Terra/Luna creator Do Kwon pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiring to commit fraud and one charge of wire fraud on Tuesday, following an earlier not guilty plea and a very lengthy extradition proc… [+4729 chars]

A few years after telling Terra/Luna investors that their funds were safe, Kwon admitted to misleading them.

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State of Crypto: Do Kwon Pleads Guilty

Every day, there seems to be a new blockchain for stablecoins.
Or at least thats how it felt this week, when USDC (USDC) issuer Circle announced Arc, its own settlement network, shortly after paymen… [+4073 chars]

Firms aim to own their settlement rails to boost efficiency, compliance and revenue from digital asset payments, analysts said.

Why Circle and Stripe (And Many Others) Are Launching Their Own Blockchains

The U.S. Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday sanctioned a network of companies, exchanges and executives linked to shuttered Russian crypto exchange Garantex and the ruble-b… [+2733 chars]

U.S. officials accused Garantex, Grinex, A7A5 token issuers and executives of laundering ransomware proceeds and evading sanctions.

U.S. Blacklists Crypto Network Behind Ruble-Backed Stablecoin and Shuttered Exchange Garantex

Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook… [+3034 chars]

But ETH's rally is hiding the fact that more and more liquidity is leaving for TRON, which could put a damper on growth.

Asia Morning Briefing: Polymarket Bettors Foresee $5K ETH by End of August

The T3 Financial Crime Unit, a joint initiative by Tron, Tether, and blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs, has now frozen over $250 million worth of criminal assets less than a year after its launch.
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Tron, Tether, TRM Labs-backed initiative marks a major milestone as it launches a new collaboration program with Binance to boost enforcement against crypto crime.

Tether, Tron-Backed T3 Financial Crime Unit Has Frozen $250M of Criminal Assets in a Year

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Biconomy.com

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CoinW

Deepcoin

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FMFW.io

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Coinstore

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PointPay

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Upbit

BYDFi

SAFEbit

Bitrue

Phemex

Tokpie

BitDelta

Bithumb

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Bitvavo

KCEX

CEX.IO

QMall

BitStorage

Coinone

BitMart

bitcastle

BigONE

Kraken

Emirex

AscendEX (BitMax)

Trubit

Tothemoon

Bitbank

Nonkyc.io

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WhiteBIT

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Bitcointry

Bitso

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