Coinbase slammed with $3.6M fine in Netherlands; Bitstop founders acquire Genesis coin; understanding token standards; Bank of America says “digital currencies appear inevitable”

Coinbase exits Japan citing “market conditions”; the FTX drama continues; Binance is now fully compliant in Poland; Hong-Kong investment fund raises $500M.

Court grants Voyager initial approval for $1B Binance US deal; Huobi delists 33 tokens; Sweden grants Binance regulatory approval; Venom and Iceberg launch $1B venture fund

SEC had a busy week; US regulators and the Fed jointly issue crypto warnings; Polygon partners with MasterCard; Animoca halves fundraising target.

FTX debtors and Bahamas lay different claims; MicroStrategy sells off Bitcoin for the first time then buys more; Italy approves 26% crypto gains tax; Turkey’s central bank runs first CBDC pilot; the status of proof of reserve as of year-end 2022.

SEC calls FTT a security; Binance joins US Chamber of Digital Commerce; OpenSea blocked Cuban artists; avoid getting hooked by crypto ‘ice phishing’.

SEC calls FTX's native token FTT a security, what's the impact on other cryptos and exchanges? What other cryptos are considered securities by SEC? What would happen if cryptos are securities?

How is Sam Bankman-Fried's first-week jail life going? Binance CZ might face criminal charges. Canada, Australia, and France tighten crypto regulations. Amber Group completed a $300M Series-C round

Alameda invested in two Chinese media outlets Odaily($5 million) and BlockBeats($3.56 million), Trustless Media($1.2 Million), and Dune Analytics($625K).

CZ V SBF: Crypto Titans in Twitter spat; tether launches offshore Chinese yuan (Cnh₮); Japan, South Korea and UK want to police stablecoins; understand how Merkle trees benefit blockchains.