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South Korea To Invalidate Terra Founder Do Kwon’s Passport

CORRECTION: Since publication, the reporting and headline of Celsius executives withdrawing crypto has been corrected to $17 million based on documentation provided by CTO Nuke Goldstein’s lawyers, who showed that most of his apparent withdrawals were sent to other accounts at Celsius. The original headline indicated a figure of $42 million. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De also discusses the latest developments surrounding South Korean officials announcing it would invalidate Terra creator Do Kwon's passport.

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South Korean Prosecutors Reportedly Froze $39.6M of Crypto Tied To Do Kwon

Prosecutors in South Korea have frozen $39.66 million of cryptocurrency assets belonging to Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon, according to Korean media outlet News1. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the report and Do Kwon's response on Twitter.

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Celsius Co-Founder Daniel Leon Reportedly Resigns as Mashinsky Exits

The Financial Times reports that Celsius Network co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer S. Daniel Leon resigned Tuesday. He is the latest executive to depart the company after now-former CEO Alex Mashinsky. Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest c-suite changes for the crypto lender.

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Unregulated Crypto Could Bring Risks to Financial Stability: FSOC

The Financial Stability Oversight Council warned that cryptocurrencies could pose risks to U.S. financial stability if they "were to grow without adherence to or being paired with appropriate regulation.” CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the report's findings.

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Grayscale Takes Over Key Role for Bitcoin Trust, Other Products From Genesis

Crypto asset management firm Grayscale Investments, which offers the world’s biggest bitcoin (BTC) trust, is bringing a key administrative role for all of its products in-house through a newly created broker-dealer unit. Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the details.

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Kim Kardashian Pays $1.26M To Settle SEC Charges of Promoting EthereumMax

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has paid $1.26 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle charges relating to her promotion of EthereumMax. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the charges.

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Texas Opposes Plan by Celsius to Fund Operations With Stablecoin Sales

Texas state agencies are objecting to a plan by bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network to sell off its stablecoin holdings to pay for ongoing operations, according to a new court filing. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the details.

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SEC Charges the Hydrogen Technology Corp With Market Manipulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against the Hydrogen Technology Corporation and its former CEO Michael Ross Kane for allegedly creating a manipulated market for its crypto asset securities called “Hydro.” CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the charges and what this means for crypto regulation.

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CFTC Served Ooki DAO Papers via Online Discussion Forum

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) used an online discussion forum to serve a lawsuit against members of Ooki DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that operates a protocol offering allegedly illegal, off-exchange tokenized margin trading and lending services. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details.

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California, New York Join 6 States Ordering Nexo to Halt Yield Product

California, New York and six other states are suing cryptocurrency lending platform Nexo for allegedly offering unregistered securities in the form of accounts that pay interest for cryptocurrency deposits, the states said in statements on Monday. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the developments.

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