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US Secretary of State Tweets, Deletes Claim That Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash Is North Korea-Sponsored

One hour and three minutes later, Anthony Blinken tweeted what the Treasury Department actually alleges: Tornado Cash was only used by a DPRK-sponsored group.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Policy

UAE to Clamp Down on Crypto Real Estate Money Laundering

The authorities want to trace payments made in bitcoin and ethereum as the country develops as a crypto hub.

UAE authorities want to trace real estate payments made in bitcoin and ethereum. (Michel Suesse/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Policy

Popular Election-Betting Site PredictIt Throttled by US Regulator

The site where people can wager on the outcome of political battles has until February to close its U.S. operations, said the CFTC.

PredictIt, which allows traders to wager on the outcome of political events, has been ordered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to shut down U.S. activity in six months. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Becomes Next Financial Sector Under US Lawmakers’ Diversity Lens

Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee are asking for more information about hiring from digital-assets firms.

Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss, creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Policy

Almost 7% of People in Spain Have Invested in Crypto, Regulator Says

The country's securities-market authority, CNMV, said it's worried about poor appreciation of the risks even after it mandated new crypto ad warnings earlier this year.

Una encuesta mostró que casi 7% de los españoles invirtió en cripto. (Kutay Tanir/Getty Images)

Policy

Thailand's Central Bank Extends Retail CBDC Study to Pilot Phase

The Bank Of Thailand still says it doesn't plan to issue a retail digital currency.

Bangkok, Thailand's capital. (Florian Wehde/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Parliamentary Group Starts Crypto Inquiry to Form Policy Recommendations

The group is asking industry experts, regulators and the government to weigh in on a range of topics including consumer protection and CBDCs.

London (Paul Panayiotou/Getty Images)

Policy

US Senate Bill Will Give CFTC Crypto Market Oversight – but Doesn't Say How Much

The measure would make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the watchdog for most of the market, but it doesn’t define whether tokens are securities or commodities.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

US Lawmakers Move to Clarify Definition of 'Brokers' in 2021 Infrastructure Law

The bill would exclude miners, stakers and other parties who may not have the tax reporting information needed to otherwise comply.

U.S. Senators Pat Toomey (left) and Cynthia Lummis (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Policy

Ex-Coinbase Product Manager Pleads Not Guilty in Crypto Insider Trading Case: Report

Ishan Wahi and two associates are accused of making as much as $1.5 million from sharing information about the exchange's plans to list new tokens.

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