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Looking at the Claims Celsius Operated Like a Ponzi

A new lawsuit alleges that a major crypto lender was, in fact, a Ponzi scheme. Happy Tuesday folks.

The Celsius booth at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Policy Makers Should Get On With Regulating Crypto, BOE’s Cunliffe Says

The Bank of England’s deputy governor said regulators should accelerate crypto rulemaking. If certain risks involving crypto can’t be managed, related activities must be stopped.

The Bank of England (Robert Bye/Unsplash)

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US Fed Vice Chairwoman Brainard Doesn’t Like What She’s Seeing in Crypto

Lael Brainard argued aggressive regulation is needed for the sector before things get out of hand.

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Unpacking the Latest Bitcoin ETF Rejections

Grayscale and Bitwise saw their bitcoin ETF applications rejected. Have we learned anything new?

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

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US Treasury Develops 'Framework' for International Crypto Regulation

The document is the first publication from the department to stem from President Biden's executive order on digital assets.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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FDIC Probing Voyager Claims It Was Insured by Regulator

The Canadian-based crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy earlier this week.

Voyager Digital CEO Stephen Ehrlich (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Johnson's Exit as British Prime Minister Leaves UK Crypto Ambitions on Hold

Most likely replacements have been relatively quiet about their views on Web3.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday (Carl Court/Getty Images)

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Solana Labs, Multicoin Accused of Violating Securities Law by SOL Investor

Solana’s SOL token is an unregistered security whose insiders have benefitted while retail suffered, the suit alleged.

The suit accuses Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko of securities violations. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Here's What Still Needs to Happen Before the EU's MiCA Bill Becomes Law

CoinDesk looks at what EU crypto companies can expect after the bloc sealed deals on the political shape on anti-money-laundering and licensing laws.

The EU Commission, Parliament and Council are due to begin negotiations on the MiCA framework. (Daniel Day/Getty Images)

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Belgium Regulator Ponders Crypto as a Security

The EU’s landmark crypto law won’t take effect for a couple of years, but existing stock-trading rules may still apply, financial regulator FSMA says.

Belgian crypto issuers will need to decide if assets are securities to know what laws apply (FSMA)