The money laundering trial against Binance Nigeria has been pushed back to May 17, according to the spokesperson for the family of detained executive Tigran Gambaryan. By Camomile Shumba.

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NEW: U.K. law enforcement agencies can now seize cryptocurrencies involved in suspected crimes more easily, as a new law giving these agencies more authority takes effect.

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The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority won't speed up its crypto registration process at the risk of harming consumers, an executive director at the regulator said Thursday.

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BREAKING: Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto and did not author the Bitcoin whitepaper, a UK judge ruled on Thursday after a month-long trial.

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A U.K. judge said that Craig Wright is not Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto in the COPA trial on Thursday. So, what's next?

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ANALYSIS: The Crypto Open Patent Alliance and Craig Wright will present their closing arguments in a monthlong trial today. At stake: A question of whether Wright is, as he claims, Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

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.Binance is planning to discontinue its services to Nigerians after facing heat from the country's government. Camomile Shumba reports.

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U.K. law enforcement agencies' enhanced ability to seize cryptocurrency assets in crime cases, including terrorism, looks poised to take effect on April 26.

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The The FSB says it wants to monitor crypto assets, tokenization and artificial intelligence in a letter ahead of this week's G20 meeting. Camomile Shumba reports

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Craig Wright acknowledged editing the version of the Bitcoin white paper presented during the COPA trial as it wrapped up its third week.

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The Law Commission of England and Wales is seeking views on legislation to label crypto as property. Camomile Shumba reports.

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Craig Wright's sister recounted how she once saw him dressed as a ninja and working in a room full of computers, evidence, she says, he created #Bitcoin .

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Lawyers for the Crypto Open Patent Alliance questioned whether Craig Wright's witnesses could accurately remember events from well over a decade ago in the ongoing trial questioning if he is Bitcoin's creator.

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.Financial Conduct Authority issued 450 alerts on firms illegally promoting crypto in the U.K. within a three-month period. Camomile Shumba reports

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.@banxaofficial, payments partner of Binance and OKX, lands an affiliated firm on Financial Conduct Authority crypto register. Camomile Shumba reports

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The U.K.'s approach to handling privacy concerns posed by a digital pound should help extinguish concerns, experts told Camomile Shumba.

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.HM Treasury and Bank of England published long-awaited digital pound consultation results. Camomile Shumba reports.
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The digital pound consultation is set to drop on Thursday, a government official told the Treasury Committee in a meeting. Camomile Shumba reports.

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It's that time of year again, where I ask the entire CoinDesk Policy Team to say what they'll be watching for in the upcoming year. Ty to Sandali Jesse Hamilton Camomile Shumba
Amitoj Singh Elizabeth Napolitano for making this piece sound smart
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