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Nate Chastain, the former head of product at OpenSea, has received a three month prison sentence in what the prosecutors are calling the first-ever digital asset insider trading scheme. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the latest developments.

Aug 23, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried intends to argue he was acting in "good faith" in loaning funds to FTX and Alameda executives, in setting Signal messages to auto-delete and in setting up a set of North American entities because he was following the advice of lawyers, including law firm Fenwick & West. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest developments and what happened inside the courtroom during Bankman-Fried's Tuesday arraignment.

Aug 23, 2023

Wormhole Foundation EVP and head of operations Dan Reecer discusses the Wormhole Foundation officially launching on Monday, their mission, and what it means for the broader crypto ecosystem. Plus, a closer look at DeFi's vulnerabilities and Wormhole's security measures. 

Aug 23, 2023

XRP has lost nearly all gains after Ripple Labs’ landmark court ruling over the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in July. TheoTrade co-founder Don Kaufman shares his reaction as bitcoin (BTC) and other major cryptocurrencies remain little-changed after the largest cryptocurrency by market cap saw its worst weekly performance since FTX's collapse.

Aug 23, 2023

Base averaged a record high of 15.88 transactions per second on Tuesday, as investors flock to the layer 2 blockchain to gain access to Friend.tech. DappRadar blockchain analyst Sara Gherghelas discusses her take on what could be behind the Friend.tech hype and why it might be short-lived. "There are too many questions, too many doubts, to see this dapp in the next 6 months being still active," Gherghelas said.

Aug 23, 2023

Australia's central bank announced that the country will not likely make a decision on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for some years due to several unresolved issues that surfaced at the end of the pilot project. "First Mover" hosts Jennifer Sanasie and Amitoj Singh weigh in.

Aug 23, 2023

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to his latest indictment. The Wall Street Journal is out with a new report detailing Binance's legal risks over Russia. And, Coinbase buys a minority stake in stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial.

Aug 22, 2023

According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, Binance is helping blacklisted Russian lenders move money through peer-to-peer transactions. A spokesperson for Binance told the publication the exchange follows global sanctions rules. "The Hash" panel discusses whether this could add on to the legal risks Binance is currently facing in the U.S.

Aug 22, 2023

Bitcoin's (BTC) 14-day relative strength index (RSI) has dropped well below 30, indicating oversold conditions in the largest cryptocurrency by market cap. This is the lowest the indicator has dropped to since the coronavirus-induced crash of March 2020. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Aug 22, 2023

Shiba Inu developers are slowly working towards a Shibarium network reopening by monitoring validator data and transactions, just days after users reported bridging issues after the much-hyped launch. Developers responded to the outage stating that "there was no bridge issue." "The Hash" panel weighs in on the latest developments.

Aug 22, 2023