Crime
U.S. Department of Justice charges eight Chinese companies using crypto to facilitate fentanyl trade
The U.S. Treasury also sanctioned several participants and their crypto addresses in connection to the charges.
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Maxine Waters turns ‘anti-innovation’ argument against Republicans as CBDC fight intensifies in D.C.
The Democratic Congresswoman criticized her colleagues for backing legislation that would stifle the U.S.' own ability to innovate within the global financial landscape.
Legal
SEC urges expedited discovery in Binance case; cites ‘mass exodus’ of US executives who may have key information
Three high-ranking Binance.US employees—including its CEO—have recently left the firm as pressure builds.
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Culture
Binance Charity, CZ defend $3 million crypto donation amid critique after Morocco earthquake
Critics call it PR, CZ Binance defends crypto's role in swift disaster relief."
Analysis
Decentralization and democracy: Three centuries of debate
Decoding America's legacy of decentralization as the crypto era takes root.
Regulation
CZ says Binance.US needed new leadership amid ‘hostile’ regulatory environment
The Binance International CEO said the regulatory landscape in the U.S. is "rapidly evolving and increasingly hostile" toward the crypto industry."
Crime
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban loses $870K in crypto in MetaMask wallet hack
Although Cuban managed to transfer $2 million worth of assets to Coinbase Custody, the hackers made off with ETH, USDC, MATIC, and more.
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Sam Bankman-Fried blames friends, colleagues, and lawyers in unreleased document cache
The New York Times has obtained some 250 pages of documents Bankman-Fried wrote during his house arrest, which provide a glimpse into the former billionaire's mindset during his pre-trial period.
AI
Op-ed: Humanity will use AI to destroy itself long before AI is sentient enough to rebel against it
It is misguided human application of the technology—not sentient AI gone rogue—that poses the more immediate existential threat to our world.
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ETF
Nasdaq executive says BlackRock’s first Bitcoin ETF rejection was ‘purely procedural,’ not final
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Bankruptcy court grants FTX permission to liquidate certain crypto assets
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