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Race for Ether Futures ETFs Kicks Off With 6 Firms Filing SEC Applications
Volatility Shares, Bitwise, VanEck, Roundhill, ProShares and Grayscale have filed applications with the SEC for Ether ETFs.
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(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)
G20 President India Publishes its Input for Framing Global Crypto Rules
India's presidency note on crypto is an effort to have its suggestions included in the framing of global crypto rules.
(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)

Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
U.S. DOJ Has 'Extremely Thin' Basis for Jailing FTX's Bankman-Fried Ahead of Trial: Defense
Prosecutors moved to revoke Sam Bankman-Fried's bond release, alleging his sharing Caroline Ellison's diary with the New York Times amounts to witness tampering.
Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Longtime Environmentalist RFK Jr. Not So Sure Bitcoin Is Boiling the Oceans
The environmental argument against bitcoin "should not be used as a smokescreen to curtail freedom to transact," U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr said.
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Sarah Breeden, CBDC Working Group Member, Appointed Bank of England Deputy Governor
The U.K. closed a consultation on a digital pound in June, something the bank thinks is likely needed.
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Binance Japan users can access spot trading, earn products, and an NFT marketplace. (CoinDesk)
Binance Japan Starts Onboarding Users
Two years earlier, the exchange was warned by Japanese regulators that it was operating in the country without permission.
Binance Japan users can access spot trading, earn products, and an NFT marketplace. (CoinDesk)

The IRS has issued guidance on how it intends to tax crypto staking rewards. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
IRS: Crypto Staking Rewards Taxable Once Investor Gets Hands on Tokens
The latest tax guidance from the Internal Revenue Service outlines how and when staking rewards are taxed.
The IRS has issued guidance on how it intends to tax crypto staking rewards. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Terra founder Do Kwon (Terra)
Judge Rejects Ripple Ruling Precedent in Denying Terraform Labs' Motion to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit
Terraform Labs argued that there was no contract in the sale of UST to retail investors.
Terra founder Do Kwon (Terra)

Richard Heart, creator of the Hex token and PulseChain platform, in a circa 2017 YouTube video. Heart has since transitioned from his once-trademark top hat to a somewhat flashier personal style. (Richard Heart/YouTube)
U.S. SEC Sues Richard Heart, Hex, PulseChain on Unregistered Securities, Fraud Allegations
Heart raised over $1 billion across three different unregistered securities offerings, the SEC alleged.
Richard Heart, creator of the Hex token and PulseChain platform, in a circa 2017 YouTube video. Heart has since transitioned from his once-trademark top hat to a somewhat flashier personal style. (Richard Heart/YouTube)

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Bank of Korea to Exclude Seoul From CBDC Pilot Study Next Year: Report
Jeju, Busan and Incheon are in the running to be considered.
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