CFTC pays whistleblowers $16M this year for mostly crypto tips
The United States commodities regulator has paid $16 million this year to whistleblowers who gave information leading to successful enforcement...
Regulation
UK government outlines FCA’s role in stablecoin regulation
The HM Treasury today published a policy update to the country’s crypto regulation. In it, the UK government has outlined...
UK risks regulating NFTs the wrong way, says Mintable CEO
The United Kingdom’s government is in danger of regulating nonfungible tokens (NFTs) in a way that doesn’t suit the true...
SBF takes the stand, ‘buy Bitcoin’ searches soar and other news: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 22-28
Top Stories This Week Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand on FTX’s collapse Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried testified this week in his...
Zodia Markets gets VASP registration in Ireland
Zodia Markets is a Standard Chartered-backed digital asset exchange and brokerage platform. The company has announced its registration as a...
US Senator asks DOJ to consider criminal charges against Binance and Tether
US Senator Cynthia Lummis asks the Department of Justice (DOJ) to criminally charge crypto exchange Binance and USDT issuer Tether....
Elizabeth Warren uses Hamas as her newest scapegoat in war on crypto
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is at it again. With mainstream press outlets including Germany’s Deutsche Welle running sensationalist headlines —...
US court issues mandate for Grayscale ruling, paving way for SEC to review spot Bitcoin ETF
The United States Court of Appeals has issued a mandate following a decision requiring Grayscale Investments’ application for a spot...
Crypto advocates file amicus brief to address users’ Fourth Amendment privacy rights
Cryptocurrency advocacy group the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has urged a United States court to consider the unique aspects of...
NY sues crypto firms, FTX’s Nishad faces 75 years in jail, and Grayscale…
Top Stories This Week Grayscale files for new spot Bitcoin ETF on NYSE Arca Major cryptocurrency investment firm Grayscale Investments...
New York AG sues Gemini, Genesis for $1 billion fraud
The New York Attorney General Letitia James filed the lawsuit against Gemini, Genesis and DCG on Thursday. It’s alleged the...
Inspector General wants FDIC to refine crypto risk assessment process, guidance
The Inspector General’s Office (OIG) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the independent United States government body that provides...
Australia proposes new licensing regime for crypto exchanges
Exchanges with specific asset levels must obtain an Australian Financial Services License The draft legislation is expected to go out...
Tether freezes 32 addresses linked to terrorism in Israel and Ukraine
Key takeaways Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen over 30 crypto addresses linked to terrorism and warfare in Ukraine and Israel....
KYC hook for Uniswap v4 stirs community controversy
A new hook available on an open-source directory for Uniswap V4 hooks is sparking controversy within the crypto community. The...
Caroline Ellison speaks on FTX-Binance war: Hodler’s Digest, Oct.
Top Stories This Week Caroline Ellison wanted to step down but feared a bank run on FTX Caroline Ellison, former...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team moves to pursue theory on FTX terms of service
Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried are seeking to bring up certain information from the crypto exchange’s terms of...
House committee chairman threatens SEC chair with subpoena, but not over crypto
James Comer, chair of the United States House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee, has threatened Securities and Exchange Commission...
US lawmakers urge IRS to implement crypto tax reporting requirements before 2026
Seven members of the United States Senate have called on the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to advance...
Crypto advocates weigh on race for next US House Speaker
At the time of publication, half of the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States was largely...
Pro-crypto RFK Jr. leaves Democrats to campaign for U.S. president as independent
Pro-crypto candidate for the United States presidency Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., often known simply as RFK Jr., announced on Oct....
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Latest update — Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried trial [Day 4]
Cointelegraph reporters are on the ground in New York for the trial of former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried. As...