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CDCROP: Steven Maijoor, Chair, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) (Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Crypto Will Soon Threaten Global Financial Stability, FSB Official Says

In the wake of FTX’s demise, Steven Maijoor, chair of the Financial Stability Board’s crypto working group, urged authorities worldwide to move beyond sectoral boundaries and agree on global norms for the industry.

By Lavender Au

Nov 17, 2022 at 11:26 a.m. UTC

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The ‘SBF Bill’: What’s in the Crypto Legislation Backed by FTX's Founder

The specter of the now-disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried looms large over the bill, but Sens. Debbie Stabenow and John Boozman plan to push ahead anyway.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Nov 15, 2022 at 3:05 p.m. UTC

Nov 15, 2022

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CFTC Pushes Back Against Amicus Briefs in Ooki DAO Lawsuit

Lawyers for the CFTC served notice of the lawsuit against the DAO via a website help bot and a forum post. The four amicus briefs say the CFTC wasn't playing fair.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Nov 15, 2022 at 3:30 a.m. UTC

Nov 15, 2022

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The Fight for DeFi in Washington, D.C., With Miller Whitehouse-Levine

A discussion of the state of regulatory discourse around decentralized finance.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Nov 10, 2022 at 8:15 p.m. UTC

Nov 10, 2022

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CDCROP: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. (Getty Images)

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Crypto Execs Ask for Clearer US Regulatory Policy After FTX Collapse

The CEOs of Coinbase, Ripple and Circle called for clearer policy framework in a tweet thread started by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

By Parikshit Mishra

Nov 10, 2022 at 6:37 a.m. UTC

Nov 10, 2022

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In the Colombian Andes, Figuring Out How Crypto Can Save the Climate

Earnest eco-crypto nerds at a three-day retreat attempted to resolve interoperability among crypto-climate projects.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Nov 3, 2022 at 4:32 p.m. UTC

Nov 3, 2022

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OKX Expands to the Bahamas With New Registration and Regional Office

The crypto exchange has officially registered as a Digital Asset Business in the Bahamas under the country’s crypto-friendly DARE Act.

By Tracy Wang

Nov 3, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. UTC

Nov 3, 2022

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India

India's Crypto, Web3 Industry Forms New Advocacy Body

A previous organization representing the industry was disbanded earlier this year.

By Amitoj Singh

Nov 3, 2022 at 10:44 a.m. UTC

Nov 3, 2022

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Bankruptcy Judge Denies Celsius’ Motion to Pay Employees $3M in Retention Bonuses – At Least Temporarily

Judge Martin Glenn said he was “shocked” by the bankrupt lender’s plan to issue the bonuses while withholding information from the public, a move he called “completely unacceptable.”

By Cheyenne Ligon

Nov 1, 2022 at 8:56 p.m. UTC

Nov 1, 2022

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