Binance CEO's Response to CFTC Lawsuit; What's Behind XRP's Price Surge?
The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, March 28, 2023.
ABOUT
"The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao responds to the CFTC's lawsuit. Disney dismantles its entire metaverse unit. The hacker behind the $200 million Euler attack suddenly feels remorse and returns millions in funds. Plus, what's behind the price surge for Ripple's XRP token?
See also:
Binance CEO Zhao Calls CFTC Suit an ‘Incomplete Recitation of Facts’
Disney Lays Off Metaverse Team: Report
Hacker Behind $200M Euler Attack Apologizes, Returns Millions in Ether, Dai to Protocol
XRP Surges to Five-Month High as Some Point to Bitcoin Commodities Mention
This episode has been edited by Jonas Huck. The senior producer is Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
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HOSTS
Will Foxley is the host of The Mining Pod and publisher at Blockspace Media. A former co-host of CoinDesk's The Hash, Will was the director of content at Compass Mining and a tech reporter at CoinDesk.

David Z. Morris was CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist. He has written about crypto since 2013 for outlets including Fortune, Slate, and Aeon. He is the author of "Bitcoin is Magic," an introduction to Bitcoin's social dynamics. He is a former academic sociologist of technology with a PhD in Media Studies from the University of Iowa. He holds Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and small amounts of other crypto assets.

Wendy O runs the largest and most-watched female-run crypto YouTube program globally, "The O Show," which focuses on bringing tech-heavy information to the masses in a clear and easy-to-understand format. Prior to going full-time crypto at the end of 2018, Wendy worked at the largest infectious disease company in the world. Her role there consisted of working with newly diagnosed and existing patients to coordinate their care. Working with 300+ patients per month gave Wendy the ability to effectively communicate complex information to people from all different cultures and backgrounds which she uses while creating content. Wendy was born and raised in Los Angeles County, California and takes pride in hosting free events for her community and making sure the unrepresented have access to free crypto education. She holds BTC, ETH, GALA along with other cryptocurrencies along with NFTs above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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