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FTX’s bankruptcy estate is uncertain whether it is legally entitled to distribute payouts to creditors in countries such as China amid local crypto restrictions.

Daniel Ianello has asked a Tennessee court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating an exit scam after taking over a crypto project.

Bitpanda’s public affairs lead, Benedikt Faupel, told Coinpectra that while MiCA brings long-awaited regulatory clarity, harmonization is still lacking.

Peter Märkl, general counsel at Bitcoin Suisse, suggested that EU and Swiss stablecoin regulations could benefit from greater flexibility.

Brazil’s new 17.5% flat crypto tax replaces previous exemptions and now applies to all digital asset gains.

AllUnity, a stablecoin joint venture by Deutsche Bank and DWS, has received a BaFin license in Germany to issue a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin, EURAU.

Bybit and OKX have both launched MiCA-compliant crypto exchanges in the EU, marking a significant push into Europe’s newly unified regulatory landscape.

A US judge has allowed Celsius’s lawsuit over Tether’s $4 billion Bitcoin liquidation to move forward, rejecting key parts of Tether’s dismissal bid.

Binance CEO Richard Teng said crypto aligns with Bhutan’s happiness-first policy, highlighting financial freedom and innovation during a visit to the Himalayan kingdom.

Paxos launched the Global Dollar stablecoin in the EU, claiming MiCA compliance and support from Kraken, Robinhood and Mastercard under the GDN initiative.

Malaysia’s securities regulator is seeking public feedback on a proposal to allow certain cryptocurrencies to be listed on exchanges without prior approval.

Applying advanced tools for tracking illicit stablecoin transactions is necessary; still, it is not enough to mitigate the risks of mass adoption.

Analyst Lyn Alden discusses whether Bitcoin has reached the top of the four-year market cycle and how to navigate the current macroeconomic uncertainty.

Countries that ban crypto payments often have no restrictions on using crypto abroad, but such legal overlaps may attract scrutiny from global regulators like the FATF.

The EU’s joint stablecoin issuance with third countries has risks, but they are manageable under the MiCA framework, the European Commission said.