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Policy

Tether Worth $9M Tied to 'Pig Butchering' Scams Is Seized by U.S. DOJ

Tether said Monday it froze $225 million of its USDT stablecoin in light of DOJ investigations.

(Pixabay)

Markets

Fed Minutes Release May Be a Non-Event for Bitcoin

The minutes of the Nov. 1 Fed meeting may be outdated, given the post-meeting softness in economic data and resulting expectations for renewed interest-rate cuts in 2024.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. CBDC Is Unlikely in the Near Term: Bank of America

The Federal Reserve continues to pilot a central bank digital currency, but will not issue one without executive branch and Congressional support, the report said.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Spot ETFs Will Introduce Crypto to Broader Investor Base: Coinbase

Spot ETFs are likely to lay the foundation for a more regulated market, with greater inclusion and a significant growth in demand, the report said.

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Policy

Ben 'Bitboy' Armstrong Calls Himself a Victim in Latest Court Filing

The lawsuit claims former colleagues took control of Armstrong's account on X.com "for the express purpose of publicly harassing, embarrassing, and intimidating" him.

Ben Armstrong (Ben Armstrong/YouTube)

Policy

CFTC Awards $16M to U.S. Whistleblowers; Most Tips Were Crypto-Related

Crypto continues to have pervasive fraud and other illegality, Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said.

Christy Goldsmith Romero (CFTC)

Policy

Binance Again Seeks to Nix ‘Incendiary’ CFTC Suit

U.S. law “does not control the world,” said a court filing by the world’s biggest crypto exchange as the regulatory heat intensifies.

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

Policy

Former ConsenSys AG Employees Take Equity Court Case Against Founder Joseph Lubin to U.S.

The 27 allege Lubin robbed them of equity in the Swiss company by transferring core assets to a U.S. entity.

ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

U.S. Crypto Regulatory Fog Keeps Standard Chartered Rooted in UAE, Asia

Standard Chartered chose Dubai as its base for launching crypto services. Reading between the lines, the message coming from banks and large institutions is that almost anywhere is preferable to the U.S.

Standard Chartered, majority owner of Zodia Custody. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Crypto Day Ahead: U.S. Retail Sales Data to Test Dollar Buoyancy

Soft data would challenge the "U.S. exceptionalism" story and may hurt the dollar, paving the way for a positive bitcoin price action.

Real world assets are increasingly being seen as a growth area in crypto and TradFi. (Claudio Schwarz/.Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)