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Zhimin Qian’s spectre loomed over the trial of her ‘carer and assistant’ Jian Wen for money laundering
Katrín Jakobsdóttir tells the FT the island nation needs food security in a hostile world
Plus, updates on ETF outflows and alt-coins
Research counters recent claims that investors are switching to vehicles holding ‘digital gold’
FTX caretaker boss blasts Sam Bankman-Fried as his sentencing nears
Trade secrets and nonce sense
International investors and foreign governments have used the currency as a reliable vehicle for low-cost borrowing
Central bank leads the way for big western economies with quarter-point cut to 1.5%
Arrest of Nvayo’s Christopher Scanlon raises questions about FCA’s ability to oversee digital payments sector
John Ray says bankrupt crypto exchange’s founder is wrong to say customers will be made whole
Cryptocurrency down 16% from its peak as net fund flows turn negative
What were two Chinese women doing in a rented mansion in London with an astronomical amount of cryptocurrency?
The FCA has said it will allow listing requests but only give access to ‘professional investors’
As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits sentencing this month for fraud, digital assets are booming again. Yet the problems that exposed his empire in 2022 are as relevant today as they were then
Prosecutors push back on convicted crypto kingpin’s pleas for leniency ahead of sentencing later this month
Plus, an update on Binance’s troubles in Nigeria
They haven’t even gone up much and now they’re expensive too
From next month, bitcoin ‘halving’ will force companies to work twice as hard for rewards
Up to 40% of foreign exchange deals could be shut out of main currency settlement service, says Efama
(It’s nothing)
Refinancing by economy ministry of $50bn in peso-denominated sovereign debt in bid to ease pressure on public accounts
Authorities hold senior company executives for two weeks after crackdown on cryptocurrency websites
A grift that keeps on giving
Capital flows from institutional investors are driving up the price of tokens such as bitcoin
FCA softens stance on sector by permitting bitcoin and ethereum-backed exchange traded notes
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