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Gemini Customers Given Confusing Information About Whether Earn Accounts Were FDIC Insured: Report

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini reportedly implied to customers that their assets in its interesting-bearing Earn product were safe because they were backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC), Axios reported on Monday. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De weighs in.

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Reducing Poverty and Hunger With Blockchain

International Fund for Agricultural Development Director Advit Nath joins CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De for a conversation about using blockchain to reduce poverty and hunger in developing parts of the world.

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How Blockchain Is Making IFAD More Efficient

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Director Advit Nath is seeking to address poverty and hunger with blockchain technology. He joins CoinDesk's Managing Editor of Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De to discuss how blockchain is making IFAD more efficient.

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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Launches Substack: 'I Didn’t Steal Funds'

Disgraced former chief of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, denied stashing billions and gave his take on what happened to his bankrupt crypto exchange in a lengthy new post on Substack published Thursday. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De joins "First Mover" to discuss.

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Judge Allows Binance.US Bid to Buy Voyager Assets to Advance

Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager's proposed deal to sell some of its assets to Binance.US is advancing as U.S. District Judge Michael Wiles approved disclosure statements explaining various aspects of the proposed plan. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De breaks down the details.

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FTX Recovered ‘Over $5B’ in Assets, Bankruptcy Attorney Says

FTX has recovered more than $5 billion in different assets, a bankruptcy attorney said during a hearing Wednesday. The announcement substantially raises the total FTX claims it holds. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what that means to FTX's bankruptcy procedures.

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Former FTX Exec Nishad Singh Met with Prosecutors: Report

Nishad Singh, FTX’s former director of engineering, is said to be engaging with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York, according to a Bloomberg report. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this could mean for Sam Bankman-Fried's legal proceedings and what to expect from FTX's upcoming bankruptcy hearing.

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Voyager Defends $1B Plan to Sell Assets to Binance.US, Legal Filings Show

Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager has defended its $1 billion plan to sell assets to Binance.US, calling criticisms “hypocrisy and chutzpah” based on unverified speculation, according to legal filings. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the opposition the plan has received from FTX trading arm Alameda Research, federal regulators, and a number of U.S. states.

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New York State’s Attorney General Sues Former Celsius CEO Mashinsky

New York state’s attorney general has sued Celsius Network's former CEO Alex Mashinsky for allegedly defrauding investors with false statements about the condition of the company to encourage money to keep coming in. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the crypto lender's bankruptcy and what to expect from the lawsuit.

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Celsius Owns Users' Interest-Bearing Crypto Accounts, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled that customers of Celsius's interest-bearing "Earn" product had turned over control of their assets to the bankrupt crypto lender. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details.

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