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Securities lawyer James Murphy addresses the latest legal proceedings for Sam Bankman-Fried after the former FTX CEO had allegedly used a VPN to watch football games. "In my 30 years doing this, I've never seen anything this lenient in a situation where someone has millions of victims of...what is allegedly one of the world's largest frauds," Murphy added.

Feb 16, 2023

Federal prosecutors asked a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to modify the terms of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's release on bond to ban him from using cellphones or the internet except under very specific conditions. Securities lawyer James Murphy, also known as "MetaLawMan" on Twitter, weighs in on the latest legal proceedings for Bankman-Fried.

Feb 16, 2023

A federal judge ruled the names of Sam Bankman-Fried's bond co-signers should be revealed after Bankman-Fried did not apply to the appeals court. The signers were revealed to be Stanford University's Andreas Paepcke and Larry Kramer, who put up $200,000 and $500,000, respectively. Securities lawyer James Murphy weighs in on the latest developments and why he thinks Bankman-Fried's $250 million bond is a "joke."

Feb 16, 2023

Data from DappRadar shows that non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur's one-day trading volume has topped $80 million, surpassing competitor OpenSea. CoinDesk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker discusses the release of Blur’s highly anticipated token and differences in royalty payment options between its platform and OpenSea.

Feb 16, 2023

Emerging Assets Group's William Noble told CoinDesk that bitcoin (BTC) might move from consolidation to another parabolic move back to $56,000. Digital Asset Strategist Joe Orsini reacts to the prediction and compares it to the BTC price rally that followed the bear market back in 2018.

Feb 16, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $24,400, after touching its highest level since August. Digital Asset Strategist Joe Orsini joins "First Mover" to discuss the catalysts behind bitcoin's recent rally and whether the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization could double in value in the coming months. Plus, the other trends he is watching in the digital assets space.

Feb 16, 2023

A Stanford University senior research scientist and former Stanford Law School dean were revealed to be Sam Bankman-Fried's bond co-signers, in addition to his parents. Securities lawyer James Murphy, also known as "MetaLawMan" on Twitter, joins "First Mover" to discuss the details and implications of the latest legal developments around bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

Feb 16, 2023

As U.S. regulators continue to sniff around Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange is prepared to pay monetary penalties to “make amends” for past regulatory violations, according to The Wall Street Journal. The world’s largest crypto exchange has been under extra scrutiny since the collapse of rival exchange FTX. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for Binance and crypto regulation at large.

Feb 16, 2023

Former Paxos Head of Portfolio Management and Columbia Business School Adjunct Professor Jesse Austin Campbell discusses the case for stablecoins and how it is a "very simple instrument." Campbell added, "One of the things that's always been a little bit confounding to me is the extreme sort of noise and confusion around [stablecoins] when really, they work very similarly to the things we're already familiar with and quite frankly had a great deal of reform in."

Feb 15, 2023

Paxos, the issuer of the $16 billion Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin, has burned more than $700 million of BUSD tokens since Monday. That was when Paxos announced it would stop issuing the cryptocurrency amid mounting regulatory pressure, blockchain data shows. Jesse Austin Campbell, Former Paxos Head of Portfolio Management and Columbia Business School Adjunct Professor, discusses his outlook for the stablecoin market and crypto regulation.

Feb 15, 2023