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SEC Rejects Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) continued streak of rejecting bitcoin spot ETF proposals, the most recent being Ark 21Shares' application. Plus, a conversation on new legislation in the European Union (EU) aiming to enforce a travel rule on international crypto transactions. 

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What’s Driving the BTC Price Dip?

MarketGauge's Michele Schneider discusses the possible catalysts for bitcoin market moves, citing a recent vote in the European Union to move forward with restrictive crypto regulations and increased buying by whales like MicroStrategy. Plus, a discussion about bitcoin as a risk-on or risk-off asset and why Schneider is optimistic about Luna, Avalanche, and Solana. 

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EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Regulation

The European Union (EU) has moved forward with controversial measures to ban anonymous cryptocurrency transactions and possibly prohibit crypto exchanges between the EU and tax havens. “The Hash” group discusses if this framework will be signed into law and the ongoing issues with efforts to fit crypto into existing regulatory structures.

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EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Regulation

The European Union (EU) has moved forward with controversial measures to ban anonymous cryptocurrency transactions and possibly prohibit crypto exchanges between the EU and tax havens. “The Hash” group discusses if this framework will be signed into law and the ongoing issues with efforts to fit crypto into existing regulatory structures.

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Policy

FTX Taps Ex-Liechtenstein Regulator as EU Strategy Lead

Marcel Lötscher, previously a senior official at the country's financial market supervisor, will become head of regulatory strategy for the global crypto exchange in October.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. (CoinDesk)

Policy

EU's Sweeping Crypto Regulations Package One Step Closer to Ratification

The proposed MiCA framework was voted through without a contentious provision seeking to limit the use of proof-of-work crypto.

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Policy

Limiting Proof-of-Work Crypto Back on the Table as EU Parliament Prepares Virtual Currencies Vote

A provision looking to force proof-of-work cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to switch to the more environmentally friendly proof-of-stake consensus mechanism is in a draft of MiCA up for a parliamentary vote on Monday.

The EU parliament is set to vote on a crypto legislative package that may seek to limit the use of proof-of-work cryptocurrencies. (Laura Zulian/Getty Images)

Finance

Top Russian Bank Quits Europe, Citing Sanctions: Report

The European Central Bank had ordered the closure of Sberbank's European unit over Ukraine conflict.

Sberbank is dropping out of EU markets citing sanctions (Milan Jaros/Bloomberg via Getty Images)