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27,000 requests last year: Collaboration key for Binance’s Investigations team

Binance’s Investigations and Intelligence team plays a role in helping global law enforcement agencies identify and combat crypto-related crime.

Abu Dhabi grants Binance financial services permission, economist hits out

UAE’s capital city of Abu Dhabi has granted Binance permission to offer financial services, the latest in a series of regulatory approvals for the exchange in the Middle East.

US reportedly considering Bankman-Fried extradition for questioning

Authorities in both countries are reportedly in conversation about whether to bring the former FTX CEO back to the United States.

UAE regulator adopts blockchain to speed up commercial judgments

ADGM Courts aims to “massively transform the delivery of judicial services,” said CEO Linda Fitz-Alan while introducing blockchain technology for commercial courts.

US national crypto laws should look like New York's, says state regulator

The superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services highlighted her state’s stringent standards as the blueprint for federal legislation.

FDIC to prioritize crypto risk assessment as banks perform poorly in Q2

With banks reporting $470 billion in unrealized losses and FDIC foreseeing the continuation of this trend, acting chairman Gruenberg believed banks must cautiously engage in crypto-asset activities.

FTX Australia's license suspended as 30K Aussies left in the lurch

Three members of a Sydney-based investment and advisory firm are assigned to help Australians impacted by the suspension of the local entity of Sam Bankman-Fried’s former crypto empire.

Will SBF face consequences for mismanaging FTX? Don’t count on it

Lawmakers, regulators and even the institutional media don’t seem to have much interest in faulting SBF for using customer money to trade under the table.

California AG issues warning-ladened guidance for public interested in buying crypto

In an effort to help consumers “avoid the hype, [and] get the facts,” Rob Bonta has created a page on crypto buying dominated by lists of scams, red flags and other unpleasantness.

FDIC acting chair says no crypto firms or tokens are backed by agency

Martin Gruenberg answered affirmatively to Senator Bob Menendez that there were “no cryptocurrency firms backed by the FDIC” and its coverage did not include crypto "of any kind.”

Thousands petition for congressional investigation of alleged Gensler–SBF links

Ripple defense lawyer John Deaton’s CryptoLaw website has a petition app, and readers are urging Congress to look into a suspicious meeting and other supposedly questionable links.

SEC pushes deadline to decide on ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF to January 2023

“The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer period within which to issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed rule change," said the SEC.

NY Fed launches 12-week CBDC pilot program with major banks

Banking giants including BNY Mellon, Citi, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo will be issuing tokens and settling transactions through simulated central bank reserves as part of the pilot.

Bahamas supreme court approves 'provisional liquidators' for FTX

The Securities Commission of the Bahamas said it had to act "given the magnitude, urgency, and international implications of the unfolding events with regard to FTX."

FTX-owned crypto exchange Liquid halts all withdrawals

Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange acquired the Japanese crypto trading platform Liquid Group and its subsidiaries in February 2022.

FTX bankruptcy filing speculates over 1 million creditors

In the latest bankruptcy filing for the exchange, it was revealed that there may be 1 million creditors, rather than the 100,000 initially estimated.

Ukraine pro-crypto groups announce Web3 roadmap

A roadmap proposes the launch of a regulatory sandbox and the creation of a national blockchain-backed realty register

Law Decoded, Nov. 7–14: How regulators reacted to the FTX crash

While some lawmakers expressed their eagerness to quick up the regulatory progress, others blamed the SEC in FTX's monopoly.

US President Biden announces pick for FDIC chair

Martin Gruenberg was the FDIC’s acting chair while the agency issued cease-and-desist orders to crypto firms and suggested that payment stablecoins merited further consideration.

Caribbean nation St. Kitts and Nevis may adopt Bitcoin Cash as legal tender by March 2023

The country’s prime minister says it is considering introducing Bitcoin Cash on a legal basis, despite being within the territory of the pioneering CBDC DCash.

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