India CBDC Insider Reveals Current Stance of Country’s Central Bank
India’s central bank is weighing CBDC privacy technology and wouldn’t plan to object if the government reduces its crypto tax, a senior official told CoinDesk.
Prediction Markets Can Hedge Crypto Startups’ Regulatory Risk, Paradigm Says
Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsham’s venture capital firm filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Kalshi’s case against the CFTC.
FTX Hack Mystery Possibly Solved: U.S. Charges Trio With Theft, Including Infamous Attack on Crypto Exchange
The federal indictment doesn’t identify Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX as the pilfered company, but Bloomberg reported that’s who it was.
Bitcoin Steady at $43K as Tumbling U.S. Regional Bank Stocks Reignite Worries
Bitcoin so far remained muted compared to its vehement rally during the March banking crisis, but one analyst said he’s “cautiously long” amid the turmoil.
U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Overturn SEC’s Crypto Accounting Policy
Sen. Lummis and members of the House are pushing to repeal the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin 121, an effort that makes it harder for companies to custody crypto.
OPNX, the Exchange Built by Founders of Doomed Hedge Fund Three Arrows, Is Shutting Down
Customers were advised to settle their positions by Feb. 7 and withdraw their money by Feb. 14.
Man Behind Defunct BTC-e Exchange Once Popular with Criminals Faces U.S. Charges
Aliaksandr Klimenka is accused of processing billions in transactions for drug peddlers and cybercriminals throughout much of the 2010s.
The Biggest BONK Whale Just Invested in ‘Ycombinator for Solana’
What started as a joke is turning into real business for Solana.
U.S. Drilling Down on Crypto Miners’ Energy Use Draws Ire From Community
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is starting a survey to track the electricity consumption of crypto miners in the U.S.
Binance Is Facing Regulatory Headwinds as It Tries to Re-Enter UK Market: Bloomberg
The largest crypto exchange in the world stopped offering its services to U.K. customers in October after it failed to comply with a rule change made by regulators last year.