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Do Kwon Facing Criminal Fraud Charges From U.S. Prosecutors
Federal prosecutors in New York charged Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon with fraud hours after he was arrested by police in Montenegro. Kwon, whose location had been a mystery for months, also faces an investigation in South Korea and has been on an Interpol wanted list in connection with last year's terraUSD collapse. Kwon already faced civil charges filed by the SEC on allegations he misled investors. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest.
How To Navigate Crypto Tax Rules
As the IRS considers whether to tax NFTs like other collectibles such as stamps, works of art and fine wine, Shehan Chandrasekera, Head of Tax Strategy at CoinTracker, discusses what investors should know about crypto tax obligations this tax season.
Matter Labs CEO on Opening zkSync Era to Users, Claiming First in ‘Zero Knowledge’ Tech on Ethereum
After zkSync Era was launched for developers only last month, the project took the additional step Friday of opening to general users. The latest push comes just days ahead of the rival Polygon system’s planned rollout Monday of its own “zero knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine.” Matter Labs CEO and co-founder Alex Gluchowski joins "First Mover" to discuss.
Bitcoin Gains Traction as Investors Shrug Off Banking, Fed Concerns
Innovating Capital General Partner Anthony Georgiades discusses how the crypto markets are reacting to Binance's temporary suspension of spot trading and the SEC's Wells Notice on Coinbase.
Former SEC Enforcement Branch Chief Reacts to Do Kwon's Fraud Charges
Lisa Bragança, former SEC Enforcement Branch Chief and current Bragança Law Attorney, reacts to U.S. federal prosecutors charging Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon with fraud hours after police arrested him in Montenegro. Plus, her take on the SEC suing Tron founder Justin Sun on market manipulation charges and Coinbase receiving a Wells notice.
Binance Temporarily Pauses Spot Trading
Crypto exchange Binance suspended spot trading amid an issue on the world's most-used trading platform for cryptocurrencies. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said in a follow-up tweet that the issue is expected to be resolved in the coming hours and that the trading pause was a safety measure.
Tracking Bitcoin's Price After Fed Decision
CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis breaks down bitcoin's latest price action following the Federal Reserve's decision to increase interest rates by a quarter percentage point for "The Chart of The Day."
Do Kwon Developments; Jack Dorsey’s Block Tumbles Following Hindenburg’s Report
A tweet from Montenegro's minister of interior, Filip Adzic, indicates that Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon appears to have been arrested in the country. Separately, Block (SQ) shares are tumbling after notable short-seller, Hindenburg Research accuses the company of "wildly" overstating user counts while understating customer acquisition costs.
What's Next for Do Kwon?
The co-founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, appears to have been arrested in Montenegro, according to a tweet by the country's minister of interior, Filip Adzic. David Z. Morris, CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist and host of the narrative podcast Crypto Crooks, discusses the latest developments and differences between Do Kwon and Sam Bankman-Fried.
Bitcoin Erases Some Gains After Touching Intraday High of $28.8K
GSR Markets Global Head of Product Benoit Bosc joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss bitcoin's latest price action as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is paring some earlier gains after touching a 24-hour high of $28,800.