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Stablecoin bill is a ‘no-brainer’ — Consensys director on US legislation

Consensys senior counsel and director of global regulatory matters Bill Hughes spoke at the North American Blockchain Summit on crypto bills and their role in politics.

Alchemy bags money services license in Iowa, expands US services

The crypto-fiat payment services provider Alchemy Pay is expanding its presence in the U.S. as it acquired its money services license in the state of Iowa.

FTX collapse, Binance’s US settlement provide strong case for MiCA regulations

European Commission policy officer Ivan Keller highlights high-profile centralized exchange shortcomings as key reasons for the implementation of MiCA regulations in Europe.

Italian regulators investigate online AI data scraping

The Italian Data Protection Authority has launched a “fact-finding” probe into the security practices of public and private websites to prevent AI data scraping.

Kraken co-founder hails ‘more fair’ playing field as DOJ fines Binance

Jesse Powell sees CZ’s and Binance’s legal proceedings as a positive change, as “going after the most egregious offenders offshore would require effort.”

CZ an ‘unacceptable risk of flight,’ should stay in US: DOJ

U.S. prosecutors are pushing for CZ to stay in the country, saying they “would not be able to secure his return” if he’s allowed back to Dubai.

Appeals court rejects Sam Bankman-Fried’s bid for release

The court cited Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged witness tampering as the main grounds for rejecting his release bid.

65% plunge in Web3 Games in ’23 but ‘real hits’ coming, $26M NFL Rivals NFT: Web3 Gamer

Can Shrapnel save Web3 gaming after a horror 2023? Why Disney’s NFT platform is “irrelevant” and the $26M NFT in free mobile game NFL RIvals.

Sam Altman’s ouster shows Biden isn’t handling AI properly

What happened with Sam Altman behind the scenes? Neither OpenAI nor Microsoft have provided all the answers. The industry deserves more congressional scrutiny.

Binance CEO’s downfall is 'the end of an era' — Charles Hoskinson

The Cardano founder claimed that crypto entrepreneurs must comply with regulation or use completely decentralized systems in the future.

BlackRock met with SEC officials to discuss spot Bitcoin ETF

Representatives from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also met with Grayscale on Nov. 20 in the asset manager’s bid for listing a Bitcoin ETF.

Coinbase cites SEC action against Kraken in push for crypto rulemaking

The Nov. 22 letter claimed that "only mandamus will impel the [SEC] to fully, finally acknowledge that Coinbase's petition for rulemaking was pocket-vetoed long ago."

This is your brain on crypto: Substance abuse grows among crypto traders

What is it about crypto trading that can make some users susceptible to substance abuse, and how can they get help?

Setting new standards for crypto exchanges in the post-FTX era: Report

In an industry that is growing increasingly wary of financial malpractice, which exchange is the most trustworthy?

Did Binance’s CZ predict his own downfall?

An exclusive interview with Cointelegraph in 2018 highlighted growing scrutiny of Binance’s meteoric growth.

New Binance CEO Richard Teng pitches 'very strong' foundation to skeptics

Teng’s tenure will focus on three aspects of the business as the CEO — reinstating investor confidence, collaborating with regulators and driving Web3 adoption, he said.

CZ departure, Binance deal lead to purge of $175M of crypto longs

Data aggregator DefiLlama showed that Binance’s crypto asset inflows have fallen by over $1 billion in the last 24 hours.

CZ released on $175M bond, could return to Dubai

Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao posted a $175 million bond with a condition he returns to the U.S. two weeks before his sentencing.

Binance settles with U.S. government: Timeline of US enforcement actions

U.S. government agencies have spent months, sometimes years, investigating Binance in the lead-up to unsealing an indictment against the exchange.

Crypto markets mixed as traders digest DOJ action against Binance, CZ

Cryptocurrencies flash mixed signals as market participants digest the details of CZ’s guilty plea and the DOJ’s $4.3 billion settlement with Binance.

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