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[ad_1] El Banco de España (Central Bank of Spain) has authorized testing of a digital Euro token EURM. The token will be issued by Spanish fintech Monei and was developed within the central bank’s digital ‘sandbox’ program. Spanish news site Cinco Dias reported that the project would be limited to a small group of testing…

SEC crypto enforcement actions up 50% in 2022 – nearly half against ICOs

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[ad_1] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought 30 enforcement actions against crypto market participants last year — the highest since 2013, according to a Cornerstone Research report. The number of SEC enforcement actions in 2022 was up 50% from the 20 actions launched in 2021, the report stated. Out of the 30 enforcement…

Every third member of the US Congress received money from FTX

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[ad_1] Out of 535 senators and representatives in the U.S. Congress, 196 were found to have taken donations in cash from FTX. The members of Congress were identified by CoinDesk journalists in a large research effort to shine a light on Congress’ connection to the failed exchange. Journalists reached out to all 196 members for…

FTX defends move to appoint law firm Sullivan & Cromwell as advisor

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[ad_1] Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX filed a Jan. 17 response — authored by Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) lawyers — to the objections surrounding its retention of the law firm as an advisor. FTX said the law firm’s role at the bankrupt exchange was of “critical importance,” citing how its information sharing with U.S. prosecutors and…

Coinbase to halt operation in Japan

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[ad_1] Coinbase announced that it would be halting its operation in Japan due to current market conditions. The exchange said in a Jan. 18 announcement that it was forced it to “make the difficult decision” to halt operations in the country and conduct a complete revision of its Japanese business. The decision comes just days…

SBF said it was ‘okay’ that Alameda was borrowing FTX user funds

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[ad_1] Weeks before the FTX collapse, a top executive raised concerns to founder and then CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) about Alameda’s significant debt to FTX, the New York Times (NYT) reported. The report cited documents viewed by the NYT, detailing private communications between the governments of the U.S. and the Bahamas. The FTX executive —…

SEC allegedly leaked crypto miner names, emails

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[ad_1] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegedly leaked the personal data of crypto miners, according to a Jan. 17 report by the Washington Examiner. The right-wing news outlet said that the SEC leaked that data during its investigation of Green, a blockchain project that is building a decentralized power grid. The project’s user base…

Genesis owner DCG suspends dividend payouts

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Alameda’s $65B ‘backdoor’; Thailand’s digital wallet system

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[ad_1] The biggest news in the cryptoverse for Jan. 17 saw court proceedings reveal that Alameda Research had a $65 billion artificial credit line at FTX. Meanwhile, Thailand has created a mandate that will require crypto companies to establish a digital wallet management system. Polygon has completed its hard fork, Ethereum’s weekly gas expenditure is…

CFTC commissioner says foreign discussions over crypto standards are underway

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