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US CFTC’s Behnam Will Testify at FTX Hearing in Senate

The chairman is the first witness listed so far by the Senate Agriculture Committee as it prepares a hearing on the FTX blowup.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Kenya Proposes Bill to Tax Crypto

Roughly 8.5% of the African country's population owns cryptocurrencies, according to a United Nations report.

Nairobi, Kenya (Amani Nation/Unsplash)

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UK May Need Digital Pound, Bank of England's Jon Cunliffe Says

The deputy governor said FTX's collapse highlights the need for more oversight of digital assets.

The Bank of England (Robert Bye/Unsplash)

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US Court Approves Deadline for Celsius Customers to File Proofs of Claim

Customers of the bankrupt crypto lender have until Jan. 3, 2023, to file proofs of claim, if Celsius’ scheduling of their claims as filed are incorrect.

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Sorare, Under Pressure From France’s Gambling Regulator, Will Expand Free Access

Regulators and lawmakers are concerned about money laundering, child protection and gambling addicts

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Ripple Seeks Crypto License in the Republic of Ireland: Report

Ripple has turned its attention to countries outside the U.S. due to its ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dublin, Ireland (Diogo Palhais/Unsplash)

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FINRA Targets Crypto Communications After FTX Collapse

The U.S. self-regulatory body is gathering information on crypto marketing practices between July and September of this year to potentially inform a regulatory response.

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Bahamas Securities Regulator Says It Ordered FTX Crypto Transferred to Government Wallets

The regulator said it needed "urgent interim regulatory action" to protect creditors.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Switches Legal Counsel as Investigations Into FTX Collapse Mount: Report

White-shoe law firm Paul Weiss is reportedly out – and SBF’s dad’s co-worker is in.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO, FTX and Christine Lee, Lead Anchor, CoinDesk at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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CFTC Has ‘Boots on the Ground’ at FTX Subsidiary LedgerX

Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson said that the regulator is monitoring crypto clearinghouse LedgerX on a “daily if not hourly basis.”

Kristin N. Johnson, commissioner of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CoinDesk)

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