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The FCA has said it will allow listing requests but only give access to ‘professional investors’
As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits sentencing this month for fraud, digital assets are booming again. Yet the problems that exposed his empire in 2022 are as relevant today as they were then
Prosecutors push back on convicted crypto kingpin’s pleas for leniency ahead of sentencing later this month
Plus, an update on Binance’s troubles in Nigeria
They haven’t even gone up much and now they’re expensive too
From next month, bitcoin ‘halving’ will force companies to work twice as hard for rewards
Up to 40% of foreign exchange deals could be shut out of main currency settlement service, says Efama
(It’s nothing)
Refinancing by economy ministry of $50bn in peso-denominated sovereign debt in bid to ease pressure on public accounts
Authorities hold senior company executives for two weeks after crackdown on cryptocurrency websites
A grift that keeps on giving
Capital flows from institutional investors are driving up the price of tokens such as bitcoin
FCA softens stance on sector by permitting bitcoin and ethereum-backed exchange traded notes
Price of world’s largest cryptocurrency topped $70,000 on Friday
Pound is only big developed world currency to rise against US dollar this year
Plus, Spain plans to block Sam Altman’s Worldcoin and it’s a tough time for crypto miners
Fund agreed to inject cash after Cairo allowed pound to drop to record low against US dollar
Cryptocurrency project co-founded by OpenAI chief has raised concerns from regulators around the world
More than $7.5bn has flowed into new spot ETFs since their approval by US regulators in January
Concerns about independence of central bank weigh on currency, as Warsaw’s relations with EU thaw
Crypto bulls gleefully expect an increase but their target of $100,000 seems over-optimistic
Plus, Sam Bankman-Fried’s plea for leniency and Nigeria detains two Binance executives
Mobile multinational says removal of currency peg from its Nigerian unit has increased cost of doing business
Every day we stray further from God’s light
Coinbase reports disruptions as traffic on trading platform jumps tenfold
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