Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Receives 4 Months Jail Time For AML Violations
As a researcher with experience in the cryptocurrency industry, I’m deeply concerned about the recent sentencing of Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and former CEO of Binance, to 4 months…
Roger Ver Indicted for Tax Fraud
As an analyst with a background in financial crimes and taxation, I find the case of Roger Ver, also known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” to be quite intriguing. Ver’s latest run-in…
Ether Holds Up Despite Correction in CoinDesk 20: CoinDesk Indices Market Update
As a researcher with experience in the cryptocurrency market, I find the recent bi-weekly market update by CoinDesk Indices (CDI) both intriguing and concerning. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20), which…
Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits
Last week was filled with intriguing news, but the most noteworthy event unfolded on Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Justice took two co-founders of Samourai Wallet into custody. This…
Paradigm Special Counsel Has Left the Crypto-Focused VC Firm
Rodrigo Seira, special counsel at Paradigm, has departed the cryptocurrency-focused venture capital firm to rejoin Cooley LLP. Seira was also a founding member of DLX Law, a blockchain and crypto-focused…
BlackRock’s BUIDL Becomes Largest Tokenized Treasury Fund Hitting $375M, Toppling Franklin Templeton’s
BlackRock’s BUIDL fund grew $70 million last week to take the top spot from Franklin Templeton’s BENJI offering, which saw minor outflows, blockchain data shows. Growth of Ondo Finance’s OUSG…
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao to Appear in Court Today for Sentencing
As a researcher with a background in financial crime and regulatory compliance, I find the case of Changpeng “CZ” Zhao particularly intriguing. The former Binance CEO’s guilty plea to violating…
dWallet Network Integrates Native Multi-Chain DeFi with Monad
As an experienced analyst in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, I am excited about the latest integration announced by dWallet Network to support Monad, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. This…
Cardano (ADA) Whale Activity Explodes to Level Not Seen Since Nov 2023
As an experienced analyst, I believe that the recent surge in whale transactions on Cardano (ADA) is a noteworthy development that warrants closer attention. The increase in large-value transactions to…
Tokenized Asset Issuer Backed Raises $9.5M as Crypto’s RWA Race Heats Up
Switzerland-based Backed closed a $9.5 million fundraising round led by Gnosis. Tokenized real-world assets could swell to a $10 trillion market by the end of the decade, one asset management…