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Cointime News Wrapup-Afternoon Version: Kraken CEO Jesse Powell Says Regulators Support the Bad Guys in Crypto

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To smooth and facilitate the reading experience for all users, we hereby compose this wrapup, especially for users who cannot check out what’s going on in a timely manner.

Highlights:

1. South Korea’s Kimchi Premium Turns to Discount

2. 'Unworkable' Bill to Ban Blockchain Immutability is Introduced in Illinois

3. Bank of Russia to Start Testing Digital Ruble With Real Users on April 1

4. Ripple Hiring Engineers Despite Facing Lawsuit, Bucking Crypto Industry Layoffs Trend Again

5. Yield Platform Stablegains Sued for Promoting UST as a 'Safe' Investment

6. Kraken CEO Jesse Powell Says Regulators Support the Bad Guys in Crypto

7. Yield Guild Games raises $13.8 million in token sale led by DWF Labs, a16z crypto

8. Southeast Asia's Largest Bank DBS Sees 80% Increase in Bitcoin Trading Volume on Its Crypto Exchange

9. Crypto’s Next Bull Run will Come From the East: Gemini Co-founder

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