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Jailed Binance Exec's Nigeria Case to Be Heard a Month Early

The trial is set to resume next week after Tigran Gambaryan's defense lawyers requested that the case be heard sooner than the planned date in October.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Finance

Celsius' Bankruptcy Plan Administrator Pays Out Over $2.5B

The distributions were made in liquid cryptocurrency and cash at Jan. 16 prices to roughly two-thirds of all eligible creditors by number and 93% by value.

Money (Alexander Mils/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. SEC Charges Two Brothers in $60M Ponzi Scam Using a Crypto Platform

The complaint alleges that the duo falsely told investors about one of them creating a “bot” that operated on a crypto asset trading platform.

SEC office (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. SEC Settles With Abra Over Unregistered Sales of Securities

The securities regulator says Abra sold half a billion dollars in unregistered Abra Earn while also operating without registration as an investment company.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC’s Case Against Kraken Will Proceed to Trial, California Judge Rules

The federal regulator sued Kraken in California last year, alleging that the crypto company failed to register with the SEC as a broker, exchange or clearinghouse.

Kraken CEO and former COO David Ripley (Kraken)

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‘My Living Nightmare’: Detained Binance Exec’s Wife Begs for His Immediate Release

Tigran Gambaryan’s family says he can no longer walk and has battled multiple bouts of malaria pneumonia.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Policy

India's CBDC Has 5M Users, Can be Phased in Gradually: Central Bank Governor

Governor Shaktikanta Das said there should not be in any rush to roll out a system-wide CBDC.

(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)

Policy

Hong Kong Regulator Finds 'Unsatisfactory Practices' at Some Crypto Entities Seeking Full License: Report

As many as 11 entities are applicants for a full license with the regulator.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Policy

Crypto Friendly RFK Jr. Drops White House Hunt, Will Lend Kennedy Name to Trump

Robert Kennedy, a high-profile fan of digital assets, has joined forces with the Republican against Kamala Harris, giving Donald Trump an immediate bump in political prediction odds.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., independent U.S. presidential candidate, has endorsed former President Donald Trump as Kennedy suspends his campaign. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

WazirX to Phase In Indian Rupee Withdrawals Starting Aug. 26

Users of the Indian crypto exchange will be able to take out up to 66% of their rupee funds in two phases following a suspension instituted after last month's $230 million dollar hack.

WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)