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    Scott Chipolina

    Digital assets correspondent

    Scott Chipolina is the FT's digital assets correspondent, covering cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology and decentralised finance. He is part of the London Markets team.

    Previous to a career in journalism, Scott worked in financial regulation at his home in Gibraltar, covering broad subject areas including banking, insurance and investment funds.

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    • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      New Binance chief refuses to disclose global headquarters’ location

      Richard Teng maintains stance on that information held before crypto exchange pleaded guilty to US charges last month

      Richard Teng
    • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      Binance’s $4.3bn fine was set high as a warning, says US regulator

      CFTC commissioner says crypto groups should ‘take the hint’ after penalty designed to bring ‘order and structure’

      Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao
    • Monday, 4 December, 2023
      Bitcoin
      Bitcoin price surges above $42,000 as rate cut bets fuel cross-asset rally

      Gold touches all-time high as speculation grows that Fed will soon lower borrowing costs

      Representation of bitcoin
    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      Cryptofinance
      US puts stablecoin market on notice Premium content

      Plus, updates on Binance and the CME

    • Sunday, 26 November, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      Crypto Kings dethroned as crackdown sweeps away old guard

      Criminal and civil charges end boom era’s ‘cult of personality’

    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Do Kwon
      Montenegro court clears crypto chief Do Kwon for extradition

      Justice ministry to decide whether developer behind TerraUSD token will be sent to US or South Korea

      Do Kwon, centre, being taken to court in Podgorica, Montenegro on March 24 2023
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Cryptofinance
      CZ takes risk with his biggest deal Premium content

      Plus, Kraken is also charged by the SEC

    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Binance
      Binance’s crypto dominance under threat after loss of founder Zhao

      US compliance squeeze means new chief executive Richard Teng will be hard-pressed to keep exchange competitive

      Changpeng Zhao
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Binance
      Binance chief resigns as crypto exchange pays $4bn in fines

      US authorities say world’s biggest cryptocurrency platform breached money laundering laws

      Changpeng Zhao
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Stablecoins
      Tether deposited $1bn at investment group founded by Tory donor

      Funds from the world’s largest stablecoin issuer are at the centre of a High Court battle

      FT montage including illustration of a Tether stablecoin
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      Kraken sued by SEC in latest clampdown on crypto exchanges

      Wall Street regulator says trading venue commingled customer funds with its own

      Kraken sign
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Binance
      Binance faces $4bn settlement to halt US criminal investigation

      Proposed deal would come as Washington increases its scrutiny of misconduct in crypto sector

      Binance co-founder and chief executive Changpeng Zhao
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Cryptofinance
      Singapore opens the door to a shrinking market

      Plus, the bleak future facing crypto post-Sam Bankman-Fried

    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      Venture capital investment
      The Block sold to Foresight Ventures in deal worth $70mn

      Singapore venture capital group takes 80% stake in crypto media group

    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      The Big Read
      Rebuild or retreat? Crypto faces tough choices after FTX

      Following the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the industry must choose between becoming mainstream or retreating to the fringes

    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      Cryptofinance
      UK opens the stablecoin door Premium content

      Plus, updates on NFTs and bitcoin’s flirt with a bull run

    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      Stablecoins
      UK sets out proposals to bring stablecoins into real economy

      Bank of England and FCA criteria are latest step in Britain’s drive to position itself as key hub for digital assets

      The Bank of England
    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      Cryptofinance
      Sam Bankman-Fried’s judgment day Premium content

      Plus, updates on the UK’s crypto embrace

    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      News in-depthSam Bankman-Fried
      Downfall of a crypto billionaire: the conviction of Bankman-Fried

      FTX founder’s guilty verdict a ‘warning to every fraudster who thinks they’re untouchable’

      In a courtroom sketch, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried stands with his lawyers after the verdict is read out
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      Cryptofinance
      CryptoFinance: Cultures clash as bitcoin ETF turns rebellion into money Premium content

      Plus, updates on Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial in New York

    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
      Bitcoin
      Bitcoin rises to 17-month high as ETF optimism soars

      Digital currency recoups all of losses sustained after collapse of Terra stablecoin

      Selection of bitcoins
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      News in-depthCryptocurrencies
      Cryptocurrencies under renewed focus after Hamas attacks

      Politicians and regulators step up scrutiny of alleged links between digital currencies and terrorism

      Cryptocurrency tokens
    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
      Cryptofinance
      The emotional toll of FTX’s collapse Premium content

      Plus, bitcoin’s flirt with the promised land of ETFs

    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      US steps up crackdown on illicit activity in crypto markets

      Treasury aims to inject more transparency into opaque ‘crypto mixing’ services following Hamas attack on Israel

      Logos of crypto-mixing service Tornado Cash and the US Department of the Treasury
    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
      News in-depthUK crime
      Cryptocurrencies play ‘endemic role’ in organised crime, says Met Police

      ‘Drugs, guns, girls and workers’ are areas where digital assets are increasingly being used

      Metropolitan Police and crypto currency
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