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Australian Markets Regulator Is Reviewing Binance Australia's Derivatives Services

Binance said on Thursday it had incorrectly tagged 500 Australian users as "wholesale investors."

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

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The SEC's Stablecoin Hammer, Courtesy Terraform Labs and Do Kwon

The SEC’s lawsuit against Terraform Labs alleges that terraUSD (UST), and nearly every token it issued, are securities.

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Crypto Bank Custodia's Bid for Fed Supervision Rejected Again

The Fed rejected Custodia's first bid last month.

Custodia Bank founder Caitlin Long (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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IMF Board 'Generally Agreed' Crypto Shouldn't Be Legal Tender

Outright crypto bans aren’t ideal but shouldn’t be ruled out, the International Monetary Fund leadership said.

Directora gerente del FMI, Kristalina Georgieva. (Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

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US Banking Regulators Warn Banks About Crypto Liquidity Risks

The Federal Reserve and other agencies issued another statement about crypto market vulnerabilities as a threat to U.S. banking.

Edificio de la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos en Washington, D. C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Voyager to Hold Onto $445M of Alameda Loan Repayments Pending Court Order or Settlement

Alameda, FTX's trading arm, filed suit in January to recover claw back repayments made to the crypto lender before its own bankruptcy filing.

Game7 presenta un programa de ayuda de US$100 millones para juegos basados en blockchain. (Pixabay)

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SEC Objects to Binance.US’ $1B Voyager Deal, Alleging Sale of Unregistered Securities

Federal and New York regulators object to a billion-dollar deal they say may be unlawful and discriminatory as they examine Voyager's VGX token.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Forsage Founders Indicted for $340M Ponzi Scheme Masquerading as DeFi Platform

Company relied on smart contracts whose coding is consistent with a Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Justice Department says.

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NY Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange CoinEx, Alleges AMP, LBC, LUNA and RLY Tokens Are Securities

The petition alleged that CoinEx listed various tokens and services that qualify as securities and/or commodities under state law.

New York Attorney General Letitia James (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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NBA-Branded 'Top Shot Moments' NFTs May Be Securities, Judge Rules in Dapper Labs Case

"Ultimately, the Court’s conclusion that what Dapper Labs offered was an investment contract under Howey is narrow," the judge wrote.

NBA Top Shot NFTs (Dapper Labs)