Controls on staff bonuses at crypto exchanges and wallet providers are also planned as the bloc prepares for its landmark crypto law, MiCA. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/10/20/crypto-shareholder-requirements-set-out-by-eu-banking-regulators/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Securrency provides institutions with blockchain-based regulatory technology on top of existing legacy systems to enable digital asset adoption in a compliant manner. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/10/20/tokenization-of-rwas-gets-boost-with-dtcc-deal-to-buy-blockchain-startup-securrency/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 20, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …

Overall market capitalization rose 5% in the past 24 hours. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/10/20/ether-crosses-16k-bitcoin-sv-leads-altcoin-gains-with-30-bump/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

It’s fall break! Thursday ended early after just two witnesses – former FTX General Counsel Can Sun and Third Point’s Robert Boroujerdi – testified briefly. We won’t be back …

Many market participants expect the SEC to greenlight the first U.S.-based spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund early next year. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/10/20/spot-bitcoin-etf-excitement-hits-main-street-google-search-indicates/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin forks led gains in the past 24 hours, outpacing major tokens. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/10/20/bitcoin-inches-closer-to-30k-as-etf-hope-drives-bulls/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The U.S. Department of Justice and Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team filed their proposed jury instructions after the witness testimony wraps up in the coming weeks. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/10/19/sam-bankman-frieds-lawyers-doj-propose-final-sets-of-jury-instructions/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The regulator had included them as defendants in securities violation case, and the agency now says it’s just pursuing Ripple for damages. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/10/19/sec-drops-charges-against-ripple-ceo-garlinghouse-chairman-larsen/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/10/19/us-risks-unleashing-second-eurodollar-market-if-it-dallies-on-stablecoin-regulation/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines