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Incoming House Financial Services Committee Chair Asks Secretary Yellen to Delay Crypto Tax Provision

Rep. Patrick McHenry. who chairs the committee in January, expressed his concerns in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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BZeroX Founders Are No Longer Part of Ooki DAO, Lawyer Says

A federal judge this week ruled the CFTC should serve the Ooki DAO lawsuit to Tom Bean and Kyle Kistner.

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Crypto Trading Firm Wintermute Given Seat on Key FTX Creditor Committee

The crypto firms and individual investors will play a key role in representing the issues of the million or so potentially owed money by Sam Bankman-Fried’s company

FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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New York Banks Must Seek Advance Permission for Crypto Activity, Regulator Says

New guidance from the state Department of Financial Services sets a 90-day advance notice period

New York City (Alexander Spatari/Getty Images)

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Incoming FCA Chair Calls Crypto Firms Like FTX 'Deliberately Evasive'

Ashley Alder, who is currently the CEO of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, will be commencing his role with the Financial Conduct Authority on Feb. 20, he told the Treasury Committee.

Ashley Alder will become chair of the U.K.'s FCA next year. (H.K. Securities and Futures Commission)

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After Sam Bankman-Fried's Arrest, the FTX Show Goes On

Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested, Congress is holding multiple hearings and FTX’s bankruptcy case continues to work its way through court.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announcing the Department of Justice's charges against Sam Bankman-Fried (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

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FTX Hearing in US Senate Reveals Congress Doesn’t Have Immediate Answers

As the crypto industry’s epic disaster continues to unfold with a criminal case and regulatory actions, U.S. senators didn’t find any clear path during a Wednesday hearing.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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FTX Bankruptcy Court Is Warned Against Granting Bahamas 'Dangerous' IT Access

Testimony from new boss John Ray has proven inflammatory in the Bahamas, where parallel proceedings are also attempting to wind up the crypto exchange.

FTX CEO John Ray III (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

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Celsius Seeks $7.7M From Voyager's Estate as Bankruptcy Cases Intertwine

Celsius previously missed an apparent deadline to make a claim based on its relationship with fellow crypto lender Voyager.

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