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Crypto News Roundup for April 4, 2022
With bitcoin trading flat while Elon Musk indirectly pumps meme coins and a look at how crypto can help advance outdated anti-money laundering practices, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany (Holger Leue/Getty Images)
Europe's CBDC Designers Wrestle With Privacy Issues
The European Central Bank will likely to opt for a centralized solution for its new digital euro, raising questions about state snooping.
The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany (Holger Leue/Getty Images)

EU awmaker Assita Kanko (Assita Kanko's office)
I’m Not Anti-Crypto, Says Architect of Controversial EU Money Laundering Proposal
In an exclusive interview, Belgium’s Assita Kanko tells CoinDesk she just wants to stop anonymous payments being used for crime. Her claims seem unlikely to impress an industry complaining of privacy violations and stifling innovation.
EU awmaker Assita Kanko (Assita Kanko's office)

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Crypto Industry Mobilizes Against Proposed EU Transparency Rules
Crypto advocates were able to sway lawmakers against a provision that could have effectively banned bitcoin in the European Union. Can they do it again?
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EU lawmakers want to prohibit financial and credit institutions in the bloc from interacting with unregulated crypto firms. (Laura Zulian/Getty Images)
Lawmakers Want Unregulated Crypto Firms Out of the EU
Proposed anti-money laundering rules are up for a parliamentary committee vote on Thursday along with a separate provision seeking to end anonymous crypto transactions in the European Union.
EU lawmakers want to prohibit financial and credit institutions in the bloc from interacting with unregulated crypto firms. (Laura Zulian/Getty Images)

Fabio Panetta with ECB President Christine Lagarde (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
Small Digital Euro Payments Won’t Need Laundering Checks, ECB Official Says
The proposals regarding the potential future central bank digital currency come as lawmakers prepare to scrap anonymous bitcoin payments.
Fabio Panetta with ECB President Christine Lagarde (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

The Bank of Israel has issued draft guidelines for banks on handling transfers involving crypto assets. (Eddie Gerald/Getty)
Bank of Israel Publishes Draft Guidelines for Crypto Deposits
Banks in the country may no longer be able to bluntly refuse fiat deposits originating from crypto activities.
The Bank of Israel has issued draft guidelines for banks on handling transfers involving crypto assets. (Eddie Gerald/Getty)

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Final BitMEX Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to US Violations
Samuel Reed will pay a $10 million fine for violating anti-money laundering rules.
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EU lawmakers want new AML authority to supervise crypto firms (Santiago Urquijo/Getty)
EU Wants New Anti-Money Laundering Authority to Have Crypto Oversight: Report
The EU is setting up an anti-money laundering watchdog, and leaders want it to have strict oversight of crypto firms.
EU lawmakers want new AML authority to supervise crypto firms (Santiago Urquijo/Getty)

Nayib Bukele (Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)
Bipartisan Senate Proposal Raises Alarm Over El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption
The legislation quickly drew a sharp rebuke from El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.
Nayib Bukele (Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)