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    Fintech / Regtech

    US Banks Impose Restrictions on Use of ChatGPT

    By Editors | 01/03/2023

    JPMorgan, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo and Bank of America are among those reported to have imposed restrictions.

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    Enforcement

    Five Banks Settle Allegations They Aided Ponzi Scheme

    By Mark Johnston | 28/02/2023

    Toronto-Dominion Bank, HSBC Holdings, Independent Bank Group, Societe Generale and Trustmark Corp agreed to pay a combined USD 1.6 billion.

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    Enforcement

    New York AG Files Suit Against Crypto Exchange CoinEx

    By Editors | 28/02/2023

    CoinEx falsely represented itself as being an exchange and did not register as a securities and commodities broker-dealer.

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    Enforcement

    US SEC Penalises SPAC for Allowing Embezzlement by CFO

    By Editors | 27/02/2023

    A lack of internal controls and oversight allowed the SPAC’s CFO to misappropriate cash and falsify financial reports for over a year.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US Prosecutors Unveil More Charges Against FTX Founder

    By Editors | 26/02/2023

    The additional charges allege that Sam Bankman-Fried conspired to commit bank fraud and to make more than 300 illegal political donations.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Crypto-focused Custodia Bank Continues to Pursue Fed Master Account

    By Editors | 26/02/2023

    The Fed board refused to reconsider its decision to reject Custodia Bank’s application to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US Indicts Russian Actors Over Crypto Pyramid and Ponzi Scheme

    By Editors | 24/02/2023

    The charges include one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for each of the four defendants, who were among the 11 charged by the SEC last year.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    US Regulators Warn of Liquidity Risks Tied to Crypto Assets

    By Editors | 24/02/2023

    US federal banking regulators highlight key liquidity risks and some effective practices to monitor and appropriately manage those risks. US […]

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    Market Infrastructure

    DSB Announces Launch Dates for UPI Service

    By Editors | 24/02/2023

    The UPI UAT environment and a client onboarding and support platform will be available from 17 April, and the UPI production environment from 16 October.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Regulatory Scrutiny Causing Seismic Shifts in Stablecoin Market

    By Sam Chen | 24/02/2023

    Since the NYDFS ordered Paxos to stop minting BUSD, the world’s third-largest stablecoin, its market cap has shrunk by over $4bn.

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