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DOJ Claims About Sam Bankman-Fried’s Laptop Access Are ‘Inaccurate’, Defense Alleges

Prosecutors said they had fixed most of Bankman-Fried’s laptop issues with the defense’s help earlier this week. The defense continues to push for a “temporary release.”

By Nikhilesh De

Sep 8, 2023 at 6:49 p.m. PDT

A New Crypto Scam Shows Perils of Elon Musk’s Twitter

A purported $25 million giveaway of a token called GBTC – letters better associated with the $13 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust – is an obvious fake.

Sep 8, 2023 at 11:42 a.m. PDT

Ripple Acquires Crypto-Focused Chartered Trust Company Fortress Trust

A person with knowledge of the matter said the price tag was less than the $250 million it paid for custody firm Metaco in May.

Sep 8, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. PDT

NFT Video Startup Glass Falls to Crypto Bear Market

The startup’s founders say they’re ending active development after two years.

Sep 8, 2023 at 1:46 p.m. PDT

Bitcoin Halving Is Nice, but Kickstarting Bull Run Requires Fiat Money Supply Growth

While bulls point to next year’s halving as a bull catalyst, any sizable uptrend is likely contingent on major central banks boosting their year-on-year M2 money supply growth rates, past data show.

Sep 8, 2023 at 5:43 a.m. PDT

11,196 Years Jail Sentence for Faruk Özer, CEO of Collapsed Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex

Thodex was one of Turkey’s largest crypto exchanges before it suddenly went offline in April 2021 and Özer went missing.

By Amitoj Singh

Sep 7, 2023 at 11:58 p.m. PDT

Salame admitted to being a “straw donor” to secretly funnel millions of dollars to Republican political candidates while Bankman-Fried donated to Democrats.

By Sam Kessler

Sep 7, 2023 at 12:17 p.m. PDT

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Could This Vitalik-Backed Protocol Bring Privacy to a Regulated Crypto World?

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Protocol Village: Unstoppable Domains Enables Feature to Send Messages from ‘.eth’ Domains

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Sep 10, 2023

Consensus Magazine

Reject CBDCs, Embrace the Right to Transact

The steady creep of payments digitization means governments will be able to increasingly intervene and potentially censor economic activity.

Sep 7, 2023

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Tokenization News Roundup: the ‘Next Trillion’

A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain.

Sep 7, 2023

Wrapping Up Consensus 2023

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Edward Snowden: Researchers Should Train AI to Be ‘Better Than Us’

Apr 28, 2023 at 3:52 p.m. PDT

5 Consensus 2023 Takeaways

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U.S. House Will Have Crypto Bill in 2 Months: Rep. McHenry

Apr 28, 2023 at 3:32 p.m. PDT

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NounsDAO Barrels Toward Treasury Split After NFT Holders Rally for ‘Rage Quit’

The leading NFT project will soon lose a chunk of its treasury to disaffected investors.

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NFT Video Startup Glass Falls to Crypto Bear Market

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DOJ Claims About Sam Bankman-Fried’s Laptop Access Are ‘Inaccurate’, Defense Alleges

Prosecutors said they had fixed most of Bankman-Fried’s laptop issues with the defense’s help earlier this week. The defense continues to push for a “temporary release.”

Sep 8, 2023

Policy

SEC Counters Ripple in Effort to Appeal Groundbreaking XRP Ruling

The Securities and Exchange Commission has further argued the need for a mid-case appeal over the finer points of law.

Sep 8, 2023

Policy

U.S. Fed’s Vice Chair Barr Says CBDC Decision Still a ‘Long Way’ Off

Michael Barr, who leads the central bank’s regulatory efforts, said the Fed remains in the basic research phase and would need actual legislation from Congress to authorize the move.

Sep 8, 2023

Policy

Taiwan Crypto Watchdog to Issue 10 Guiding Principles for Virtual Assets in September: Report

The guidance will be focused on ensuring crypto businesses establish review mechanisms and comply with anti-money laundering laws.

Sep 8, 2023

Finance

Crypto Firm LBRY to Challenge Ruling It Violated U.S. Securities Law

The blockchain-based file-sharing network had indicated it would be winding down after a New Hampshire court ruled in favor of the SEC last November.

Sep 8, 2023

Finance

Coinbase Targets Regulatory Clarity in International Expansion Plan

Coinbase is considering “markets that are enacting clear rules” for the crypto industry, with the EU, U.K., Canada, Brazil, Singapore and Australia its near-term priorities.

Sep 8, 2023

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