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DCG Looks to Refinance Outstanding Genesis Obligations, Raise Growth Capital

The crypto conglomerate may owe its bankrupt lending division hundreds of millions in loan payments, due in May.

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Moves to Dismiss Most Criminal Charges Against Him

Bankman-Fried did not move to dismiss charges tied to securities fraud or money laundering.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Crypto Exchange Bittrex Files for Bankruptcy in Delaware

Bittrex already announced its intention to exit the U.S., but also faces an SEC enforcement action.

Bittrex filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. (Marco Verch/Flickr)

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Bit4You Affairs in Doubt Even Before CoinLoan Collapse, Belgian Regulator Says

FSMA’s comments suggest the exchange could have lost its license or potentially faced prosecution, even before Bit4You's Estonian corporate partner filed for insolvency.

Belgium's regulator revealed details about crypto exchange Bit4You (fdecomite/Flickr)

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Estonia’s Registered Crypto Firms Drop 80% as Tough New Checks Reveal 'Suspicious' Behavior

Regulators in the tech-friendly nation say they’ll now return to business-as-usual monitoring after money laundering fears led it to take a tough line.

Matis Mäeker has said the new law will professionalize the crypto sector. (Estonian FIU)

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Ripple's Tussle With SEC to Cost the Firm $200M, CEO Garlinghouse Says: Report

The U.S. puts politics ahead of policy, Brad Garlinghouse has said at the 2023 Dubai Fintech Summit.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Liechtenstein Plans to Accept Bitcoin for Payments to State, Prime Minister Says: Report

Under the plans, any crypto received will immediately be exchanged for Swiss francs, Prime Minister Daniel Risch told German news publication Handelsblatt.

Liechtenstein Prime Minister Daniel Risch. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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South Korea Authorities Investigate Lawmaker Over Suspicious Crypto Transfers: Report

Local media reports Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk had previously co-sponsored a bill seeking to defer taxation on crypto profits.

South Korea's financial regulators want to formalize the issuance and distribution of security tokens. (Jacek Malipan/Getty Images)

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U.S. Justice Department Investigating Binance for Russia-Related Sanctions Violations: Bloomberg

CoinDesk has reached out to Binance and the Justice Department for comment.

Binance's Tigran Gambaryan at Consensus 2023 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

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Voyager Digital Plans to Liquidate Assets, Wind Down After Sale Dreams Crushed

Voyager’s creditors will recover an estimated 36% of their assets – a far smaller slice of the pie than they would have received if the platform’s sale to FTX or Binance US went through.

Right after Voyager CEO Stephen Ehrlich received a letter this week from U.S. regulators accusing his company of misleading customers, the FDIC issued a broader warning to banks to not let it happen again. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)