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The Office of Government Ethics reminded federal agency ethics officers of current law and extended its interpretation of the law to mutual funds.

The first day of the main stage event included a keynote presentation from Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin, 1inch Network's Sergej Kunz, and Klaytn Foundation's Sam Seo.

“This is an exciting next step for Crypto.com in an important market,” said co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek.

Regulators have expressed conflicting messages about whether the U.K. is a good place for cryptocurrency development to occur.

The Directorate of Enforcement of India alleged that WazirX "actively assisted around 16 accused fintech companies in laundering the proceeds of crime using the crypto route."

“There is a concerning lack of publicly available data to effectively evaluate the diversity among America’s largest digital assets companies," said the letter.

In both cases, plaintiffs allege Coinbase made fraudulent and misleading statements about the company's business, operations and compliance efforts throughout the class period.

The Retail CBDC will be tested in a limited retail environment with 10,000 participants and three major banks.

Having served two years in prison in France, accused BTC-e mastermind Alexander Vinnik has now been extradited to the U.S. to face multiple charges in California.

U.S. Congress will need to step in to decide who gets crypto regulation bragging rights if the SEC and CFTC cannot resolve the issue internally.

Thailand’s regulators are still approving crypto companies despite one of its largest ones suspending withdrawals.

“At a minimum, the public should have a say in these crypto handouts," said the Tech Transparency Project.

Even if crypto regulation comes to America, top crypto investors are not worried as upward of 90% of cryptocurrencies are utilized outside the United States.

The U.K.’s Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) announced it will launch an inquiry into the crypto and digital asset industry.

The Bank of Portugal has licensed all of the exchanges that have had their accounts closed, including Criptoloja, Mind The Coin and Luso Digital Assets.

The proposal calls for a separate 20% tax on crypto earnings and exemptions of any tax on crypto gains, with losses carried forward for up to three years.

Infrawatch PH Convenor Terry Ridon said that the SEC’s response clarifies the government’s position on crypto platform operations.

Warren's letter urges OCC to collaborate with Fed and FDIC to develop an alternative cryptocurrency approach “that adequately protects consumers and the safety and soundness of the banking system.”