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Binance CEO Distances Himself From BUSD Stablecoin as Regulators Act

Changpeng Zhao said Binance will continue working with other stablecoin issuers, and that he’s skeptical about claims Circle raised alarm bells with regulators.

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)

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SEC Case Against Bankman-Fried Postponed Pending Criminal Trial

Charges can wait until the Department of Justice’s case against the FTX founder concludes, a judge said.

The DAO withdrew a request to register locke and ducat tokens because they are not securities. (Michael del Castillo/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Super Bowl VPN Use Prompts Government Concern

U.S. prosecutors worry he could use the privacy tool to access foreign crypto sites or the dark web while on bail.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside U.S. District Court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Crypto's Banking Problem: Industry Needs Access but US Regulators Keep Digital Assets at Bay

Federal banking regulators seem to have free rein over crypto's U.S. destiny – and they're using their power to push it out of banking.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Paxos ‘Categorically Disagrees’ With SEC That BUSD Is a Security, Says It Will Litigate if Needed

The stablecoin issuer confirmed it has received a Wells Notice from the SEC, indicating a possible enforcement action is forthcoming.

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (CoinDesk)

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Regulator NYDFS Says Paxos Didn't Administer Binance USD in 'Safe and Sound' Manner: Reuters

The New York regulator said Paxos’ management of the stablecoin left it open to use by bad actors.

Adrienne A. Harris, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)

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France to Tighten Crypto Registration Rules Next January

The plan, set to be endorsed by the National Assembly and Senate, veers away from a proposal to require a license as of October

(Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images)

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Restrictive Crypto Rules for EU Banks Confirmed in Published Legal Draft

Banks in the European Union would have to treat crypto as the riskiest kind of asset and disclose exposures while awaiting more detailed rules.

The European Parliament is set to vote on new banking rules for crypto. (John Elk III/Getty Images)

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UAE Plans to Issue a CBDC to Promote Digital Payments

The deployment of a digital dirham is one of nine key initiatives of the UAE's new Financial Infrastructure Transformation Program.

UAE's central bank is planning to issue a central bank digital currency. (Saj Shafique/Unsplash)