Regulations
With FTX Bloodied, Rival in US Regulatory Fight Adds Another Knife
One of the traditional, regulated firms that has opposed an FTX effort to upend derivatives clearing – Cboe Digital – jumped into the drama by issuing a letter boasting about its safety measures.

US Regulators Probing FTX Handling of Customer Funds: Bloomberg
FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried denied customer funds were being re-invested in a now deleted tweet posted on Monday.

US Sanctions 3 Individuals, Dozens of Bitcoin, Ether and Bitcoin Cash Addresses on Opioid Allegations
Sanctioned individuals allegedly sold drugs to U.S. markets through online markets.

What EU Merger Regulators Have in Store for Binance’s FTX Buy
European Union merger approval processes of 18 months can be sped up if there are concerns that FTX might topple, CoinDesk was told.

Dubai Presses for Crypto Companies to Set Up Shop
Crypto firms say the city’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has promised a regulatory framework before the end of the year.

FTX’s Push for US Crypto Clearing Left In Suspense by Binance Deal
The fate of FTX U.S. Derivatives’ application for the authority to clear customers’ crypto transactions – a potential game changer in U.S. markets – is now unclear.

US Treasury Adds to Tornado Cash Sanctions With North Korea WMD Allegations
OFAC first added Tornado Cash to its sanctions list in August.

FTX, Binance Deal Draws Antitrust Concern
Regulators have tough powers to stop mergers that quash competition
