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Members of the accounting firm Armanino’s digital-asset practice have departed and formed a startup – The Network Firm – to carry on the business of providing audits, attestations and related work for crypto clients. Late last year, Armanino decided to stop performing crypto audits amid heightened scrutiny of its past work for a U.S. affiliate of Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed FTX exchange. "The Hash" panel discusses the potential challenges of crypto auditing practices.

1 mar 2023

Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Branch Chief and Bragança Law Attorney Lisa Bragança discusses the current state of crypto regulation in the U.S. on the heels of the latest enforcement actions from the SEC. "Regulators move slowly and deliberately, and the [crypto] industry does not," Bragança said. Plus, her thoughts on former FTX executive Nishad Singh pleading guilty and what it means for Sam Bankman-Fried's trial.

1 mar 2023

Former FTX Director of Engineering Nishad Singh pleaded guilty to six criminal charges in a New York court on Tuesday. Singh has been looking for a plea deal with prosecutors last month, as first reported by Reuters. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this could mean for Sam Bankman-Fried, as Singh worked with him at the defunct crypto exchange.

1 mar 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures charged former FTX director of engineering Nishad Singh with fraud allegations on Tuesday, following his guilty plea to similar charges in a federal court. Separately, Grayscale says it’s preparing to argue in court next week that the SEC inappropriately treated its bitcoin exchange-traded fund bid differently than earlier decisions approving bitcoin futures-based ETFs. Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

28 feb 2023

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) received an investigative subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its crypto operations shortly after the FTX crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy protection in November, the popular trading platform revealed in its latest 10-K filing. "The Hash" panel discusses the details of the filing and its key takeaways.

28 feb 2023

CoinFund Managing Partner and Head of Liquid Investments Seth Ginns discusses his investment outlook as crypto winter drags on. Ginns weighs in on the fundamental catalysts that "makes the space investable again" after crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy.

27 feb 2023

Solana is slightly higher in the past 24 hours after a "significant performance degradation" over the weekend, freezing user transactions. The Solana Foundation says an investigation is underway into the cause of the outage and will be available shortly. CoinFund Managing Partner Seth Ginns discusses the outlook for the Solana ecosystem in the wake of FTX's collapse. Plus, insights into his investment thesis for the crypto markets and the need for a "thoughtful" crypto regulatory regime.

27 feb 2023

Di Sheila Warren, Michael J. Casey24 feb 2023

Federal officials are now charging FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried with bank fraud and operating an unlicensed money transmitter in addition to the eight counts he already faced. Bankman-Fried also faces a modified campaign-finance law charge, conspiracy to make unlawful political contributions. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the downfall of SBF and his crypto empire.

23 feb 2023

Crypto exchange FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces additional charges, including bank fraud allegations, under a new indictment unveiled Thursday morning. Separately, New York and federal financial regulators have opposed Binance US' $1.02 billion deal to purchase of defunct crypto lender Voyager assets. Plus, the New York State Attorney General's office filed suit against the crypto exchange CoinEx. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in the world of crypto regulation.

23 feb 2023