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Worldcoin Faces Investigation in France; Grayscale Wants Equal Treatment for Spot Bitcoin ETF Filings
Worldcoin Faces Investigation in France; Grayscale Wants Equal Treatment for Spot Bitcoin ETF Filings
Coin Desk Daily takes a look at the top headlines in crypto today including Worldcoin which was co founded by Open AI s Sam Altman facing new scrutiny in France Grayscale calls for a fair process when it comes to the SEC approving spot bitcoin ETF applications Binance files a motion to dismiss a lawsuit [...]
Worldcoin Faces Investigation in France; Grayscale Wants Equal Treatment for Spot Bitcoin ETF Filings

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)
CFTC Overreached in Suing Binance, Crypto Exchange Says
Binance filed to dismiss a CFTC lawsuit alleging it offered illegal commodities trading products to U.S. residents.
Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)

DOJ Attorneys Ask For Time to Process Evidence Against Celsius Founder; Dogecoin Jumps Again
DOJ Attorneys Ask for Time to Process Evidence Against Celsius Founder; Dogecoin Jumps Again
Coin Desk Daily breaks down the top crypto headlines of the day including why dogecoin DOGE is rising for the second straight day Attorneys for the U S Department of Justice DOJ ask a judge for time to produce evidence in their case against former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Binance plans to ask a court [...]
DOJ Attorneys Ask For Time to Process Evidence Against Celsius Founder; Dogecoin Jumps Again

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Binance Says It Intends to File Motion to Dismiss CFTC Complaint
The CFTC sued Binance, its founder Changpeng Zhao and compliance officer Samuel Lim in a U.S. court in Illinois in March, alleging that the exchange operated a derivatives trading operation in the U.S.
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Consensus 2019 Alex Mashinsky Founder and CEO Celsius Network (CoinDesk)
Why Did Celsius Go Up in Flames? Alex Mashinsky Built Celsius a House of Cards
The bankrupt crypto lender misled the public from the beginning, several federal agencies allege in new lawsuits.
Consensus 2019 Alex Mashinsky Founder and CEO Celsius Network (CoinDesk)

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SPECIAL REPORT: Celsius Network’s Alex Mashinsky Is Arrested as SEC, CFTC, FTC Sue Bankrupt Crypto Lender
The U.S. Department of Justice has accused the former CEO of Celsius of orchestrating a ‘years-long scheme’ to mislead customers.
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Former CFTC Chairman on Second Round of the Lummis-Gillibrand Crypto Bill
Former CFTC Chairman on Second Round of the Lummis-Gillibrand Crypto Bill
Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) just reintroduced an updated version of their landmark crypto legislation. Timothy Massad, former CFTC chairman and current director of the Digital Assets Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, discusses the move and the implications for the wider U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.
Former CFTC Chairman on Second Round of the Lummis-Gillibrand Crypto Bill

Former CFTC Chair Massad: Our Hand Will Be Forced 'Sooner or Later' on Stablecoin Regulation
Former CFTC Chair Massad: Our Hand Will Be Forced 'Sooner or Later' on Stablecoin Regulation
Tim Massad former CFTC chairman and current director of the Digital Assets Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School weighs in on the state of crypto regulation in the U S Massad said our hand is going to be forced sooner or later on doing something on stablecoins due to the actions of other jurisdictions [...]
Former CFTC Chair Massad: Our Hand Will Be Forced 'Sooner or Later' on Stablecoin Regulation

Report Sheds Light on Taylor Swift's Previous Sponsorship Plan With FTX; Celsius Faces New Scrutiny
Report Sheds Light on Taylor Swift's Previous Sponsorship Plan With FTX; Celsius Faces New Scrutiny
Coin Desk Daily host Jennifer Sanasie explores the hottest stories in crypto as bitcoin BTC reacts to a blowout U S ADP private employment report Black Rock CEO Larry Fink discusses the future of crypto in a new interview Bloomberg reports Celsius and its former CEO could be named in a case brought by the [...]
Report Sheds Light on Taylor Swift's Previous Sponsorship Plan With FTX; Celsius Faces New Scrutiny

Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk)
Celsius, Ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky Broke CFTC Rules: Bloomberg
CFTC could bring a case against Celsius by the end of the month, if its commissioners agree with the findings.
Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk)