Weekly Roundup 03/31/23 (CFTC v Binance, McHenry’s stablecoin bill, Gruenberg’s questionable testimony) (EP.411)
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Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. Cooper and Kirk’s white paper on Operation Choke Point 2.0 How bank regulators put crypto-facing banks in a catch-22 SBF charged with bribing a Chinese official Is Sam funding his legal defense with funds purloined from FTX users? The CFTC charges Binance with operating an unlicensed derivatives exchange Binance execs haz no confidence in their geofencing How did the CFTC get their hands on CZ’s Signal history The SEC shuts down Beaxy Microstrategy buys another $150m worth of Bitcoin NASDAQ is aiming to launch their crypto custody platform in June What’s the deal with McHenry’s stablecoin bill? House Democrats would make issuing a stablecoin effectively illegal Elizabeth Warren is “building an anti-crypto army” Are DAOs unincorporated associations or general partnerships? Is the SPDI dead in the water? Did the FDIC Chair perjure himself in front of Congress this week? What’s the deal with the SigNet sale? Is dedollarization happening? Content mentioned: Cooper & Kirk whitepaper on Operation Choke Point 2.0
