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Mumbai, India (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)
Indian Agency 'Unfreezes' Bank Account of Crypto Exchange WazirX
The account was frozen in relation to the "illegal loan apps" scam investigation, which has come under the national spotlight.
Mumbai, India (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC Enforcement Chief: We Can't Ignore Crypto Law-Breaking
Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal defended the SEC from accusations it’s stamping out innovation.
SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Left to right: Vimal Sagar, co-founder and chief operating officer; Govind Soni, co-founder and chief technology officer; and Ashish Singhal, co-founder and CEO (CoinSwitch Kuber)
CoinSwitch CEO, in Wake of Searches by Indian Authorities, Says the Crypto Exchange Is 'Fully Cooperating'
Ashish Singhal also sought to clarify that the "engagement with the ED" is not about money laundering.
Left to right: Vimal Sagar, co-founder and chief operating officer; Govind Soni, co-founder and chief technology officer; and Ashish Singhal, co-founder and CEO (CoinSwitch Kuber)

CoinSwitch Kuber COO and co-founder Vimal Sagar (left), co-founder and CTO Govind Soni and co-founder and CEO Ashish Singhal. (CoinSwitch Kuber)
Crypto Exchange CoinSwitch Kuber Searched by Indian Authorities: Source
Five premises tied to CoinSwitch Kuber are reportedly being searched.
CoinSwitch Kuber COO and co-founder Vimal Sagar (left), co-founder and CTO Govind Soni and co-founder and CEO Ashish Singhal. (CoinSwitch Kuber)

India's Enforcement Directorate has frozen bank accounts related to WazirX. (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)
Indian Government Raids Director of Crypto Exchange WazirX, Freezes $8.1M
Regulators are probing the trading platform over alleged money laundering on instant loan apps.
India's Enforcement Directorate has frozen bank accounts related to WazirX. (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

The SEC asserted nine cryptocurrencies were securities in an insider trading complaint filed Thursday. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC Calls 9 Cryptos 'Securities' in Insider Trading Case
The SEC and DOJ brought insider trading charges against three people Thursday, but assertions cryptocurrencies are securities may hold greater implications.
The SEC asserted nine cryptocurrencies were securities in an insider trading complaint filed Thursday. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

(Michael del Castillo/CoinDesk)
SEC Enforcement Head Asks Congress for More Resources to Tackle Crypto Issues
Gurbir Grewal told members of a House Financial Services subcommittee he hopes to hire 125 more people, if he can get the funding.
(Michael del Castillo/CoinDesk)

Ontario Securities Commission's building in Toronto (Paolo Costa Baldi/Wikimedia Commons)
Ontario Securities Commission Slaps Bybit and KuCoin With Penalties
The Canadian regulator said the two exchanges were selling unregistered securities to Ontario residents.
Ontario Securities Commission's building in Toronto (Paolo Costa Baldi/Wikimedia Commons)

Archegos Capital management owner Bill Hwang was arrested for fraud and conspiracy. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Wall Street’s Latest ‘Market Manipulation’ Scandal Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Crypto
Archegos levered a small basket of equities to the moon before it imploded - and took big stocks down with it. Similarly overlooked risks in crypto could leave traders holding...
Archegos Capital management owner Bill Hwang was arrested for fraud and conspiracy. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Deputy AG Lisa Monaco (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
FBI Launches New Crypto Crimes Unit
The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team will investigate ransomware and other crimes with tools including blockchain analysis.
Deputy AG Lisa Monaco (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)