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Finance

California Leads the Way as U.S. Federal, State Agencies Consider Blockchain’s Applications: Bank of America

The tokenization of vehicle titles could enable fractionalized vehicle ownership, the report said.

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Finance

U.S. Banking Crisis Could Present an Opportunity for Some Crypto Exchanges: JPMorgan

Stablecoin trading volumes have increased following the run of bank collapses in the U.S., the report said.

Silvergate Bank collapsed in 2023. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk)

Policy

Do Kwon Now Faces Criminal Fraud Charges From U.S. Prosecutors

Federal prosecutors filed criminal fraud charges against the Terraform Labs founder, who already faced civil charges in the U.S. and was arrested earlier Thursday.

Terra founder Do Kwon (Terra)

Opinion

Just Saying No to Digital Dollars Means Cementing the Surveillance Status Quo

Political attacks on CBDCs give a pass to existing government and commercial oversight of financial transactions and forfeits opportunity to shape global standards in accord with American values, says Christopher Giancarlo, co-founder of the Digital Dollar Project.

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Tech

Rapid Bank Runs Reveal Deposits Are Now Magic Internet Money, Too

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the speed of the Silicon Valley Bank run was “very different from what we’ve seen in the past.” However, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is not considering a "blanket" deposit guarantee.

Internet-era bank runs don't look anything like this. (National Archives via Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

SVB Financial’s First Bankruptcy Hearing ‘Wasn’t Really So Routine,’ Says Legal Expert

The former Silicon Valley Bank holding company needs access to the bank's FDIC-controlled funds to pay creditors and support two other operations, says Kleinberg, Kaplan partner Dov Kleiner.

Dov Kleiner, partner at Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C. (kkwc.com)

Policy

Sushi DAO, Key Contributor Served With SEC Subpoena

The sushi token dropped 5.5% on the news.

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Policy

IRS Seeks to Tax NFTs Like Other Collectibles

NFTs will be taxed like the underlying assets until final rules are agreed on how to treat digital proofs of ownership held in retirement accounts

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Finance

Core Scientific Bankruptcy Judge Approves Transfer of Over $20M of Equipment to Its Exclusive Energy Negotiator

Core Scientific had stopped paying Priority Power Management in May 2022.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Finance

Coinbase No Longer Supporting Signature Bank’s Signet Network: WSJ

The fate of Signet has been unclear since Signature Bank was shut down by New York State regulators last weekend.

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