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Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire tech investor Mark Cuban lost roughly $870,000 worth of tokens over the weekend due to a phishing scam. "First Mover" host Jennifer Sanasie and The Tie director of content Lawrence Lewitinn discuss the phishing attacks, which can trick users into divulging sensitive data and expose their private information. 

Sep 18, 2023

CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the latest court filings unsealed on Thursday, where the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accuses Binance.US of not playing ball with their probe. Plus, more insights on the exchange's earlier response to the regulator's concerns.

Sep 15, 2023

According to court filings unsealed on Thursday, Binance.US has been accused of not cooperating in a probe by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which has said the company’s staking, clearing and brokerage services violate federal securities law. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the regulatory pressure Binance.US undergoes and what's next for the exchange.

Sep 15, 2023

Recent PitchBook data shows crypto companies worldwide raised $5 billion dollars in the first half of the year, down almost 75% from a year ago. CoinFund managing partner David Pakman shares insights into the state of crypto VC funding and what sectors are seeing a significant amount of activity.

Sep 15, 2023

Binance.US has lost two more of its top executives. Head of Legal Krishna Juvvadi and Chief Risk Officer Sidney Majalya are leaving, according to the Wall Street Journal. This comes not long after the crypto exchange lost CEO Brian Shroder. "First Mover" host Jennifer Sanasie and The Tie director of content Lawrence Lewitinn weigh in on the regulatory pressure Binance.US faces. Plus, insights on the exchange's trading volume and open interest.

Sep 15, 2023

Story Protocol, which describes itself as building open intellectual property infrastructure for the internet, has raised $54 million in funding from Paris Hilton's 11:11 Media, VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, and others. Story Protocol co-founder Jason Zhao shares insights into the mission of Story Protocol and how the blockchain can help tackle some challenges with the rise of generative AI.

Sep 15, 2023

A new non-custodial wallet-as-a-service is offering fintech and corporate clients from acting as custodians, in an effort to make it easier for end users to access DeFi and other Web3 apps. Fireblocks co-founder and CEO Michael Shaulov shares insights into the move. "On the back of what happened with FTX, Celsius, and other entities last year...we've seen a lot of demand from end users to get clarity on what is the control of their wallets," Shaulov said.

Sep 15, 2023

Could crypto investors be underestimating the impact of a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF approval? K33 senior analyst Vetle Lunde discusses his crypto markets outlook and why the market is "forgetting that there are very solid fundamentals ahead."

Sep 14, 2023

Leichtman Law PLLC managing partner David Leichtman discusses the significance of resale royalties for NFT (non-fungible token) creators in the wake of the SEC cracking down on the creator of Stoner Cats. The more you suggest to the purchasers that "the benefits will be of investing in it as opposed to just trying to get your content out there, then the closer to that line you are going to be," Leichtman said.

Sep 14, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around the $26,400 level as the European Central Bank hikes interest rates for the tenth consecutive time. "First Mover" host Jennifer Sanasie and The Tie director of content Lawrence Lewitinn discuss how the crypto markets are reacting.

Sep 14, 2023