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U.S. Targets Cambodian Pig Butchering, Takes $14B in Bitcoin as Biggest Ever Seizure
U.S. authorities dropped a legal hammer on global firm Prince Group as an operator of forced-labor global scam operations — including infamous ...‘Bitcoin Is Not an Asset Class,’ Says One of UK’s Largest Retail Investment Platforms
Hargreaves Lansdown, one of the UK’s largest retail investment platforms, has warned that bitcoin should not be treated as a core part ...State of Crypto: Market Structure Negotiations?
U.S. lawmaker negotiations over market structure legislation appear to be ongoing, but contentious. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking ...Russia Acknowledges Crypto’s Popularity With Its Citizens as Central Bank Weighs Bank Involvement
Russia is moving closer to formally integrating crypto into its financial system, as officials acknowledge widespread adoption and the central bank prepares ...Senate Democrats’ Leaked Crypto Position Would Strangle DeFi, Industry Insiders Say
The crypto industry is recoiling from a document reportedly outlining a U.S. Senate Democratic pitch on handling decentralized finance (DeFi) as a ...‘Bitcoin Jesus’ to Settle U.S. Tax, Fraud Charges: NYT
Early Bitcoin (BTC) investor and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) advocate Roger Ver is close to settling tax fraud charges with the U.S. Department ...Luxembourg Claims Bragging Rights as First Eurozone Nation to Invest in Bitcoin
A Luxembourg sovereign wealth fund has invested a 1% sliver of its holdings into Bitcoin ETFs, making it the first state level ...UK Lifts Retail Ban on Crypto ETNs, Paving Way for Investments From Pensions, ISAs
The U.K. officially lifted its multi-year retail ban on crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs), saying the digital asset market has matured enough for ...U.S. Senators Get 250K Letters Calling for Protection of Stablecoin Yields
In answer to Wall Street bank lobbying, crypto group Stand With Crypto said it enlisted its online members to send a message ...SEC Aiming to Formalize ‘Innovation Exemption’ by End of Year, Chair Atkins Says
NEW YORK — The Securities and Exchange Commission is still looking to formalize an “innovation exemption” for companies to build on digital ...







