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Judge Rejects FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried's Motions to Dismiss Criminal Charges

The judge had already denied some of the motions.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Briefly Pushes Above $31K After Fidelity Spot ETF Report

Fidelity previously applied for a spot bitcoin ETF in 2021, but the effort was rejected by the SEC.

Fidelity Investments sign (Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock)

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The Second FTX Asset Recovery Report Is Packed With Bombshells

New claims put Sam Bankman-Fried and his friends even closer to the center of a brazen conspiracy.

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

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Crypto Hubs 2023: Where to Live Freely and Work Smart

With shifting regulatory regimes worldwide, crypto is on the move to find the best locales to put down roots, get licensed, register or just be. Crypto Hubs 2023, our ranking of the top 15 global crypto hubs, is a good place to start.

illustration of a globe with crypto symbols

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FTX Bankruptcy Team Says the Exchange Owed Customers $8.7B

Commingling and misuse of customer funds occurred from the start at FTX, says current CEO John J. Ray III, and senior executives knew of the shortfall as early as August 2022.

(Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Futures Attract Biggest Bets Since Terra's Collapse

Open interest has surged to $11 billion to its highest level in over a year.

(Jared Schwitzke/Unsplash)

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Binance Ordered to Halt Offering Crypto Services in Belgium by Markets Regulator

The crypto exchange is accused of serving Belgian customers from countries outside the European Economic Area in violation of the law, the Financial Services and Markets Authority said.

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Hits One-Year High, Soars Past $31.3K

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has been surging this week after three financial services giants filed applications for spot bitcoin ETFs.

Bitcoin daily chart (CoinDesk)

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Will BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Take the Spirit Out of the Honey Badger?

Financial advisors will want a simple story to tell.

Honey Badger in Higashiyama Zoo

(Tomio344456/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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NFL Rivals Scores 1M Downloads for NFT-Based Mobile Game

The game hit the milestone in under two months since its release in the Google Play and Apple Stores.

Touchdown in NFL Rivals game