Crypto ATMs targeted, US exchanges fined, Coinbase downgraded and more UK US friction

From a crypto crackdown to more fines, we look at the past week in crypto.

April was a busy month for crypto, with MiCA brought through in the EU, the ramp-up of the Coinbase v SEC case, and the UK proceeding with regulation as part of its pledge to make the country a ‘cryptohub’. The start of May has proven to be quieter on

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