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Craig Wright Told by UK Court to Stop Making ‘Irrelevant Allegations’ as COPA Trial Continues

Wright continued to blame a host of reasons and people for inconsistencies pointed out by opposing counsel on Monday as his cross-examination intensified.

Craig Wright arrives at a London Court for the COPA trial. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Philippines Rules Out Blockchain for Wholesale CBDC Seen Likely by 2026: Report

The country's central bank does not plan on issuing a retail version of the digital currency.

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

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Australian Judge Hands Split Decision in Market’s Regulator vs Block Earner

The court will determine the fine Block Earner will have to pay during a scheduled hearing on March 1, 2024.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

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New York Expands Fraud Case Against Digital Currency Group to $3 Billion

An initial lawsuit accusing crypto firm DCG of cheating people out of $1 billion has been amplified by investors coming forward with losses tripling that, the NY attorney general said.

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

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UK’s Planned Stablecoin Rules Need Reworking, Crypto Advocates Say

Industry groups argue they see inconsistencies in regulatory plans by the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority.

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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U.S. Senators Berate SEC's Gensler for Agency's 'Unethical' Handling of Crypto Case

Republican lawmakers wrote to the SEC chairman, arguing that its misrepresenting of evidence against DEBT Box casts doubt on the agency's other enforcement matters.

Gary Gensler's SEC must now decide what to do about multiple applications for BTC and ETH ETFs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Thai SEC Files Charges Against Former Zipmex Thailand CEO

The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges customer assets were transferred overseas before an announcement was made.

Zipmex Thailand CEO Akalarp Yimwilai and Zipmex CEO Marcus Lim (seated) in 2020. (Zipmex)

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Prometheum, the Only U.S.-Registered Crypto Platform, Picks Ether as Its First Product

The much-debated crypto broker says it's poised to start its SEC-compliant custody with ETH, then will soon add other names and begin a trading operation within months.

Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan's Prometheum is planning to start its crypto custody business with Ethereum's ETH. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)

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Crypto Crime Could Mean Jail for Life in South Korea

The new consumer protection rules will take effect in July 2024.

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Craig Wright Denies Forging Evidence He’s Satoshi on Day 2 of COPA Trial

From self-plagiarism to poor multitasking, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor offered an explanation for every inconsistency pointed out by opposing counsel during his first cross-examination in the London court case.

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: Dr. Craig Wright arrives at the Rolls Building, part of the Royal Courts of Justice on February 06, 2024 in London, England. The Australian-born and English-resident computer scientist, Dr. Craig Wright, claims to be the mythical founder of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, and asserts authorship of the 2008 white paper, a foundational document for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) is urging the court to declare otherwise, arguing that this legal intervention seeks to mitigate the potentially adverse effects of lawsuits initiated by Wright. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)