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STEPN to lay off over 100 staff
Investments in STEPN will also be reduced to STEPN's parent company Find Satoshi Lab.
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NFTs
Yuga Labs-associated NFTs, token falls following SEC probe
Yuga Labs has downplayed the investigations as mere cooperation with the SEC to provide information about the space.
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Judge approves amicus briefs filed in Ripple’s defense – judgement expected H1 2023
I-Remit and Tapjet will file their amicus briefs in support of Ripple by Oct. 14.
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Grayscale files opening brief in Bitcoin ETF battle against SEC
Grayscale Investments open legal action against the SEC, arguing that it is discriminatory to allow Bitcoin Futures ETFs but not a spot ETF.
Regulation
SEC rejects WisdomTree’s Spot Bitcoin ETF
According to the SEC, the surveillance agreement is crucial before it can approve any spot bitcoin-ETF, given that the market for bitcoin is highly unregulated.
Exchanges
Bittrex to pay $30M for sanctions violation
The exchange is fined by the U.S. Treasury Department because it kept serving sanctioned individuals.
Banking
BNY Mellon receives New York approval for crypto custodial services
BNY Mellon clients would be able to store the keys to their assets with the bank.
Exchanges
Google to integrate crypto payments with cloud services from 2023 via Coinbase partnership
As of press time, COIN shares were up 6% following the announcement of Google's intention to use Coinbase Prime to hold its crypto.
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CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: EU readying regulations on DeFi; Bitcoin mining difficulty reaches new ATH
BitBoy Crypto alleges former SEC director accepted bribes to declare Ethereum a commodity, investors pile on bonds as the interest in crypto fades, and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.