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FTX.US Derivatives Deepens Board With Addition of Ex-CFTC Commissioner

The hire comes as FTX has previously pitched the CFTC to directly clear customers' crypto swaps.

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Jill Sommers, in a 2011 photo. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Crypto Lender Celsius Files to Return Custody Clients' Funds

Celsius said these funds are not part of the bankruptcy estate, unlike funds from Earn and Borrow clients.

Alex Mashinsky, Founder and CEO of Celsius Network (CoinDesk)

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5 Top Crypto Lawyers Join Law Firm Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce Practice

Well-known crypto lawyer Stephen Palley will co-chair Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce practice.

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US Asked Binance for Documents Related to Money-Laundering Probe: Report

The request was made by federal prosecutors in late 2020.

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Digital Dollar Project Plans to Explore CBDC Technical Solutions With New Sandbox

The nonprofit organization advocating for a U.S. central bank digital currency plans to work with crypto platforms like Digital Asset and Ripple to explore technical and policy aspects of a digital dollar.

The Digital Dollar Project is kicking off a new CBDC sandbox in October. (Ben Mater/Unsplash)

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Crypto Lender Celsius Faces Another Group of Customers Who Want Their Money Back

More than 60 of Celsius’ custodial-account holders petitioned a bankruptcy court to force the crypto lender to send them their funds back outside of the proceedings.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (Piaras Ó Mídheach/Web Summit via Sportsfile)

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California Assembly Passes Crypto Regulation Bill That Requires Bank-Issued Stablecoins

The Digital Financial Assets Law, which is similar to New York’s BitLicense, has been criticized by industry stakeholders.

California's state flag (Getty Images)

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FASB Crypto Accounting Review Won’t Include NFTs, Certain Stablecoins: Report

The accounting standards body outlined its criteria for crypto assets that would be covered by a forthcoming rule regarding companies and their digital assets.

FASB described which crypto assets would be included in a forthcoming accounting rule. (Getty Images)

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British National Accused in OneCoin Scam Set to Face US Extradition: Report

Co-accused Robert McDonald avoided extradition on human rights grounds.

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Crypto Exchange FTX's CEO Visited White House Amid Regulatory Fight

Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX’s regulatory team met with White House policy adviser Charlotte Butash in May.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)