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South Korea Is Gearing Up to Institutionalize Security Tokens

The country's financial regulators plan to publish guidelines for security token issuance and distribution towards the end of 2022.

South Korea's financial regulators want to formalize the issuance and distribution of security tokens. (Jacek Malipan/Getty Images)

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'Love Island' Twins' Crypto Instagram Posts Misled Viewers, UK Ad Authority Says

Instagram influencers have to explain the risks when promoting crypto investments, the country’s advertising regulator said.

Jessica Gale and Eve Gale (Mike Marsland/WireImage)

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US Bank Watchdog Says He’s Not Budging on Crypto Distrust

Michael Hsu, acting chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, is sticking to his guns on keeping most crypto activity out of the U.S. banking system.

Acting OCC chief Michael Hsu (Jesse Hamilton for CoinDesk)

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Celsius Resembled Ponzi Scheme at Times, Vermont Regulator Says

"... [A]t least at some points in time, yields to existing investors were probably being paid with the assets of new investors."

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

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Digital Euro to Focus on Personal Use, Not Web3, EU Officials Say

The central bank digital currency could fail if it doesn't offer something more than what cash and credit cards do, industry representatives remarked.

En un principio, el euro digital se utilizará solo para pagos personales. (Koron/Getty Images)

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UK’s Truss Picks Kwasi Kwarteng to Be Finance Minister

Since 2021, Kwarteng has overseen the government’s business, energy and industrial strategy department, which has supported blockchain innovation.

Kwasi Kwarteng (Pippa Fowles/Wikimedia)

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With Crypto’s Blowups, TradFi Boasts Its Legal Rigor

Standard-setters say existing rules for lending traditional securities should apply to crypto, too.

Lawyers say better crypto contracts would halt messy situations such as the one bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network is now in with its creditors. (Dafydd Owen/Getty Images)

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UK Crypto Firms Must Now Report Sanctions Breaches, Freeze Accounts

The U.S. and European Union have also extended sanctions rules to crypto since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine gave way to heightened concerns over the use of digital assets to circumvent restrictions.

The U.K. Treasury has ordered crypto companies to report suspected sanctions violations. (Getty Images)

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Liz Truss to Become UK Prime Minister After Winning Conservative Party Leadership

Truss has revealed little about her stance on crypto save for two statements that indicate she may be open to innovative-friendly regulation.

Liz Truss beat Rishi Sunak to become the leader of the Conservative Party. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Nigeria Plans to Create a Virtual Free Zone With Binance Crypto Exchange

The west African country wants to create something similar to Dubai’s digital city.

Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

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