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Genesis, Gemini face US charges over unregistered securities sales
Top blockchain and crypto news: SEC frowns on Genesis, Gemini. Solana soars. Will China tighten its embrace of WeChat Pay and Alipay to push its CBDC?
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Thailand’s SEC issues new regulations for crypto custody services
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand issued new rules for cryptocurrency custody services on Tuesday.
Zoltan Vardai
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Singapore court extends crypto lender Vauld’s creditor protection to Feb. 28
The Singapore High Court has extended the creditor protection period for crypto lender Vauld to Feb. 28, as the firm has yet to come up with a revival plan
Zoltan Vardai
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S. Korean court says NFT game items are speculative, adds on to P2E ban
A South Korean court ruled against the release of a blockchain P2E game last Friday after determining that in-game NFTs promote speculation.
Danny Park
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China’s digital yuan needs WeChat, Alipay to boost adoption, experts say
The central bank rolled out a "red packet" feature for its digital currency, the e-CNY, for the Lunar New Year holiday but it will require help from the tech giants it has bashed to popularize the digital yuan.
Timmy Shen
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CEO of South Korea’s V Global US$2 bln crypto pyramid scheme gets 25 years in prison
Lee Byung-gul, the CEO of V Global, will serve 25 years in prison after his conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court of Korea on Friday.
Danny Park
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U.S. House of Representatives forms new cryptocurrency subcommittee
The U.S. House of Representatives has created a new congressional subcommittee focused on digital assets, as one of its first moves under the control of the Republican Party.
Lachlan Keller
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Why is it harder to arrest Terra-Luna founder Do Kwon than FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried?
South Korea’s attempts to extradite the founder of the collapsed Terra-Luna stablecoin will remain hamstrung while the courts in Seoul dispute the charges against him.
Danny Park
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SEC in the U.S. charges Genesis, Gemini with selling unregistered securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global Capital and crypto exchange Gemini Trust with offering and selling unregistered securities to retail investors.
Timmy Shen
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Coinbase to cut jobs, shut down most of its cryptocurrency operations in Japan
Coinbase, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, is cutting jobs and closing down most of its operations in Japan.
Danny Park
