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Russia’s Central Bank Tells Businesses To Use Crypto To Avoid Sanctions

Sanctions busting. Russian businesses told to use cryptocurrencies and other digital options to make payments with foreign customers

EU Parliament approves 'Markets in Crypto Act' (MiCA) for regulation of crypto transparency, disclosure, authorisation, and supervision

As Sam Bankman-Fried faces questions over his use of a VPN, the identity of the $250 million bond guarantors are revealed

Federal judge unhappy that FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried used virtual private network (VPN) whilst under house arrest

HM Treasury reveals 'ambitious plans' to protect consumer and businesses by 'robustly regulating cryptoasset activities'

Another victim of the fallout from FTX collapse, as crypto lender Genesis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Bitzlato crypto exchange founder arrested in US for money laundering, and charged with $700m financial crimes

FTX has now identified roughly $5.5 billion worth of digital assets for recovery, but said $415m has been hacked

Potential good news for customers, as lawyers for FTX say at least $5 billion of liquid assets have been recovered

Government minister confirms UK is progressing a digital pound, following similar digital currency moves in India, Taiwan and elsewhere

Legal setback for customers of bankrupt Celsius Network, after US judges rules firm owns most of the deposited cryptocurrency

After Bitcoin suffers major crash this week, Ethereum, Luna, terraUSD and other cryptocurrencies plunge, wiping $200 billion off entire market

Largest decentralised finance hack in history? Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network admits breach and says it lost $615m in USDC and ethereum

The UK's Bank of England begins this week to publicly outline its first regulatory framework for cryptoassets, amid ongoing concerns

Enforcement notices dispatched. The UK's Advertising Standards Authority puts 50 crypto firms on notice over 'misleading ads'

After a 74 percent drop in 2018, Bitcoin has showed relatively little activity this year – but its sudden rise causes other crypto-assets to jump