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Extremely Unlikely WazirX Customers Will Be Made Whole in Crypto Terms: Legal Advisers

WazirX co-founder Nischal Shetty said the numbers are as of today and the objective is to reduce the gap through various efforts.

WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)

Policy

SEC Might Challenge FTX Bankruptcy Estate From Paying Back Customers With Stablecoins

The SEC said that it may challenge any transactions of distributions involving crypto assets to creditors.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

A U.S. Crypto Bill's 2024 Chances

Sen. Chuck Schumer promised a crypto bill would become law by the end of the year. How likely is that?

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Holders Disproportionately Favor Trump for U.S. President, New Academic Poll Shows

Donald Trump’s outreach to the crypto community seems to be paying off.

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Policy

Russia Is About to Try Using Crypto to Get Around Sanctions

Experts doubt it will work, given the traceability of blockchains and the risk of even tougher sanctions for Russia.

16:9 Crop: Russian President Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)

Policy

U.S. House Committee Plans for Heap of Crypto Hearings in September

The House Financial Services Committee is expected to look at DeFi, U.S. enforcement and "pig butchering" in a series of hearings the panel is set to schedule for next month.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler says the agency's court loss led to bitcoin ETF approvals. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Jailed FTX Exec Withdraws His Request to Compel Government to Abide by Plea Deal

Salame agreed to a plea deal in order to get prosecutors to drop their investigation into Michelle Bond, his partner and the mother of his child.

Ryan Salame leaving a New York courthouse on Sept. 7, 2023. (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Policy

'Pig Butchering' Scams Remain Dangerous Threat in Crypto Markets, Chainalysis Report Says

While other types of illicit activity are growing, scams are the biggest issue, Wednesday's report from the analytics firm said.

Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Banks Using Permissionless Blockchains for Transactions Face Multiple Risks: BIS

Risks include operations and security, governance, legal, settlement finality and compliance, the report said.

BIS building (BIS)