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Policy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Proposes Law to Ban CBDCs

The Biden administration is studying the possibility of introducing a central bank digital currency.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Policy

Signature Bank Noncrypto-Related Deposits to Be Assumed by New York Community Bancorp Unit: FDIC

The 40 former branches of Signature Bank will operate under New York Community Bancorp's Flagstar Bank, N.A., from Monday. The FDIC will provide digital-banking business deposits directly to those customers.

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Finance

Coinbase Is Weighing Setting Up Non-U.S. Trading Platform: Bloomberg

The search comes as the U.S. accelerates actions against the crypto sector in the wake of FTX’s collapse and the shutdown of three crypto-friendly banks.

Coinbase (COIN) reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday and is expected to post strong numbers as trading volume picked up in the last few months of the year. (Piggybank/Unsplash)

Policy

FDIC Denies Report Signature Bank Purchaser Must Divest Crypto

Reuters reported the FDIC wanted Signature’s buyers to “give up” the bank's crypto activities.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6:  The entrance to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), located across the street from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, is viewed on June 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The nation's capital, the sixth largest metropolitan area in the country, draws millions of visitors each year to its historical sites, including thousands of school kids during the month of June. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Orca to Block U.S. Traders From Website

The top decentralized exchange on Solana will restrict U.S. trading activity on orca.so beginning on March 31.

Orca founders Yutaro Mori (left) and Ori Kwan (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Voyager-Binance.US Pause Denied by Bankruptcy Judge

A New York court denied the government’s request to halt the $1 billion deal, saying delay would harm customers.

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Policy

Signature Bank’s Prospective Buyers Must Agree to Give Up All Crypto Business: Reuters

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. later denied Reuters' reporting.

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Policy

U.S. Federal Reserve’s Real-Time Payments System Coming in July

The new government-operated payments system – often used as an argument against the need for crypto’s payments innovations – will have its first participants certified within weeks.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Policy

Chinese Businessman With Ties to Steve Bannon Arrested, Charged With Fraud, Including $500M Crypto Scam

Guo Wengui is accused of engaging in multiple schemes that defrauded investors out of $1.4 billion.

Guo Wen-gui in April 2017 (VOAnews/Wikipedia)

Policy

U.S. Lawmakers Digging Through Crypto Legislation for Bipartisan Winners: Senator

Ideas have been gathered from the Senate and House, and lawmakers are trying to figure out what can get bipartisan support, said Senate Banking Committee member Thom Tillis.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)