Exchanges
First trades at Binance.US involved wash trading, WSJ alleges based on CZ memo
Binance denied wrongdoing as an earlier memo from CEO Changpeng Zhao surfaced.
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CBDCs
Federal Reserve’s CBDC efforts likened to ‘financial Death Star’ by U.S. lawmaker
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has listed a CBDC-related job position.
Legal
Key dates set for SEC vs Coinbase lawsuit, initial arguments in August
Unveiling the crucial stages of Coinbase's legal battle with the SEC
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Legal
Even if the SEC appealed, Ripple could win again, says pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton
Deaton believes that the decision on an appeal by the SEC will take at least two years and the judge could rule the "exact same way."
Legal
FTX planned to buy island of Nauru and build bunker in case of mass human extinction
Current management called FTX members' past activities "misguided" and "dystopian."
Crime
American couple accused of laundering stolen Bitfinex funds arrange plea deal
Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein first attracted attention after their 2022 arrest.
Bankruptcy
DOJ accuses SBF of leaking Caroline Ellison’s private diary to taint trial; FTX sues former executives for $1B
FTX alleged that Sam Bankman-Fried is supporting his defense through a $10 million gift he gave his father in January 2022.
AI
ChatGPT gains basic memory feature with new update
OpenAI's ChatGPT adds 'memory' for tailored conversations amid concerns about declining performance.
Regulation
CoinCenter, other advocacy groups condemn CANSEE bill for overreach on DeFi
CoinCenter's executive director Jerry Brito criticized the proposal as "messy, arbitrary, and unconstitutional."
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Hacks
North Korean hackers exploited shared cloud service to rob crypto firms
CBDCs
Op-ed: US banks launch 24/7 Instant Payments – does FedNow reduce risk of CBDCs?
Bankruptcy
Bankrupt FTX sues Sam Bankman-Fried for $71M to recover ‘political capital’ payments
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