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Upcoming High-Level EU Financial Policy Talks Could Steer Crypto Oversight: Source

An informal document shared among EU officials shows digital finance, and thereby crypto, topping a list of priorities to be discussed.

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

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Craig Wright Cross Examination Ends as COPA Trial Closes for Day

Wright – who has been battling it out with the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) in a U.K. trial for the past several days – is trying to prove he is Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.

COPA Questions Validity Of Claims Craig Wright Is Bitcoin Founder In Court (Dan Kitwood / Gettyimages)

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Indonesia Picks Crypto-Friendly Team in Presidential Election

During the presidential campaign, vice-presidential candidate Gibran discussed crypto and blockchain as a means to expand job opportunities for the country’s younger generation.

Prabowo and Gibran supporters during Indonesia presidential elections on Feb.14 in Jakarta. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images)

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UK Financial Watchdog Issued 450 Alerts on Illegal Crypto Promotions in Last Three Months of 2023

The Financial Conduct Authority said firms approving ads need to take their regulatory obligations seriously.

(FCA)

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Bitcoin Favored in Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation: FinCEN Report

The Treasury's financial-crimes arm found that bitcoin was increasingly popular for use in trafficking of people and materials tied to child sexual abuse, though the data is from 2021.

The U.S. Treasury Department's financial crimes arm reported on the use of bitcoin in human trafficking and other global crimes. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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The SEC Takes on Dealer Definitions

The new definition may shake the foundations of decentralized finance – and the agency doesn't care.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Political Group Fairshake Targets California Senate Candidate Katie Porter

The super PAC said it's spending millions to oppose the Democrat lawmaker in her Senate race, but her campaign says it's a "scheme to mislead voters."

Crypto political action committee Fairshake is targeting Sen. Katie Porter in California. (CoinDesk screen capture from Fairshake ad)

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Craig Wright Blasts 'Experts' Who 'Cannot Verify Their Work' at Trial Over Satoshi Claims

On Tuesday, he once again faced questions about a public blog post he'd signed cryptographically to prove he was Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto that experts have since debunked.

Still from Craig Wright's testimony on day three of the Hodlonaut vs. Craig Wright trial on Sept. 14, 2022. (Bitcoin Magazine/YouTube)

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Ripple to Buy New York Crypto Trust Company to Expand U.S. Options

Standard Custody & Trust Co., which has a New York charter, will be the latest acquisition to grow Ripple's regulatory qualifications.

Ripple (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Banxa, Payments Partner for Binance and OKX, Lands on UK Crypto Register

BNXA UK VASP is the first firm to land on the Financial Conduct Authority's crypto register this year.

(FCA)