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BitConnect’s Victims to Receive $17M in Restitution Seized From Scam’s Promoter

The money will be distributed to approximately 800 victims from over 40 different countries.

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FTX Cleared to Sell LedgerX, Japanese Units by Bankruptcy Judge

The collapsed exchange is looking to sell off its more separable and solvent assets as it seeks to repay creditors.

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SEC Alleges Gemini, Genesis Sold Unregistered Securities

Gemini and Genesis have been engaged in a public spat after Genesis suspended withdrawals last year.

Tyler y Cameron Winklevoss, de Gemini, en el evento TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015. (TechCrunch/Wikimedia)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Blogs Like a Crypto Robin Hood, but in Court He's Not So Charitable

The FTX founder’s claimed largesse about giving his funds away contrasts with a legal battle to keep control of $450 million in shares – that were paid for a loan from Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research

Sam Bankman-Fried, a modern-day Robin Hood? (George Rinhart/Corbis/Getty Images)

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CFTC Calls for Default Judgment Against Ooki DAO in Ongoing Lawsuit

A judge ruled last month the agency had properly served the DAO after two token holders were served with the lawsuit.

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FTX Creditor Names Can Remain Sealed for Now, Judge Rules

Publishing the names of potentially 9 million users of the crypto exchange could endanger privacy, the company had argued.

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

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China Includes Digital Yuan in Cash Circulation Data for First Time

The digital yuan, e-CNY, represented 0.13% of cash and reserves held by the central bank.

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Letter From US Senators 'Inappropriate,' Won’t Sway Me, FTX Bankruptcy Judge Says

Judge John Dorsey didn't seem impressed by the bipartisan communication from Elizabeth Warren, Cynthia Lummis and two other senators.

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FTX Has Recovered 'Over $5B' in Assets, Bankruptcy Attorney Says

The announcement substantially raises the total FTX has recovered since filing for bankruptcy last year but it's still short of what customers are owed in total.

John J. Ray III, nuevo CEO de FTX. (C-SPAN)

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Five UK Associations Form Crypto Alliance to Steer Digital Asset Regulation

The U.K. Forum for Digital Currencies, which includes City of London Corporation, also aims to further the country's crypto hub ambitions.

The FCA's head of markets oversight, who also oversaw crypto AML enforcement, is stepping down. (Unsplash)