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    San Francisco Fed is Seeking CBDC Developer as More Countries Join the Race

    The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has announced a vacancy for a CBDC developer as the federal bank aims to explore the cost and benefits of the potential technologies for central bank digital currencies.

    FTX Scandal Deepens: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Right-Hand Man Nishad Singh to Plead Guilty to Fraud

    Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering for collapsed crypto exchange FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried's right-hand man, is preparing to reach a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors

    Crypto Industry Spent Record $21M on Lobbying Last Year — Coinbase Leads the List

    Crypto companies spent a record $21.55 million in 2022 on Washington lobbying, with major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase leading the list. 

    Today in Crypto: ‘Fundamental Clash Between Regulations and Crypto’, Ethereum Devs Patch Testnet Bug, Bank of Japan Set to Launch CBDC Pilot in April

    Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________

    Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Announces ‘Personnel Reshuffle’ at Metaverse Unit, Dismisses Layoff Rumors – What’s Going On?

    The dawn of 2023 has seen crypto assets break free of suppressive year-long price action, but with many in tech betting big on the metaverse at the start of 2022, things are getting ugly.

    Increase in Number of LATAM Workers Choosing to Get Paid in Crypto

    More Latin American (LATAM) workers than ever are choosing to get paid in crypto, a new report has found – with suggestions that crypto winter has done little to dampen adoption in the region.

    Japanese Securities Giant SBI Completes Takeover of Crypto Exchange Bitpoint

    The Japanese securities giant SBI has completed a takeover of the rival crypto exchange Bitpoint. The move consolidates the firm’s increasingly tight grip on the domestic crypto market – and marks the second time it has taken over a domestic rival.

    FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Two Bond Guarantors Have Finally Been Unveiled – Court Documents Revealed Here

    The two mysterious co-signers on FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bond managed to keep their identities hidden for a long time, but new court documents have finally revealed who they are.

    Crypto Under Scrutiny: SEC’s New Custody Rules Take Aim at Digital Assets – Regulation Incoming?

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled a set of new rules designed to enhance the protection of investors’ assets in response to the string of collapses of major crypto businesses last year, raising concern amid industry players that more crypto-focused regulation could be in the pipeline. 

    Abu Dhabi Goes All-In on Crypto With $2 Billion Investment Program for Web3 and Blockchain Startups

    Abu Dhabi's tech ecosystem has launched a new initiative with over $2 billion of capital committed to funding Web3 startups, blockchain technologies, and metaverse apps in the United Arab Emirates capital. 

    Binance, Huobi Freeze $1.4m Worth of Crypto in ‘North Korea-linked’ Wallets

    The crypto exchanges Binance and Huobi have frozen “North Korea-linked” wallets containing “approximately $1.4 million in cryptoassets.”

    Celsius Pursues Legal Action: Mashinsky and Other Former Executives Targeted for Repayment in Bankruptcy Fallout

    The bankrupt crypto lender Celsius is taking legal action against its former CEO Alex Mashinsky and a number of others to seek the return of “millions of dollars.”

    FTX Cracks Down on Company Insiders: Subpoenas Issued to Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison and Others – What’s Going On?

    Insiders at the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX have been issued subpoenas to produce specific documents within the next day, court filings have revealed.

    French Court Jails 50-year-old International Crypto Scammer for Four Years

    The 50-year-old mastermind of a “vast” and “international” French crypto scam that duped at least 14 victims out of over $375,000 has been sentenced to four years in prison.

    South Korean YouTuber Received “Millions of Dollars” Worth of Undeclared Crypto Income

    A South Korean YouTuber received “millions of USD” worth of undeclared crypto income, tax officials have stated – following a recent crackdown on social media-based “tax dodgers.”

    North Korea’s Lazarus ‘Using New Coin Mixer to Launder Crypto’ – and It’s a ‘Blender Re-brand’

    The North Korean hacking group Lazarus has turned to a new crypto mixer named Sinbad, the blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has claimed.