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Interpreting the CFTC’s Lawsuit Against Ooki DAO

The CFTC sent shockwaves through the U.S. crypto industry by suing a DAO, but it doesn’t actually seem to be questioning decentralization.

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)

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Blockchain Securities Trading Doesn’t Need More Rule Changes, EU Agency Says

Incumbents and newcomers are lining up to take part in a distributed ledger pilot from March, ESMA said

Europe's markets regulator ESMA said distributed ledger-based securities don't need new laws for oversight. (Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

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US Fed Chair Powell Urges Caution on Regulating DeFi

Some policymakers are keen to press new rules on the decentralized finance sector following the collapse of Do Kwon's terraUSD stablecoin.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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French Central Bank CBDC Projects Aim to Manage DeFi Liquidity, Settle Tokenized Assets

The Bank of France is looking at a wholesale central bank digital currency that would be used by banks and financial markets.

The former stock exchange in Paris (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

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S. Korean Authorities Look to Freeze $67M Bitcoin Tied to Terra's Do Kwon

Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Kwon's provisional arrest pending extradition, as a worldwide search for the Terraform Labs co-founder continues.

Do Kwon, cofundador de Terraform Labs. (Terra)

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Tether's Former Auditor Fined $1M by SEC for Sloppy Accounting

Friedman LLP, a New York-based accounting firm that provided auditing services for the stablecoin issuer in 2017 is accused of “serial violations of the federal securities laws” and “improper professional conduct.”

Friedman LLP lied about some of its accounting practices, the SEC said Monday. (CoinDesk)

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CFTC’s Ooki DAO Action Shatters Illusion of Regulator-Proof Protocol

The action raises still-unanswered questions about who is culpable when a DAO commits a crime – will casting a vote with a governance token be seen as a smoking gun?

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)

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BCE explora Tecnologia de contabilidade distribuída para liquidações interbancárias: Panetta

Um sistema que se baseie na infra-estrutura de liquidação interbancária existente, em vez de um ONE baseado inteiramente em DLT, pode ser implementado “mais rapidamente”, de acordo com Fabio Panetta, membro do conselho executivo do BCE.

The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

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La BCE explore la Technologies du grand livre distribué pour les règlements interbancaires : Panetta

Un système qui s'appuie sur l'infrastructure de règlement interbancaire existante au lieu d' un ONE entièrement basé sur le DLT peut être mis en œuvre « plus rapidement », selon Fabio Panetta, membre du directoire de la BCE.

The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

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ЄЦБ вивчає Технології розподіленої книги для міжбанківських розрахунків: Панетта

За словами члена виконавчої ради ЄЦБ Фабіо Панетти, систему, яка базується на існуючій міжбанківській розрахунковій інфраструктурі замість ONE, що повністю базується на DLT, можна впровадити «швидше».

The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

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