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Binance Is Having an Odd Time

Regulatory crackdowns, and possibly whatever is happening in Nigeria.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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House Republicans Demand SEC Explain What's Up With Crypto Platform Prometheum

The chairmen of two House committees want SEC Chair Gary Gensler to describe how the first special purpose crypto broker-dealer can legally handle ETH.

Coinbase is getting set to tell a judge why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, under Chair Gary Gensler, has improperly picked a legal fight with the exchange. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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UK Govt-Backed Report Urges Firms to Execute Tokenization Strategies

The Technology Working Group's report says firms need to be able to settle transfers on the blockchain via digital money and that funds should be allowed to hold tokenized assets.

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SEC Seeks $1.95B Fine in Final Judgment Against Ripple

Stuart Alderoty, Ripple Labs’ chief legal officer, criticized the SEC and wrote that the company will file its response to the SEC’s motion next month.

SEC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Garlinghouse Says SEC to Press Judge for $2B in Fines and Penalties in Ripple Case

The court documents filed in a New York court on Monday are currently under seal.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Binance Blocked by Philippines Securities Watchdog

The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission warned in November that the company was operating in the country without the necessary licenses.

The Philippines plans on issuing a wholesale CBDC (Alexes Gerard/Unsplash)

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CommEX, Owner of Binance's Former Russian Ops, to Close Down

Crypto exchange Binance sold the entirety of its Russian business to CommEX in September last year following compliance concerns.

Russian flag (Egor Filin/ Unsplash)

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EU Markets Watchdog Steps Closer to Finalizing Rules Under MiCA

The European Securities and Markets Authority on Monday published a final report on measures along with its third consultation package for further rules and guidance.

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Nigeria Charges Binance With Tax Evasion After Detained Exec Escapes: Reports

One of two senior Binance executives in government custody has escaped, local media reported over the weekend.

Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)