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U.S. Treasury Says It Wants to Better Money Laundering Regulations Around Crypto, Other Illicit Finance

The Department released its 2024 strategy for addressing illicit financing on Thursday.

Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo (Consensus/ShutterStock)

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Leading Crypto-Policy Academic in Washington to Open Disclosure Firm Bluprynt

Georgetown Law professor Christopher Brummer is leaping into crypto disclosure services as CEO of the new company, backed by Robinhood and a former PayPal chief.

Christopher Brummer (right) , a professor known for running a prominent financial policy conference in Washington, is starting a crypto disclosure company. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Appeals Guilty Verdict

Pertsev was found guilty of money laundering on Tuesday by a Dutch judge.

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase to Target Australia's Self-Managed Pension Funds: Bloomberg

“We are working on an offering to service those clients really well on a one-off basis — to have them trade with us and stay with us," a Coinbase official said.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

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Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ and Associate Arrested, Charged With Fraud in Alleged $30M Ponzi Scheme

Aiden Pleterski, 25, was reportedly kidnapped, beaten and tortured by five of his alleged victims last summer.

Crime (niu niu / Unsplash)

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U.S. House's McHenry Says Senate May Be Swayed if Many Democrats Back Crypto Bill

The House is set next week to vote on a wide-ranging bill to set crypto regulations, though its potential in the Senate remains murky, despite the optimism of its proponents.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Sweeping ‘Bitcoin Rights’ Bill Becomes Law in Oklahoma

The new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining.

Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)

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House Resolution to Overturn Controversial SEC Rule Likely to Pass in Senate: Sources

Critics of the SEC bulletin argue it constrains companies unfairly.

US Capital building (Matt Anderson/Getty Images)

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel Beefs Up Crypto Practice, Adds 3 Crypto-Native Lawyers Including Lewis Cohen

Lewis Cohen will co-chair the firm’s digital assets and emerging technology practice alongside former SDNY prosecutor Samson Enzer.

Lewis Cohen (right) (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Crypto's Election Season Is Kicking Off

Crypto is looking to play a bigger role than ever in this year's elections. We want to know how big.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and current U.S. President Joe Biden during a debate in the 2020 election. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)