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The market for FTT, the native cryptocurrency of the now-bankrupt FTX exchange, appears to have found an equilibrium after the recent bullish price action. However, the market's ability to absorb large offers at stable prices remains weak, indicating scope for a sudden reversal of recent price gains. Source
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Chris Sununu, the governor of New Hampshire, has released the results of an investigation from a commission aimed at recommending legislation around digital assets and blockchain as part of a 2022 executive order.In a Jan. 19 announcement, Sununu said the Commission on Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets had reported the legal
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According to the FinCEN order, Bitzlato has been used to launder as much as $700 million since its inception, and according to the terms of the order, the regulator wants the named counterparties to stop doing business with Bitzlato.The United States Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has named
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"Approximately two-thirds of Bitzlato’s top receiving and sending counterparties are associated with darknet markets or scams. For example, Bitzlato’s top three receiving counterparties, by total amount of BTC received between May 2018 and September 2022 were: (1) Binance, a VASP; (2) the Russia-connected darknet market Hydra; and (3) the alleged
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In 2021, Iranian authorities banned mining and seized related equipment to deal with power shortages. Last year, the power utility, Tavanir, also clamped down on illegal crypto mining farms as power demand climbed during the summer, according to the reports. The utility has closed 7,200 illegal crypto mining centers and
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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has ordered crypto lending platform MyConstant to cease offering a number of its crypto-related products over alleged state securities law violations.The DFPI stated in a press release on Dec. 21 that it has ordered MyConstant to “desist and refrain” from offering
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However, “I think the executive order really pointed to the fact that … there's not a clear picture of exactly all of the different things that need to be put in place to fill some of the existing gaps. But there's also an acknowledgement of the already long-existing framework that
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You thought we’d talk more about FTX huh, didn’t you? We will, but not this week. CoinDesk published its annual Most Influential series on Monday, highlighting a number of regulators, lawmakers and similarly impactful individuals. I spoke to Carole House, one of the authors of the White House executive order
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Since Nov. 14, MASAK has also been investigating the exchange's local unit, FTX Turkey. The ongoing investigations have shown that customers' trust was "not duly preserved" by the fallen company, and that authorities have "a strong suspicion of crime" being committed, particularly by Bankman-Fried who "directly or indirectly" controls the
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Crypto exchange FTX was not required to allow Bahamas-based customers to withdraw their funds, a local financial regulator said Saturday. Original Source
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