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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

The CFTC has sued Binance on allegations that the crypto exchange offered unregistered crypto derivatives products and directed U.S. customers to evade compliance controls through the use of VPNs. Bernstein analysts predict the CFTC could require Binance to cease operations in the U.S. as part of a potential settlement. Timothy Massad, Harvard Kennedy School Research Fellow and former CFTC Chair, shares his reaction and the potential implications for the state of U.S. crypto regulation.

Mar 28, 2023

J. Christopher Giancarlo, Willkie Farr & Gallagher Senior Counsel and Former CFTC Chairman, reacts to recent enforcement actions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claiming multiple cryptocurrencies are deemed securities. "It's not correct," Giancarlo said.

Mar 27, 2023

J. Christopher Giancarlo, Willkie Farr & Gallagher Senior Counsel and former CFTC Chairman, discusses the state of U.S. crypto regulation, as a deal has been finalized for what’s left of Silicon Valley Bank. Plus, Giancarlo's take on the future of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), as the co-founder of the Digital Dollar Foundation.

Mar 27, 2023

Former CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo discusses the outlook for CBDCs, explaining why it's "very clear that the world is advancing with central bank digital currencies." Plus, reactions to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introducing a bill last week aimed at blocking the Fed from creating a consumer-based CBDC, similar to a new state-level measure proposed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Giancarlo is also the co-founder of the Digital Dollar Foundation.

Mar 27, 2023

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) announced late Sunday U.S. time that it had finalized a deal with Raleigh, N.C.-based First Citizens Bank to acquire the deposits and loans of the failed Silicon Valley Bank. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest developments.

Mar 27, 2023

MarketVector Indexes Digital Asset Product Strategist Martin Leinweber shares his take on the U.S. Federal Reserve's continued interest rate hikes saying, "the problem is that the Fed is looking in the rearview mirror." He added "if you look at the forward looking indicators ... you already see that we are in a deflationary environment."

Mar 27, 2023

A new research report from Morgan Stanley says expectations of increased U.S. dollar liquidity to support the banking sector following a string of forced closures have helped BTC rally. MarketVector Indexes Digital Asset Product Strategist Martin Leinweber discusses bitcoin's recent price action amid lingering concerns about the banking failures and inflation.

Mar 27, 2023

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest bought $12.6 million of Coinbase (COIN) shares on Friday, the second straight day the fund purchased the crypto exchange's stock after the company received a Wells Notice from the SEC. CoinDesk Senior Markets Reporter for Asia, Sam Reynolds, discusses Cathie Wood’s latest investments.

Mar 27, 2023

Matter Labs is opening its zkSync Era to general users after it launched to developers last month. CEO and co-founder Alex Gluchowski explains what zero-knowledge proofs are as competition between Ethereum scaling platforms heats up.

Mar 24, 2023