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Policy

Germany and U.S. Seize Over $46M Crypto Tied to ChipMixer Investigation

National authorities took down the platform's infrastructure, seizing four servers and 7 terabytes of data.

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Policy

Voyager-Binance.US' $1B Deal Should Be Halted, U.S. Government Says

The Department of Justice doesn’t like provisions that would render Voyager immune from prosecution for former wrongdoing

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Finance

Crypto Platform Anchorage Digital Laying Off 20% of Its Staff

The firm said that U.S. regulatory uncertainty played a role in its decision.

Anchorage President Diogo Monica speaking in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson)

Policy

U.S. Treasury Poised to Release View on How DeFi Used in Illicit Finance

The department has reviewed decentralized finance’s role in such incidents as North Korean ransomware attacks, and will issue a risk assessment, a senior official said.

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Finance

Bitcoin Breaks $25K as U.S. Inflation Slowed to 6% in February

BTC rose to a nine-month high of $25,484 in the minutes following the inflation report and then extended those gains.

The April inflation report was released Wednesday morning (JLGutierrez/Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Files Amicus Brief in Insider Trading Case: ‘We Need Rulemaking’

The exchange denies any of the tokens former Coinbase manager Ishan Wahi traded with associates were securities because Coinbase doesn’t list securities – but it would like to if the SEC gave it proper rules and guidance.

Bitwise submitted an S-1 form to the SEC, a step forward for its dogecoin ETF plans. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Banking Crisis Won’t Kill Crypto Banking Despite Short-Term Pain

From alternative banks to on-chain banking, crypto banking still has plenty of options, experts say.

BBitcoin faces headwinds (Pixabay)

Policy

Justice Department Investigating TerraUSD Stablecoin Collapse: Reports

The investigations follow the filing of the SEC’s civil fraud lawsuit against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon last month.

The U.S. Department of Justice charged Cred's executives with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and related charges. (Getty Images).

Opinion

It’s Not Just Fraud That Chilled Crypto Regulation

While it’s easy to blame the recent shift in the regulatory mood regarding crypto markets on certain bad actors, the real roots lie beyond the crypto ecosystem, says Noelle Acheson.

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Finance

FDIC Planning to Try Auctioning Silicon Valley Bank Again: WSJ

The designation of SVB’s failure as a potential systemic threat gives the FDIC more options to sell the bank.

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