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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.

Proposed EU money laundering rules for crypto have implications for online privacy (boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images)

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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Finance

Bankman-Fried’s Cabal of Roommates in the Bahamas Ran His Crypto Empire – and Dated. Other Employees Have Lots of Questions

“The whole operation was run by a gang of kids in the Bahamas,” a person familiar with the matter told CoinDesk on condition of anonymity.

El ex CEO de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Freezes $46M of USDT Held by FTX Following Law-Enforcement Request

The stablecoin lost its $1 peg earlier on Thursday.

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Finance

Binance Is Strongly Leaning Toward Scrapping FTX Rescue Takeover After First Glance at Books: Source

Backing out would be one more stunning development in the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire.

Sam Bankman-Fried vs. CZ (CoinDesk)

Policy

Dubai Presses for Crypto Companies to Set Up Shop

Crypto firms say the city’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has promised a regulatory framework before the end of the year.

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Policy

Ex-House Speaker, Former Justice Official Join US Policy Crew Assembled by Paradigm

Former lawmakers and officials from both U.S. parties will join academic and political leaders in a new council meant to advise on crypto policy after the midterm elections.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Firm Arca Closed Its Terra-Exposed Digital Yield Fund

The fund was shuttered on Aug. 31 with around $20 million in assets under management, the CEO confirmed.

Arca CEO Rayne Steinberg (CoinDesk archives)