Amitoj Singh

Amitoj Singh

Amitoj Singh is a CoinDesk reporter focusing on regulation and the politics shaping the future of finance. He also presents shows for CoinDesk TV on occasion. He has previously contributed to various news organizations such as CNN, Al Jazeera, Business Insider and SBS Australia. Previously, he was Principal Anchor and News Editor at NDTV (New Delhi Television Ltd.), the go-to news network for Indians globally. Amitoj owns a marginal amount of Bitcoin and Ether below CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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TRON Foundation, Justin Sun Ask U.S. Court to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit
The defendants argue that the SEC failed to establish that the court has jurisdiction over the foreign defendants.
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Singapore Enacts Licencing Requirements for Crypto Custody Services and Others
The change in scope also includes cross-border money transfers even when the money is not accepted or received in the city-state, and the facilitation of the transmission of c...
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Sam Bankman-Fried exits a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried Expresses Remorse for His Actions After Getting a 25-Year Prison Sentence
Last Thursday, while announcing the sentence U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Bankman-Fried never offered "a word of remorse" for his "terrible crimes."
Sam Bankman-Fried exits a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
FATF President T. Raja Kumar addressing a press conference in Paris, France, in October 2022. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)
Fewer Than 30% of Jurisdictions Globally Have Started Regulating Crypto: FATF Chief
The finding, termed a "call to action" by T. Raja Kumar, emerged from a report that explored which jurisdictions have adhered to the FATF's recommendations.
FATF President T. Raja Kumar addressing a press conference in Paris, France, in October 2022. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)
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Illicit Funds in Crypto Ecosystem Shrank 9% Last Year, Yet Criminals Still Handled Nearly $35B: TRM Labs
Almost half of all illicit crypto volume occurred on the TRON Blockchain, the report said.
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Hong Kong-Based Asset Manager VSFG and Value Partners Apply for Spot Bitcoin ETF
In January, Harvest Global Investments, a major asset-management company in China, purportedly became the first to apply for a spot-bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the...
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SEC Seeks $1.95B Fine in Final Judgment Against Ripple
Stuart Alderoty, Ripple Labs’ chief legal officer, criticized the SEC and wrote that the company will file its response to the SEC’s motion next month.
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Sam Bankman-Fried exits a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
U.S. Government's Legal Precedents Don't Support Lengthy Prison Term, Bankman-Fried's Defense Argues
Bankman-Fried was found guilty of fraud last year and will be sentenced on March 28.
Sam Bankman-Fried exits a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Kyle Davies, Su Zhu, Mark Lamb (Kyle Davies/Twitter)
3AC Co-Founder Kyle Davies Says He Won’t Apologize for Crypto Hedge Fund Going 'Bankrupt'
Davies also said he wouldn't return to Singapore "immediately" in order to effectively avoid jail and wait for some sort of settlement.
Kyle Davies, Su Zhu, Mark Lamb (Kyle Davies/Twitter)
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Genesis to Pay SEC $21M Penalty to Settle Charges Over Gemini Earn Product
The settlement comes days after a New York judge denied motions by Genesis and crypto exchange Gemini to stop the SEC case.
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