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Hive Blockchain (HIVE) revealed a plan to roughly double its computing power, or hashrate, to 6 exahash/second (EH/s), according to a press release from the miner. Separately, according to The Information, Binance.US and chairman Changpeng Zhao are looking to decrease Zhao's ownership in the crypto exchange.

May 12, 2023

Voyager Digital and its creditors stand to lose $100 million if legal objections brought by the U.S. government aren't resolved by April 13, according to documents filed in court late Monday night. CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Jack Schickler explains why this week is "crunch time" for the Binance.US-Voyager deal.

Apr 6, 2023

A New York judge said the U.S. government has a “substantial case on the merits” in its bid to quash a $1 billion deal by Binance.US to buy the assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what the delay means to the bankruptcy case.

Apr 3, 2023

U.S. prosecutors unveiled a new indictment against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Wednesday, adding a bribery charge to the 12 other charges he already faced. Separately, a federal judge paused Voyager's efforts to sell its assets to Binance.US on the same day the CFTC sued crypto exchange Binance alleging "willful evasion" of the U.S. law. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest details in the world of crypto regulation.

Mar 28, 2023

A $1 billion bid by Binance.US to buy Voyager Digital’s assets should go ahead, a bankruptcy judge ruled in a Wednesday court filing, denying a bid by the U.S. government to put proceedings on hold. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments around the ongoing deal.

Mar 16, 2023

The $1 billion deal offered by Binance.US to buy assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital should be put on hold while key legal objections are ironed out, the U.S. government said in a filing on Tuesday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments and regulatory implications around the proposed Voyager-Binance.US deal.

Mar 15, 2023

Binance.US cleared a major hurdle in its effort to acquire the assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital in a deal worth over $1 billion after Michael Wiles, a bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of New York, overruled the various objections to the proposed acquisition. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details and key takeaways.

Mar 8, 2023

The federal judge overseeing bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital's effort to sell itself to Binance US had some harsh words for a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) attorney over the agency's objection to the deal. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know so far.

Mar 7, 2023

A U.S. Securities and Exchange official said agency staff believes Binance.US is operating an unregistered securities exchange in the U.S., and that staff believe the sale of VGX tokens by Voyager Digital violated federal securities laws. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in the world of crypto regulation.

Mar 6, 2023

Creditors of crypto exchange Mt. Gox are about to recover some of their funds following a 10-year liquidation process, but concerns that large amounts of bitcoin (BTC) will be released onto the market are overdone, UBS said in a report Monday. 507 Capital Managing Partner and Mt. Gox creditor Thomas Braziel discusses the "rehabilitation plan" and why most people will be holding onto their BTC. Plus, his take on the Three Arrows Capital founders' bankruptcy claims exchange rollout and the Binance US-Voyager deal.

Mar 1, 2023