the case.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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SEC Proposal Could Bar Investment Advisers From Keeping Assets at Crypto Firms

As long as crypto platforms and lenders aren’t registered as exchanges or banks, they wouldn’t qualify as custodians in the latest SEC limits proposed for registered investment advisors.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

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Kansas Looks to Cap Crypto Political Campaign Donations at $100

The U.S. state is looking to amend its campaign financing rules to require donors' names and addresses be collected – and mandate contributions be made strictly via U.S.-based entities.

(Oleksii Liskonih/Getty)

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EU Now Accepting Applications for Its Blockchain Regulatory Sandbox

The sandbox, which will run for the next three years, is open to "companies from all industry sectors" and public entities, with priority given to more mature projects.

European Union flag (Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

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EU Banks Told by Regulator to Apply Bitcoin Caps Even Before They Become Law

The European Central Bank, which supervises big euro area lenders, said crypto should be treated as a risky asset.

European Central Bank (Raimund Linke/Getty Images)

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Celsius Seeks to Recover Millions From Mashinsky, Other Former Executives

The former CEO should repay money he transferred in the run-up to the lender’s July bankruptcy, the document said

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)