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Kraken Accused of Operating Unregistered Platform, Mixing Customer Funds; Bittrex Global to Shut Down

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegations in a new lawsuit against Kraken, the reported settlement between Binance and the Department of Justice, plus the details as Bittrex Global announces it will shut down.

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Fake BlackRock XRP Filing Reported to Delaware Department of Justice

Delaware's Department of Justice may be investigating a fake filing Monday that suggested asset management giant BlackRock was prepping the launch of a spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF). CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details.

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'Mutant APE Planet' NFT Developer Humingi ng Kasalanan sa $3M Panloloko

Ang French developer na si Aurelien Michel ay umamin ng guilty sa U.S. federal court at pumayag na magbayad ng $1.4M, ayon sa mga prosecutors.

One of the developers behind the "Mutant Ape Planet" rug pull has pleaded guilty to fraud. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk modified by Photomosh.com)

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SafeMoon Execs Inaresto ng DOJ sa Fraud Investigation, Kinasuhan ng SEC

Ang CEO at chief Technology officer ng Crypto company na SafeMoon ay inaresto, inakusahan ng pag-withdraw ng higit sa $200M para bumili ng mga luxury car at mga bahay mula sa mga pondo na sinabi nila sa mga investor na "naka-lock," ayon sa DOJ at regulator.

The U.S. Department of Justice grabbed another of the men it alleges moved billions in criminal money at BTC-e.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Gumamit ang Mga Chinese Firm ng Crypto Payments para Patakbuhin ang Fentanyl Network, Mga Claim sa US sa Mga Pagsingil

Sinisingil ng US Department of Justice ang walong kumpanya ng paggawa ng ilegal na droga, pamamahagi at pagbebenta ng mga kemikal na pasimula, sinabing gumamit sila ng Cryptocurrency upang maglipat ng pera.

U.S. authorities cracked down on another ring of fentanyl suppliers they say are tied to Chinese companies and using cryptocurrency to move money. (Photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton)

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Prosecutors Blast FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Proposed Jury Questions

The U.S. Department of Justice argues FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s proposed jury questions are “unnecessarily intrusive” and may be intended to support his defense, according to a letter written by prosecutors to Judge Lewis Kaplan, of the Southern District of New York. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks outlines the possible jury questions and key takeaways.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers Bicker With Prosecutors Over Proposed Witnesses

Sam Bankman-Fried's defense team continues to squabble with prosecutors over the Department of Justice's motion to disqualify some proposed witnesses. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De details the back-and-forth between the government and the FTX founder's attorneys.

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Push Back Against DOJ’s Motion to Block Proposed Witnesses

In a Monday night filing, defense attorneys for Sam Bankman-Fried fired back against prosecutors wanting to disqualify proposed expert witness testimony, claiming that the U.S. Department of Justice is pushing to prevent the FTX founder from having a fair trial. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the latest legal developments.

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Attorneys Fire Back at Prosecutors Over Laptop Access

Attorneys for Sam Bankman-Fried are clapping back at the Department of Justice in a new memo Friday, claiming prosecutors exaggerated the amount of access FTX founder really has to defense material. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the arguments in the letter and whether Bankman-Fried has a chance to be released from jail ahead of his trial in October.

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Has Access to a Laptop Seven Days a Week, DOJ Says

The U.S. Department of Justice said in a letter that Sam Bankman-Fried has access to a laptop seven days a week and three hard drives with defense material at all times. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the back-and-forth arguments over computer access between prosecutors and lawyers for the jailed FTX founder.

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