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EU’s Russian Crypto Ban Confirmed as Bloc Tightens Sanctions

All crypto payments from Russians to European wallet providers will be forbidden.

EU crypto sanctions follow Russian President Vladimir Putin's deal with four separatist leaders (Getty Images)

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Crypto Exchange Binance Receives License to Operate in Kazakhstan

The exchange had earlier got a preliminary approval to operate in the country.

Binance is on track to being able to operate in Kazakhstan. (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)

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Second Crypto Group Objects to CFTC's Use of Chatbot to Serve Legal Papers

The DeFi Education Fund wants the CFTC to identify and serve Ooki DAO's actual members, rather than just serve the DAO at large.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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EU Seals Text of Landmark Crypto Law MiCA, Fund Transfer Rules

Legal texts to license crypto firms and vet transactions were agreed to by national diplomats after political deals struck in June.

The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

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Italy Hasn't Vetted the 73 Crypto Firms It Approved This Year

Companies entered into a new registry for crypto firms say they’ve secured regulatory approval in Italy, but they haven’t been checked for compliance yet.

Italy's Organismo Agenti e Mediatori, a supervisory body which oversees its crypto exchanges, told CoinDesk it didn't plan to start collecting information from registered exchanges until next year – at least. (Mathew Schwartz/Unsplash)

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Crypto Lender Celsius Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer Leon Resigns: Report

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky also resigned last week.

Co-founder and now former Celsius Chief Strategy Officer Daniel Leon. (Celsius)

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NFT Firm Seeks US Election Commission’s Approval to Market Campaign Souvenirs

Data Vault Holdings is seeking to market digital tokens to political committees.

Political campaigns' traditional buttons may face a new competitor in non-fungible tokens. (Getty Images)

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‘Prohibitive’ Global Crypto Capital Norms Could ‘Derail’ Market, TradFi Groups Say

Banks want to see caps on bitcoin holdings increased fivefold under planned global standards

The industry worries proposed new bank crypto rules are unduly cautious. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

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EU's ESMA Raises Alarm Bells Over Growing Crypto Use as It Prepares for New Powers

The European Securities and Markets Authority is worried about consumer rip-offs as well as novel risks like hacks and consensus manipulation

(Johner Images/Getty Images)

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Court Rules CFTC Legally Served Ooki DAO Through Help Bot

The ruling came the same day a group of crypto lawyers and developers filed to join the CFTC's case against Ooki DAO.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)