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FCA-Regulated Crypto Custodian Digivault Is Up for Sale Following Eqonex Liquidation: Source

A deal to buy Digivault, which is winding down operations, would include a crypto license in the United Kingdom.

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Tech

Coinbase Foils Extortion Attempt, Reinforces Bug Bounty Program

A self-proclaimed "hacker" demanded $450,000 after falsely claiming to be in possession of sensitive Coinbase customer data.

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Policy

EU Crypto, NFT Providers Must Report Tax Details Under Leaked EU Plan

A draft bill seen by CoinDesk also covers stablecoins, derivatives and companies outside the bloc.

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Finance

Bankman-Fried Apologizes to FTX Employees, Details Amount of Leverage in Internal Letter

The former FTX CEO did not address concerns about customer funds being misappropriated or other recent revelations about the company.

Sam Bankman-Fried y Bill Clinton en la conferencia Crypto Bahamas en Nassau en abril de 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance to Relaunch Bid for Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager: Source

The previous Voyager sale saw FTX emerge as the “white knight,” beating out Binance.

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Markets

These Crypto Market Makers Were Wary of FTX Before Collapse

B2C2, Kairon Labs and a few others had concerns about the exchange and its sister firm Alameda Research before liquidity concerns became headlines.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans

Crypto providers would be forbidden from touching the likes of monero or dash under proposed government amendments to anti-money laundering rules.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange PowerTrade to Offer Custody Services to Institutional Clients

The firm is using technology from Copper, a crypto custody outfit, to hold digital assets outside of its exchange.

Coin Metrics is teaming up with Two Sigma to make crypto trading easier for institutions. (marchmeena29/Getty Images)

Policy

There Was No Cause to Add FTX to Investor Alert List Before Collapse, Singapore's MAS Says

The Monetary Authority of Singapore told CoinDesk it was not possible to prevent Singapore users from directly accessing overseas service providers, and warned regulations don’t protect against risky speculative trades.

Former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Cosmos Blockchain Founder Jae Kwon Opposes Proposed Changes to ATOM Token

The changes would introduce "liquid staking" to the system.

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