Wall Street Journal Accused of Defamation Over 2023 Tether-Bitfinex Article

When published, the story included several paragraphs on Harborne and AML. On Feb. 21, 2024, a week before the lawsuit was filed, an editor’s note was added: “A previous version of this article included a section regarding Christopher Harborne and AML Global, which applied for an account at Signature Bank. The section has been removed to avoid any potential implication that AML’s attempt to open an account there was part of an effort by Tether, Bitfinex or related companies to mislead banks, or that Harborne or AML withheld or falsified…

Dogecoin (DOGE), PEPE, SHIB Rally Could Be Early Signal for Impending Altcoin Season

However, the report pointed out that timing the altcoin season is a “risky sport,” as the bitcoin ETFs have altered the crypto investment landscape, and there’s no guarantee that the money flowing to bitcoin will eventually trickle down to smaller assets. “There is enough risk appetite to send a select few alts on big runs, but we have yet to see a new wave of retail entering the altcoin arena to create the rising tide that lifts all boats,” said K33. Source

The Catch-22 of U.S. Crypto Regulation

The SEC, moreover, hasn’t allowed any currently registered exchange or broker-dealer to list, custody or trade crypto tokens. The SEC’s view is that any registered institution willing to work with crypto tokens “could not deal in, effect transactions in, maintain custody of, or operate an alternative trading system for traditional securities.” Source

UK Law Enforcement Will Soon Have More Power to Seize Crypto Assets

The provisions from the 2023 act that will come into force shortly include the civil recovery regime for crypto plus the crypto asset confiscation orders that allow authorities to take crypto-related items, defined as “an item of property that is, or that contains or gives access to information that is likely to assist in the seizure … of any crypto asset,” the legislation said. Source

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Led Gainers Last Week

Among the CD20, only six assets have failed to earn double-digit returns on the week. These include Layer 2 side chain Polygon’s MATIC (+3.1%), decentralized exchange Uniswap’s UNI (+3.9%), shared storage platform FileCoin’s FIL (+5.5%), Layer 1 Internet Computer’s ICP (+5.7%), oracle platform ChainLink’s LINK (+8.7%) and payments network Stellar’s XLM (8.8%). Source

Indonesia’s Crypto Watchdog Pushes for Friendlier Taxes as Regulatory Overhaul Looms

While Bappebti has not specified how it wants the Finance Ministry to revise the taxes, it is likely that it seeks the removal of VAT, to match how stocks are treated. The industry expects the shift in oversight to OJK – which oversees all financial services in Indonesia, including banking, capital markets, insurance and pensions – could mean crypto will be treated as securities in the country. Source

Craig Wright Accuses Critics of Bugging His House, Spoofing Emails to Bring Him Back to Court

The Australian computer scientist has long maintained he’s Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous author of Bitcoin’s foundational document known as the whitepaper. A group of industry participants called the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and several Bitcoin developers filed suit against Wright, alleging he’d committed forgeries of an “industrial scale” in trying to prove he’s Satoshi. Source

Crypto Exchange Binance Faces $10B Demand From Nigerian Government: BBC

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