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SBF will likely lose criminal trial, former SEC official believes

Former SEC Chief of Office of Internet Enforcement John Reed Stark believes a federal court could ultimately convict the FTX founder of several criminal charges, including fraud, due to three factors. Witness testimony from former executives, damning evidence enshrined in FTX records, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s post-bankruptcy media tour will likely sway

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Former White House official will lead Ripple’s policy and government arm

Lauren Belive, a former official with the White House’s Office of Legislative Affairs and policy director with the United States House Committee on Rules, has joined crypto firm Ripple as its head of U.S. public policy and government.In a Sept. 26 announcement on LinkedIn, Belive said she had accepted the

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Grayscale files for new Ether Futures ETF: Official

Digital currency investment company Grayscale is the latest firm to file for a new Ethereum futures’ exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Grayscale on Sept. 19 officially proposed to list and trade shares of the Grayscale Ethereum Futures Trust (ETH) ETF under the New York Stock Exchange

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Digital euro can ward off a host of private payment service ills: ECB official

The European Central Bank (ECB) is quite happy with the European Commission’s legislative proposals for the digital euro. ECB executive board member Fabio Panetta told the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs in a speech on Sept. 4 that the proposals “put Europe at the forefront of advanced

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Sealing docs in Binance case could suggest a criminal probe, says former SEC official

The legal team representing the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its civil case against Binance is requesting the court grant a motion to allow documents filed under seal.In an Aug. 28 filing in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the SEC petitioned a federal judge

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Spanish central bank official talks about private payment services in era of digital euro

Deputy Governor of the Bank of Spain Margarita Delgado spoke to university students and others about the introduction of the digital euro in Pamplona on Aug. 25. Looking into a future through the lens of the European Commission’s recently proposed digital euro legislative plan, she spoke at length about how

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China sentences former party official to life in prison for enabling crypto mining

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court has convicted a former Chinese party official, Xiao Yi, for abuse of power and bribery. Xiao Yi has received a life imprisonment sentence. Officials clarified that he misused his authority to support

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This scenario could spark Gary Gensler’s resignation: Former SEC official

The United States’ securities regulator could completely u-turn its approach to crypto enforcement, depending on a key election in the United States in 2024, according to former SEC official John Reed Stark.In an Aug. 13 tweet, the former SEC Office of Internet Enforcement chief predicted that a Republican President could

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US official calls for stablecoin law amid PayPal’s PYUSD launch

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Representative Patrick McHenry, the US House Financial Services Committee chair, endorsed PayPal’s stablecoin, PYUSD, as a key pillar for modern payments. The endorsement was given on Aug. 7, shortly after PayPal announced the stablecoin launch in partnership

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