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Crypto Update | How to Harness the Power of Crypto to Aid Communities Rebuilding After Natural Disasters
With bitcoin and ether trading down amid stubborn inflation data, plus a look at crypto’s recent role in disaster relief, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with its latest news roundup.
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House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing On FTX Collapse
US Judge Approves Removal of FTX Turkish Units From Bankruptcy Case
The crypto exchange had asked the court to greenlight the exclusion of the units after Turkish authorities ordered the seizure of most of its assets in the country.
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing On FTX Collapse

Haluk Levent Performs In Berlin on June 6, 2022 (Frank Hoensch/Redferns)
Turkish Nonprofits Raise Millions of Dollars in Crypto for Earthquake Response
Organizations are using cryptocurrencies – borderless by nature – to get international aid into Turkey.
Haluk Levent Performs In Berlin on June 6, 2022 (Frank Hoensch/Redferns)

La comunidad cripto ha prometido ayuda a Turquía tras los graves terremotos. (Burak Kara/Getty)
La industria cripto de todo el mundo promete ayuda a Turquía tras los mortales terremotos
Más de 40 entidades de blockchain del país firmaron una petición en la que solicitan a las autoridades establecer billeteras oficiales de criptomonedas para recibir donaciones en Turquía, algo similar a lo que hizo Ucrania.
La comunidad cripto ha prometido ayuda a Turquía tras los graves terremotos. (Burak Kara/Getty)

6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coast Of Turkey's Izmir Province
Global Crypto Industry Pledges Aid to Turkey Following Deadly Earthquakes
More than 40 blockchain entities in the country have signed a petition requesting authorities to set up official crypto wallets to accept donations in Turkey, similar to Ukraine.
6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coast Of Turkey's Izmir Province

Istanbul Skyline and Bosphorus Strait in Turkey
FTX Seeks to Remove Turkish Units From Bankruptcy Case
The U.S. estate of the bankrupt crypto exchange doesn’t reckon the Turkish authorities will cooperate after they seized local assets in November.
Istanbul Skyline and Bosphorus Strait in Turkey

Turkish Flag and Mosque just above the Bosphorus (Getty Images)
Turkish Central Bank Runs First CBDC Tests
The monetary authority said it will conduct further trials in the first quarter.
Turkish Flag and Mosque just above the Bosphorus (Getty Images)

CDCROP: Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Consensus C22 (CoinDesk)
Turkish Authorities Order Seizure of 'Suspicious' FTX Assets
The country's Financial Crimes Investigation Board says Sam Bankman-Fried is also under investigation.
CDCROP: Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Consensus C22 (CoinDesk)

Ankara, Turkey. (Ekrem Osmanoglu/Unsplash)
Founder of Crypto Exchange Thodex to Be Extradited to Turkey From Albania: Report
Faruk Fatih Özer disappeared in 2021, taking funds from 400,000 users.
Ankara, Turkey. (Ekrem Osmanoglu/Unsplash)

CDCROP: Former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Turkish Law Enforcement Investigating FTX's Local Arm Following Wipeout
Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Agency said it is looking into individuals, institutions, banks and crypto service providers with ties to FTX.com after its swift collapse last week.
CDCROP: Former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)