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EU Banks Told by Regulator to Apply Bitcoin Caps Even Before They Become Law

The European Central Bank, which supervises big euro area lenders, said crypto should be treated as a risky asset.

European Central Bank (Raimund Linke/Getty Images)

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Celsius Seeks to Recover Millions From Mashinsky, Other Former Executives

The former CEO should repay money he transferred in the run-up to the lender’s July bankruptcy, the document said

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

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Celsius Debtors Release Sale Plan, Choose NovaWulf as Plan Sponsor

The plan was reached in consultation with the official committee of unsecured creditors.

Celsius Logo (Celsius Network)

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South Korea’s Crypto Firms Will Have to Self-Regulate Under New Guidance

The guidance requires interested parties, such as issuers and brokers, to determine whether or not a token is a security.

The National Assembly Proceeding Hall at Seoul, South Kore (efired/Getty)

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Binance CEO Distances Himself From BUSD Stablecoin as Regulators Act

Changpeng Zhao said Binance will continue working with other stablecoin issuers, and that he’s skeptical about claims Circle raised alarm bells with regulators.

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)

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SEC Case Against Bankman-Fried Postponed Pending Criminal Trial

Charges can wait until the Department of Justice’s case against the FTX founder concludes, a judge said.

The DAO withdrew a request to register locke and ducat tokens because they are not securities. (Michael del Castillo/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Super Bowl VPN Use Prompts Government Concern

U.S. prosecutors worry he could use the privacy tool to access foreign crypto sites or the dark web while on bail.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside U.S. District Court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Crypto's Banking Problem: Industry Needs Access but US Regulators Keep Digital Assets at Bay

Federal banking regulators seem to have free rein over crypto's U.S. destiny – and they're using their power to push it out of banking.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Paxos ‘Categorically Disagrees’ With SEC That BUSD Is a Security, Says It Will Litigate if Needed

The stablecoin issuer confirmed it has received a Wells Notice from the SEC, indicating a possible enforcement action is forthcoming.

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (CoinDesk)

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