Back in God Mode
Binance had roots in Malta but as we know when regulation had to be complied with, the exchange was long gone.
Trying to Reset
Vendor Sui Network specifically discusses their work with the Athens Stock Exchange.
World Class - No KYC?
“FuturesAI is a world-class no KYC futures trading platform.” If it’s just technology fine but I fear it’s promoting a path that ends up only in court and likely jail…
Do Kwon Loses In Absentia
“A jury in Manhattan found Singapore-based Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon liable on civil fraud charges on Friday, agreeing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that they misled investors before their stablecoin's 2022 collapse shocked cryptocurrency markets.”
An Absence of Trust
Markets depend on trust and credibility notes the SEC head of enforcement in a must read speech. Not sure all in crypto agree but his argument is fair and rational going through the history of efforts to believe crypto was above regulation to seeking to avoid regulatory fiat…
Crime, Punishment & A few Positives
Let’s face it this is dispiriting, there are so many crypto V1.0 types in jail or under charges that it’s difficult to see the wood for the trees in the benefits of crypto and blockchain. The problem is the dubious end of the spectrum involves numerous identities who are reluctant to ship out.
Zero Guilt Protocol
Let’s start with a positive, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Plans To Let Customers Of Its Non-Bank Members Trade Crypto (Binance).
Sam’s Quarter
…Quarter Century that is: FTX’s criminal founder and CEO was sentenced to 25 years Thursday.
Vegans For Mercy
Bloomberg is more sanguine: Sam Bankman-Fried Sentencing: FTX Co-Founder SBF Faces Decades In Jail.
KuCoin Sued
The KuCoin indictment comes on the same day CoinTelegraph notes Bakkt Declares $780m Full-Year Revenue In 2023 Earnings Report...
Naira Fraud?
However the excitement in many ways is still in Nigeria where the latest crackdown on Binance continues apace which is not good news for the executives...
Disinfecting required?
Unless / until crypto cleanses its stables with Auguean zeal, the trust factor will continue to be an issue with vast swathes of the DLT / digital asset / crypto business...
Valley of the Depraved Super Villain
SBF, the crypto king of “random probably bad ideas” can go to prison with the self-appointed epithet of ‘Depraved Super-Villain’...
Gamifying Justice?
This one looks messy and given it was a legal stuff up which essentially ceded the ground to the cash BTC ETFs, more “bad faith” could mean elevated risk...