Non-Profit Organization Energy Web Starts Sustainability Registry for Bitcoin Miners

Miners will be scored on their use of clean energy and grid impact.Source

Tornado Cash Dev Facing Dutch Charges to Question Chainalysis Data Alleging Criminal Links

Lawyers for the privacy protocol developer have disputed the evidence purporting to prove links to criminal money.Source

Japan to Enforce Tougher Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Laws Next Month: Report

Earlier this month, global financial crimes watchdog FATF urged G-7 economies like Japan to lead by example to implement its controversial “travel rule” for crypto transfers.Source

Attackers Left Empty-Handed as Crypto Hacks Drop 70% in Q1 2023

Attacks and hacks on key protocols fell 70% in Q1 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 and were lesser than in any quarter last year.Source

FATF Did Not Require Pakistan to Ban Crypto to Stay Off Its ‘Grey List’

The Financial Action Task Force has said it does “not require countries to indiscriminately ban virtual assets and virtual asset service providers,” after Pakistan’s Minister of State for Finance and Revenue said crypto cannot be legalized due to conditions set by the watchdog.Source

Bitcoin, Ether Slip as UK Core CPI Reaches Highest Since 1992

The annualized 3-month trend in UK core CPI is running at a whopping 13.6%, per the UK Office of National Statistics.Source

‘Chinese Ethereum’ Conflux Draws Spotlight as Hong Kong Welcomes Retail Traders

CFX tokens initially spiked in price after Hong Kong’s decision on retail investors, which some say could lure capital from Chinese investors.Source

First Mover Asia: Crypto’s Narrative of This Season Is No Narrative at All

ALSO: Hong Kong’s proposed crypto exchange rules value TradFi chops over crypto knowledge. What are the key potential changes?Source

Bitcoin Climbs Past $27.4K but Remains in Holding Pattern as Investors Continue U.S. Debt Limit Vigil

Ether and most other major altcoins rise slightly, even as stocks drop amid worries about whether U.S. lawmakers will reach an agreement before June 1.Source

First Mover Americas: Interest in Staking Ether Ramps Up

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 23, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source