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Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been ordered to pay $150 million, while Binance will pay $2.7 billion to conclude the CFTC enforcement action.

Coinbase filed an appeal the same day its petition for a rulemaking on crypto used as a security was denied.

The regulations will take effect on Jan. 8, with the Bank of England and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority operating the sandbox.

The head of the Catholic Church warned humanity of AI’s potential dangers and explained what needs to be done to control it.

The neobank will halt crypto purchases by businesses while it sorts out new ad requirements.

The investor claimed that 64% of LDO tokens are controlled by just a few venture capital firms, preventing ordinary investors from having any control over decisions.

X owner Elon Musk told advertisers to “go f--- yourself” on Nov. 29 after many left the social media platform in response to antisemitic content and a report on hate speech.

Warren’s Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act would shut crypto providers down, playing into the hands of the banking industry.

Prominent cryptocurrency companies and investors intend to support pro-cryptocurrency candidates during the 2024 U.S. election cycle.

More than $118 million in legal and advisory fees were billed to the bankrupt crypto exchange between August and October, amounting to $1.3 million per day.

In a revised Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, FTX debtors state that crypto claims by customers will be assessed using a conversion table, with valuation based on the petition date.

BlackRock updates its Bitcoin ETF application to enable banks, demand for El Salvador’s crypto-linked citizenship, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s attorney interview.

Tether has reacted to lawmakers' requests for DOJ action over its stablecoin use, claiming it wants to be a "world class partner to the U.S."

Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton said that the SEC’s stance in the Coinbase rulemaking dispute directly opposes the SEC chair’s statements during his congressional testimony earlier in 2023.

Stuart Alderoty predicts the possible resolution of Ripple’s SEC lawsuit in 2024 and lawmakers on Capitol Hill agreeing on the need for crypto regulations.

Several Taiwanese residents were reportedly using the decentralized betting platform Polymarket, the same platform that saw record-breaking trading volumes during the 2020 United States election.

The digital tenge has been used for everything from free school lunches to tokenizing gold, and there’s more to come.

The existing laws are sufficient, according to Chair Gensler. Coinbase says it's not done yet.

The Campaign for Accountability released a new open letter criticizing Circle’s Cross Chain Transfer Protocol.

Resolving recent systemic failures in the cryptocurrency ecosystem and the prospect of spot Bitcoin ETF approvals could drive Bitcoin to $100,000 in 2024.