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2022 was a year of upheaval in crypto. It also marked a turning point for advertisers.

If crypto does not get its house in order, regulators will do it for them.

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 22, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Decisions to recommend bitcoin should depend on an advisor’s crypto competency and a client’s personal/financial circumstances, the CFP Board’s notice says.

Paul Hastings beat out multiple law firms that pitched to lead legal work in the bankruptcy proceedings.

Calm waters do not last long in bitcoin, so be prepared for a sharp move here shortly, one observer said, referring to the cryptocurrency’s ultra-low historical or realized price volatility.

This is the third Canadian province to limit the industry’s growth as it looks to preserve capacity for communities.

Social media platform Twitter has integrated cryptocurrency prices into its search results with a TradingView plug-in.

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX used its own token, FTT, to fund the purchase of a majority stake in trading platform Blockfolio in 2020, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

The cryptocurrency tends to bottom out weeks ahead of the S&P 500, research by Delphi Digital shows.

Plea agreement would waive Ellison of any charges, except criminal tax violations, provided she fully cooperates with U.S. Attorney’s office.

Complaint against Alameda’s Caroline Ellison and FTX’s Gary Wang contains allegations that FTX’s exchange token, FTT, constitutes an investment contract.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced Wednesday that Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang pleaded guilty to charges tied to FTX’s collapse.

Plus: Sam Reynolds questions the logic of calls to ban crypto, arguing that it has little chance of causing problems in traditional finance.

Bahamas Attorney General Ryan Pinder announced that Sam Bankman-Fried was being extradited to the U.S. “tonight” in a Wednesday statement.

As the crypto industry surveys the ruins of 2022, it must refocus on its core promises and once again seek ways to add tangible and sustainable value.

The world’s biggest publicly traded crypto miner filed for Chapter 11 protection today.

Top crypto assets hold steady as stocks get pre-holiday bounce. Crypto Markets Today is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.

Crypto ally U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) used one of his final days in office to send a last legislative message on regulating stablecoins.

After a week-long vote that ended Wednesday, TKTK percent were in favor of making changes to the voting process in an effort to reduce friction associated with community governance.

Crypto’s boom and bust were driven by the same plague that has turned the entire finance industry into a shady casino. So it’s no tragedy if the speculators take a break in 2023.

The sudden price surge of Popsicle’s ICE native token coincided with the controversial blockchain developer Daniele Sestagalli unveiling his return to rebuild the project.

Greg Solano and Wylie Aronow certainly didn’t set out to create one of the most successful NFT projects to date and build a $4 billion empire in just under two years. Now, with a dedicated community of collectors supporting them, they’re setting their sights on the metaverse.

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has been moving sideways in a range between $16,700 and $16,900 in the past 24 hours as traders grappled with an uncertain market outlook for next year.

And Senator Warren’s proposed bill would make transacting with self-hosted wallets much more difficult, says Representative Warren Davidson.

Ira Lee Sorkin, partner at law firm Mintz & Gold, discusses why he would’ve told the disgraced CEO to “keep his mouth shut” and not speak to various media outlets after the FTX exchange filed for bankruptcy protection.

A judge on Wednesday approved the former FTX CEO’s agreement not to contest extradition.

The Layer 1 blockchain is the brainchild of Neal Stephenson, who coined the term “metaverse” in 1992, and Peter Vessenes, co-founder of the Bitcoin Foundation. The project will also soon launch a testnet showcasing future use cases.

Wright had argued that McCormack should pay the majority of costs for the legal proceedings, but then accepted to pay all McCormack’s costs save for those ruled in Wright’s favor.

The company also came under fire from the Advertising Standards Authority in January.