Regulation
General counsel Berkovitz who ‘wined & dined’ SBF to leave SEC in Jan
Berkovitz previously criticized decentralized finance (DeFi) in one of his speeches as a CFTC commissioner.
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Bitcoin, gold rise 3% following FTX’s crash while Ethereum, USD, others crash
Despite the fear and uncertainty in the market, Bitcoin's price has been positive over the period in contrast to Ethereum.
Crypto
SBF slapped with $250M bail bond; FTX co-conspirators take plea deal; SEC declares FTT a security -CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily
SBF released to parents with GPS tracker, Caroline Ellison avoids jail with plea deal, and FTT declared a security by SEC in FTX filing
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CBDCs
OpenCBDC to process 1.84M transactions per second as Boston Fed, MIT collab is complete
Researchers say that Project Hamilton has successfully produced a useful codebase.
Featured
SBF granted highest ever pre-trial bail of $250M, released to parents’ home in Palo Alto
SBF stood before a magistrate in SDNY where he was granted bail and put under house arrest to undergo treatment for substance abuse
Regulation
US Senator Toomey unveils permissive stablecoin bill prior to retirement
The bill could create a framework that allows more companies to issue stablecoins.
Analysis
CleanSpark mined 3,750 BTC in FY’22, BTC reserves down 40% since January
The company also announced tripling its hash rate and recording a 235% increase in revenue.
Legal
Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison takes plea deal, faces no criminal charges
A recently unsealed plea agreement shows that Caroline Ellison, the CEO of Alameda Research, pleaded guilty to seven fraud charges. In return for cooperating with authorities, Ellison faces a $250,000 fine and forfeiture of any assets she obtained from FTX money.
Regulation
SEC filing declares FTT a security in FTX case development
FTT allegedly raised over $10 million to fund the exchange's business operation, with a promise to return profit for investors as demand for trading on FTX increased.
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Crime
FTX associates Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang plead guilty to criminal charges
Mining
Canada’s western province, BC, will block new cryptocurrency miners
Exchanges
Sam Bankman-Fried will be extradited to the U.S. Wednesday night
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