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Blockchain security firm De.Fi says Crypto Investors lost $54 million to rugpulls and scams in May. Michael Rosmer, co-founder of De.Fi, joins "First Mover" to discuss the definition of rugpulls and the state of crypto hacks in the past year. Plus, insights on the rebound in altcoins after a weekend sell-off.

12 juin 2023

Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with the 2014 Mt. Gox hack, at the time one of the biggest thefts in crypto history. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De breaks down the latest revelations in the case.

12 juin 2023

Cardano (ADA) fell 14% this week after it was listed as a security in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuits against crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase. This comes as Cardano development company IOG dismissed the SEC's claims in a blog post, saying the allegations have no impact on operations and that the filing quote contains numerous factual inaccuracies. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

9 juin 2023

Former CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert will join stablecoin issuer Circle as chief legal officer and head of corporate affairs, effective July 1. "The Hash" panel discusses how former regulators could help crypto firms comply better with the regulatory framework.

9 juin 2023

The U.S. Department of Justice charged Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner with the Mt. Gox hack, at the time one of the biggest thefts in crypto history. The two "gained unauthorized access" to Mt. Gox's wallets around September 2011, the DOJ said in a press release, stealing 647,000 over the course of nearly three years. These funds were then laundered. "The Hash" panel breaks down the developments in the case.

9 juin 2023

Michael Egorov, the CEO of decentralized finance (DeFi) firm Curve Finance, is being sued for fraud by venture capital firms ParaFi Capital, Framework Ventures, and 1kx. A complaint filed in the Superior Court of California, San Francisco, alleges Egorov misappropriated trade secrets of the three VC firms, and defrauded the firms out of close to $1 million in funds. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the lawsuit against Egorov and what this means for the exchange.

9 juin 2023

Robinhood (HOOD), the popular trading platform, will end support for Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC) and Solana (SOL), tokens that were named as securities in recent SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase. Separately, Binance.US says it's transitioning to an all-crypto exchange as of June 13, citing pressures from the SEC. The Hash" panel discusses how the crypto industry is impacted by the regulator's recent actions.

9 juin 2023

"Law enforcement is very suspicious about not just Bitcoin but crypto in general," shares CoinDesk Technology Reporter Frederick Munawa, highlighting the inherent tension between crypto's "uncomfortable existence" and regulation. In his latest contribution to CoinDesk's Consensus @ Consensus Report, Munawa unravels the intricacies of balancing privacy, transparency, and the law, especially considering crypto's somewhat "shady" origins.

9 juin 2023

Could new policies, new technologies, and practical risk-based approaches balance the competing demands of privacy and transparency? As part of CoinDesk's Consensus @ Consensus Report, CoinDesk Technology Reporter Frederick Munawa shares insights into the tension between the need for privacy, transparency, and regulation in crypto and DeFi based on conversations from Consensus 2023.

9 juin 2023

Bitcoin holds firm, hovering around $26.5K as investors remain largely unstirred by SEC lawsuits and look toward the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision next week. AdvisorShares ETF Strategist Mackenzie Peterson shares her crypto markets analysis and outlook.

9 juin 2023