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08.03 / 14:29

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As Russia continues to delay adopting cryptocurrency regulations, local advocates have appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to change the government’s approach to regulating the market.

08.03 / 14:07

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Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital is allowed to sell its assets to Binance's American arm, Binance.US, and transfer its customers to the exchange - but this is not the end.

08.03 / 14:07

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has made it clear that the central bank doesn't want to prevent crypto innovation but warned that the industry is still replete with fraud and risks.

08.03 / 12:53

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While there’s nothing new in imposing anti-money laundering (AML) standards on crypto, it is only now that the Indian government has decided to notify all interested parties of the obligation to comply with the national AML law.

08.03 / 11:03

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Considering the regulatory struggle to keep up with ever-evolving innovations, Margrethe Vestager, the executive vice president of the European Commission, recommended a headstart into brainstorming implications of technologies such as the Metaverse and ChatGPT.

08.03 / 08:57

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The law firms, investment banks and consulting companies working with FTX on its bankruptcy case billed the crypto exchange a combined $34.18 million in January, court documents reveal.

08.03 / 08:57

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The crypto community is debating whether SMS two-factor authentication (2FA) should ever be used for account security following news that a Coinbase customer is suing the cryptocurrency exchange for $96,000.

08.03 / 00:33

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A panel of judges heard oral arguments in the Grayscale Investments suit against the United States Securities and Trade Commission (SEC) on March 7. Grayscale is challenging the SEC order not to approve Grayscale’s application to create a Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). The SEC issued its order on July 6, 2022.

07.03 / 20:39

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This week on The Market Report, the resident experts at Cointelegraph discuss all the details regarding Silvergate and its impact on the crypto market so far.

07.03 / 20:39

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A group of United States lawmakers is reportedly planning to reintroduce legislation to change the reporting requirements for certain taxpayers involved in crypto transactions.

07.03 / 17:13

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The government of Thailand is moving to benefit from the digital asset industry growth by allowing tax-free issuance of digital tokens for investment.

07.03 / 16:25

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Major crypto exchange Kraken is finally putting its feet into the banking waters with the new Kraken Bank.

07.03 / 16:17

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WeChat, China’s leading social networking and payment app, has added the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), to its payment services, according to reports in local media. The move aims to help broaden the appeal of the digital yuan.

07.03 / 16:17

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The Chinese government has plans for a governmental overhaul, according to a new announcement. This includes introducing a new national financial regulator.

07.03 / 15:39

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In 2022, the citizens of South Korea transacted $4.3 billion (5.6 trillion Korean won) through 'illegal' crypto exchanges, according to local sources. The country’s government has been especially attentive toward such money movement amid the tightening regime of licensing.

07.03 / 14:23

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Some countries worldwide suffered bigger financial losses to cryptocurrency scams despite a massive bear market in 2022.

07.03 / 10:13

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The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) won’t be allowed to fine executives involved in Voyager Digital should it end up issuing bankruptcy tokens to help repay impacted customers, bankruptcy judge Michael Wiles has said.

07.03 / 06:57

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Cryptocurrency firms operating multiple entities in different countries should be overseen by one consolidated “home” regulator to stop them from playing "games" aimed at skirting regulators, the acting head of the United States banking regulator has opined.

07.03 / 06:33

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The Biden Administration is “aware of the situation” at Silvergate and will continue to monitor reports on the troubled bank as it unfolds, according to a White House spokesperson.

07.03 / 01:11

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Lawyers for Andrew Vara, the United States Trustee representing the interests of the Department of Justice in crypto exchange FTX’s bankruptcy proceedings, has filed an appeal against a federal judge’s denial of a motion appointing an independent examiner in the case.

06.03 / 21:25

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American lawmakers and regulators continue to compete in their creative efforts to propose anything but comprehensive game rules for the crypto industry.

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