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Reporte: South Sudan Government Bans US Dollar Transactions

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The government of South Sudan has reportedly prohibited U.S. dollar-based transactions and has directed that all local payments be settled in the local currency. The Salva Kiir Mayardit government reportedly said it also wants all signed commercial contracts to be based…

Kraken CEO Calls on Congress to Protect US Crypto Industry Following Settlement With SEC Over Staking Program

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The CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, Jessie Powell, has called on Congress to pass a law to protect the U.S. crypto industry after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEGUNDO) took action against his trading platform over its crypto staking service. Kraken’s…

La Casa Blanca publica una "hoja de ruta" para mitigar los riesgos de las criptomonedas

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The White House has published a “roadmap to mitigate cryptocurrencies’ risks.” The roadmap calls for authorities to “ramp up enforcement where appropriate” and Congress “to step up its efforts” to regulate the crypto sector. It also notes that legislation should not…

South African Dispute Resolution Office Says It Now Considers Crypto-Related Complaints

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According to South Africa’s Office of the FAIS Ombud, an independent dispute resolution office, individuals with crypto-related grievances that occurred after Oct. 19, 2022, can now formally submit such complaints on the agency’s website. Sin embargo, the Office of the FAIS Ombud…

US Government Seizes $700 Million in Assets From Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried

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Federal prosecutors have seized $697 million in assets, mostly comprised of more than 56 million Robinhood shares worth $526 millón, from FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Court filings detailed that the U.S. government seized a series of bank accounts belonging to Bankman-Fried,…

Digital Currency Group Suspends Dividends Amid Regulatory Trouble With Subsidiary Genesis

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According to a shareholders’ letter from Digital Currency Group (DCG) viewed by finance and crypto publication Coindesk, the company has suspended dividends until further notice. This news follows the U.S. Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (SEGUNDO) charging a subsidiary firm of DCG,…

Former FTX Director of Engineering Under Scrutiny by US Law Enforcement, Alleged Proffer Sessions Held With Prosecutors in New York

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A NOSOTROS. law enforcement officials are reportedly scrutinizing Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at FTX, according to a report citing people familiar with the matter. Another report, published on Jan. 10, 2023, details that Singh met with federal prosecutors at…

Hacker Sent to Prison for Robbing Vietnamese Crypto Exchange

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Authorities in Vietnam have caught and sentenced a hacker who stole money and data from a local cryptocurrency exchange. The man, who was arrested and charged for extorting the trading platform’s owner, has been ordered to return the money he misappropriated….

La SEC acusa al equipo detrás del criptofraude de Coindeal que prometió 500,000 Tiempos de retorno de la inversión

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Los Estados Unidos. Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (SEGUNDO) has charged the team behind Coindeal, a $45 million fraudulent crypto investment scheme. The regulator explained that the defendants falsely claimed that Coindeal “would generate investment returns of more than 500,000 times for investors.”…

El gobierno de EE. UU. incauta acciones de Robinhood vinculadas al fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried

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Los Estados Unidos. Departamento de Justicia (DOJ) is in the process of seizing Robinhood shares, worth about $460 millón, that are linked to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). “We believe that these assets are not property of the bankruptcy estate or…