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Finnish Minister Calls for EU Law to Recognize DAOs

Brussels must act to enable smart contracts to take off across the bloc, communications minister Timo Harakka said.

Timo Harakka at the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos (Manuel Lopez/WEF)

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Congress' FTX Problem: 1 in 3 Members Got Cash From Crypto Exchange's Bosses

The session began with 196 U.S. lawmakers who took direct contributions from Sam Bankman-Fried and other former FTX executives, and many of them are still trying to get rid of it.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister: I'll Take Salary in CBDC

Mikhail Fedorov says he wants to make his country the world's leading jurisdiction for virtual currency after a successful wartime fundraising campaign.

Ukrainian Digital Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, center, in Davos, Switzerland (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Lender Nexo Sues Cayman Island's Regulator for Denied VASP Registration

Nexo has sued the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority to overturn its rejection of Nexo's application to register as a virtual asset services provider.

Cayman Islands (Creative Commons)

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European Union Postpones MiCA Vote to April

The holdup comes because of issues in translating the text into 24 different languages.

The European Union has delayed voting on landmark crypto legislation. (Pixabay)

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Davos 2023: Crypto Is Down but Not Out

The crypto industry came back to Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting daunted but undeterred.

The World Economic Forum's 2023 annual conference kicked off Monday, Jan. 16 in Davos, Switzerland. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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European Finance Ministers Take Stock of Digital Euro Progress

Eurogroup, the body comprised of European finance ministers, said the introduction of a digital euro requires political decisions that should be discussed and taken at the political level.

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DOJ Objects to FTX’s Choice of Lawyers, Citing Conflict of Interest

The US Trustee joins Sam Bankman-Fried and Senators in voicing concern over Sullivan and Cromwell’s previous relations with the crypto exchange

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Grayscale Slams SEC's 'Unreasonable' Barring of Spot Bitcoin ETFs

The asset manager said the regulator's defense of its decision to block a spot bitcoin ETF is "illogical."

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Bankruptcies Are Very Complicated

The FTX, Voyager, Celsius and BlockFi bankruptcy proceedings are proving how complicated they really are.

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