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EU Regulators Publish Batch of Draft Rules for Stablecoins Under MiCA

The draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) lay out requirements for issuers when dealing with complaints about stablecoins referencing multiple currencies or assets.

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

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Thailand Greenlights Income Tax Exemption for Investment Token Earnings: Report

Earnings already subject to the 15% capital gains tax don't need to be included when calculating income taxes.

16:9 Thailand flag (spaway/Pixabay)

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Terraform Labs Allowed to Hire Law Firm Dentons in Bankruptcy Case by U.S. Court: Reuters

Dentons agreed to send $48 million back to Terraform after objections from Terraform's creditors, the SEC, and the U.S. Justice Department.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

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Instant Settlement Needed to Compete With Crypto, India's Markets Regulator Says

If traditional regulated markets cannot also offer tokenization and instantaneous settlement, investors could move to crypto, SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch said.

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Binance-Nigeria Brawl Continues as Country Asks Exchange to Submit List of Top 100 Users

Nigeria is also demanding all transaction history spanning the past six months from Binance.

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

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U.S. Government Study Concludes No NFT-Specific Legislation Needed, Current Copyright Laws Adequate

The study comes despite warnings about the risks associated with NFTs due to bad actors around correcting misinformation or misappropriation of trademarks.

(Andy Feliciotti/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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How an Appeals Court Ruled on an Aspiring Class-Action Lawsuit Against Binance

The exchange must face a lawsuit, an appeals court ruled. The SEC is all over it.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Fog Founder Convicted of Money Laundering

35-year-old Russian-Swiss citizen Roman Sterlingov is the latest person tied to a crypto mixing service to face prison time.

D.C. District courthouse (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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NFT Providers May Need Registration to Comply With UK Money Laundering Rules

The U.K. started a consultation on its money laundering rules on Monday.

Crypto lobbying groups are arguing the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority should rethink some of their ideas for regulating stablecoins. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Craig Wright ‘Committed Perjury’ in U.K. Trial Over Satoshi Claims, COPA Says

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance said it will ask U.K. prosecutors to consider pursuing Wright for “perjury” over his defense of forgery allegations.

Craig Wright (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for London Blockchain Conference )