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EU Lawmakers Vote for Three Major Texts in Anti-Money Laundering Package That Also Targets Crypto

The broad package sets up an anti-money laundering authority, a single rulebook for all 27 member states, and tough rules for crypto service providers.

European Parliament (Frederic Köberl/ Unsplash)

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UK Regulator FCA Plans to Deliver a Market Abuse Regime for Crypto This Year

The U.K. has been refining it approach to regulating the crypto sector.

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Grab’s Singapore Users Can Now Use Crypto to Make Payments

Grab's latest move has been made possible after its tie-up with Triple-A, a firm that enables businesses to pay and get paid in digital currencies, the report added.

Night view of Singapore from the habor. (Larry Teo/Unsplash)

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Nigerian Court Orders Binance to Relinquish Data of All Nigerians Trading on Its Platform: Report

The interim order comes after an earlier report that Nigeria wanted Binance to give information regarding its top 100 users in the nation and all transaction history spanning the past six months.

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

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SEC Committed 'Gross Abuse of Power' in Suit Against Crypto Company, Federal Judge Rules

The regulator will be required to pay attorneys' fees for the defendants.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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FTX Claims Holder Attestor Takes Creditor to Court Over Alleged 'Seller’s Remorse'

The London-based firm says the creditor promised to fork over two FTX accounts, only to back out of the deal after the value of its claims skyrocketed.

The now-former FTX Arena (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

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Nigeria's SEC Proposes 400% Increase to Crypto Firm Registration Fees

The regulator proposed increases to all supervision fees as the government blamed crypto for recent economic woes.

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Should Spend 40-50 Years in Prison, DOJ Says

The U.S. government also recommended an $11 billion fine and forfeiture.

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a federal courthouse in New York last year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Hong Kong Regulator Says Crypto Exchange MEXC Has Been Operating Without a License

Last year, regulators in Japan and Germany also alerted consumers the exchange was unlicensed.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon