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The Second FTX Asset Recovery Report Is Packed With Bombshells

New claims put Sam Bankman-Fried and his friends even closer to the center of a brazen conspiracy.

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

Step Aside ‘Blockchain Technology’, IMF and BIS Have a New Crypto Buzzword

Financial stewards including the International Monetary Fund and Bank for International Settlements say tokenization is the future. They’re wrong.

(Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño/Flickr)

SEC Sought Freeze Order Despite ‘No Evidence’ That Binance Was Moving U.S. Customer Funds

The SEC’s “pre-crime” litigation strategy seemed to annoy Judge Amy Jackson.

(Wesley Tingey/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Why Short Sellers May Have a Hard Time Betting Against Tether

Crypto’s most controversial financial instrument enjoys some notable insulation from skeptical bets.

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022. There are signs tether (USDT) has become an object of increased short-seller interest as a U.S. regulatory crackdown accelerates. (Bitfinex)

What Can You Do With a Blockchain Token That Is Classified as a Security?

Bakkt's Marc D’Annunzio said applying securities law to crypto would not "drastically impact" a token's use. But it could change who has access to these open source networks.

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. leadership outside the New York Stock Exchange following a successful merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings to take the firm public. (NYSE)