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My Big Coin Founder Gets 8-Year Jail Sentence for Fraud
Randall Crater, 52, was convicted in July of defrauding investors of more than $6 million.
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Digital Dollar Project Warns on US Cautious Approach to CBDCs
The DDP's white paper called the U.S, approach to CBDCs an "unsustainable position."
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Digital currency exchange Coinmetro has raised $7 million from three angel investors and existing shareholders. (analogicus/Pixabay)
Crypto Exchange Coinmetro Eyes US, Europe Expansion With $7M Funding Round
The interim fundraising round, a precursor to a Series A round, valued the firm at $180 million.
Digital currency exchange Coinmetro has raised $7 million from three angel investors and existing shareholders. (analogicus/Pixabay)

Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Crypto Lender Nexo Acquires Minority Stake in OCC-Regulated Summit National Bank
The deal will enable Nexo to open bank accounts with Summit National Bank, as well as enhancing its other products.
Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

The U.S. payrolls report may help determine the scale of the impending Fed rate hike and move markets. (Alex Kotliarskyi/Unsplash)
Bitcoin, Ether Consolidate as Traders Eye US Jobs Report to Gauge Next Fed Rate Hike
Instead of weighing the broader path for interest rates or the terminal rate, markets are trading the odds on the Fed's Sept. 21 decision: 50 bps or 75 bps, one trading firm s...
The U.S. payrolls report may help determine the scale of the impending Fed rate hike and move markets. (Alex Kotliarskyi/Unsplash)

Temple in Pune, India (Anand Dhumal/Pixabay)
BitConnect Founder, Indicted in US Over Missing Bitcoin, Is Now Wanted in India, Too
Satish Kumbhani and six others were named by an unidentified lawyer in a complaint over missing bitcoin.
Temple in Pune, India (Anand Dhumal/Pixabay)

CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson and Conrad Bahlke, counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher at Crypto Connection 2022 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)
CFTC Commissioner: I Like Being an Underdog Versus the SEC
Kristin Johnson also suggested her agency might be able to be more responsive than the SEC because it's smaller.
CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson and Conrad Bahlke, counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher at Crypto Connection 2022 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Sino Global Capital CEO on 'Catalyst' for Next Crypto Cycle
Sino Global Capital CEO on ‘Catalyst’ for Next Crypto Cycle
Matthew Graham, Sino Global Capital CEO, discuses his outlook on the crypto markets as U.S. inflation hits a 40-year high.
Sino Global Capital CEO on 'Catalyst' for Next Crypto Cycle

Former CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam and CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey speak at Consensus 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
CFTC Chairman 'Encouraged' by Bill in Congress to Give the Agency More Crypto Oversight
Rostin Behnam noted the bill would allow the CFTC to assess fees on the industry.
Former CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam and CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey speak at Consensus 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Should Crypto Exchanges Take an Active Role in Identifying Bad Actors?
Should Crypto Exchanges Take an Active Role in Identifying Bad Actors?
Western business withdraws from Russia en masse, but major cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S. refuse to ban Russian citizens from accessing their services.
Should Crypto Exchanges Take an Active Role in Identifying Bad Actors?