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Treasury Secretary Yellen Says U.S. Needs Better Stablecoin Regulation

"A federal regulator should have the ability to decide if a stablecoin issuer should be barred from issuing such an asset," she told lawmakers on Tuesday.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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A Quick Look at Last Month's U.S. Crypto Crime Log

Not a lot happened last month, but some stuff did.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Haru Invest Execs Arrested in South Korea for Allegedly Stealing $828M Worth of Crypto: Report

The platform paused withdrawals and fired 100 employees last June citing issues with service partners.

Arrest (niu niu/Unsplash)

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Ripple Must Share Financial Statements Requested by SEC, Court Rules

The statements will help a judge determine if institutional sales of XRP after the SEC lawsuit was filed in 2020 broke securities law, the SEC said in its request.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse  (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns of Crypto Risks

Yellen is set to tell U.S. lawmakers that the FSOC is especially wary of stablecoins and the potential for digital asset runs.

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is set to warn lawmakers about crypto hazards to financial stability. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Craig Wright Accused of ‘Industrial Scale’ Forgeries in First Day of COPA Trial

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance is unable to provide direct evidence that Wright isn’t Satoshi, counsel for Wright fired back.

Craig Wright (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for London Blockchain Conference )

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FTX Seeks to Sell 8% Stake in Anthropic for Sake of 'Shareholders'

Court filings show the crypto estate wants to agree procedures so that it can sell the shares at the "optimal" time.

John J Ray III took over as FTX CEO in November 2022 (House Committee on Financial Services)

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Former Terraform Labs CFO Han Chang-joon Extradited to South Korea by Montenegro

Han Chang-joon was charged with carrying falsified travel documents alongside Terra co-founder Do Kwon last year.

Terra Community AMA with Do Kwon (April 2021)  (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

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South Korean Regulator to Discuss Spot Bitcoin ETF With U.S. SEC: Report

In December it was reported that Financial Supervisory Service head Lee Bok-hyun was planning on meeting U.S. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler for the first time to discuss crypto regulation.

(Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

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Hong Kong to Consult on Regulation for OTC Crypto Venues 'Very Soon'

The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau will consult on over-the-counter venues like shops and online platforms following the outlets' role in crypto fraud cases.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon