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Turkey’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board has seized assets belonging to Sam Bankman-Fried after launching an investigation into FTX's affairs in the country.

The chairman of the rural bank Jean Chalopin also happens to be the chairman of Deltec Bank, which has Tether and Alameda both on its client list.

CoinMENA CEO Talal Tabbaa believes that the FTX collapse will not change the vision of the UAE to become a global crypto hub.

Starting from January 2023, only licensed cryptocurrency firms will be allowed to provide cryptocurrency trading services to Uzbek citizens.

Belgium's take on what conditions must be met in order for a crypto asset to be classed as a security are in contrast to the views of U.S. Securities Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler.

FTX's collapse is one of the reasons why countries in the region should adopt regulation, noted the monetary fund.

Bitcoin mining can help balance electrical grids, but software can help ensure that miners are able to power on and off in seconds.

Dubai regulators noted that no clients were exposed as FTX MENA was still in the preparation phase before getting fully approved to operate.

Hodlnaut reportedly lied about its exposure to the now-defunct Terra algorithmic stablecoin and lost nearly $190 million.

Local lawmakers are working on amendments to the existing legislation “On digital financial assets” in consultation with market stakeholders.

Block Earner CEO Charlie Karaboga said it was a “disappointing outcome” given it had spent “considerable resources” to adhere to existing guidelines.

The former FTX CEO said he will be speaking at a conference by The New York Times, the same outfit that wrote the recent "puff piece" on Bankman-Fried.

“The fall of FTX was not simply a result of sloppy business and management practices, but rather appears to have been caused by intentional and fraudulent tactics," said the letter.

Elizabeth Warren’s WSJ op-ed, which correlated the fall of the FTX crypto exchange to crypto ruining the entire economy, did not go unnoticed by the online crypto community.

Matthew Ferranti, a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard, pointed out that Bitcoin is an optimal alternative hedging asset for central banks.

Governor Kathy Hochul signed the PoW moratorium bill into law on Nov. 22, nearly four months after the bill was approved by the state senate.

The Bitcoin miner warned its cash reserves may be depleted by the end of 2022 or sooner as it cuts back on spending, including not making loan repayments.

The other licensees included three European institutional investment platforms and one U.S.-based retail platform.

According to the Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO, passing any kind of legislation — including bills on crypto and blockchain — will be "incredibly difficult" in a divided government.

Shytoshi Kusama reported Shiba Inu could work alongside Facebook and Decentraland by working on metaverse global policy at the World Economic Forum.