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South Korea To Invalidate Terra Founder Do Kwon’s Passport
South Korea To Invalidate Terra Founder Do Kwon’s Passport
CORRECTION: Since publication, the reporting and headline of Celsius executives withdrawing crypto has been corrected to $17 million based on documentation provided by CTO Nuk...
South Korea To Invalidate Terra Founder Do Kwon’s Passport

Web3 Gaming a Long Way From Mainstream Adoption: Survey
Web3 Gaming a Long Way From Mainstream Adoption: Survey
A study from Coda Labs shows only 3% of gamers own a non-fungible token (NFT) and generally don’t have positive feelings about crypto. Michael Wagner, CEO of Solana-based NFT...
Web3 Gaming a Long Way From Mainstream Adoption: Survey

Bitcoin Hovers Around $20K as US Stock Futures Drop After 2 Days of Big Gains
Bitcoin Hovers Around $20K as US Stock Futures Drop After 2 Days of Big Gains
Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around $20,000 as investors grow optimistic about a Fed pivot narrative. Wave Financial Managing Director Nauman Sheikh says investors are “coming up...
Bitcoin Hovers Around $20K as US Stock Futures Drop After 2 Days of Big Gains

'Very Little Deal Risk' on Musk Closing Twitter Acquisition: Analyst
‘Very Little Deal Risk’ on Musk Closing Twitter Acquisition: Analyst
Elon Musk is reviving his deal to buy Twitter at $54.20 a share. CFRA Senior Equity Analyst Angelo Zino says “it’s pretty much a done deal” and expects the planned acquisition...
'Very Little Deal Risk' on Musk Closing Twitter Acquisition: Analyst

CFTC Commissioner Mersinger 'Cannot Support' Agency's Approach in Ooki DAO Case
CFTC Commissioner Mersinger ‘Cannot Support’ Agency’s Approach in Ooki DAO Case
CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger expressed her dissent over the agency’s action against Ooki DAO, noting in a press release that “we cannot arbitrarily decide who is acco...
CFTC Commissioner Mersinger 'Cannot Support' Agency's Approach in Ooki DAO Case

CFTC Commissioner Prefers Legislative Action Over Regulatory Ambiguity Around New Technology
CFTC Commissioner Prefers Legislative Action Over Regulatory Ambiguity Around New Technology
“I would prefer to have a legislative body act” when it comes to regulatory ambiguity related to new technology, CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger tells “First Mover.”
CFTC Commissioner Prefers Legislative Action Over Regulatory Ambiguity Around New Technology

Commissioner Mersinger Expresses Dissent Over CFTC Action Against Ooki DAO
Commissioner Mersinger Expresses Dissent Over CFTC Action Against Ooki DAO
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) can serve a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) through a website help bot and forum post, a federal court ruled Monday...
Commissioner Mersinger Expresses Dissent Over CFTC Action Against Ooki DAO

Bitcoin Hovers Close to $20K Amid 'Uptober' Optimism
Bitcoin Hovers Close to $20K Amid ‘Uptober’ Optimism
Despite ample turmoil in financial markets over the past couple months, bitcoin has stayed remarkably resilient. Wave Financial Managing Director Nauman Sheikh shares insights...
Bitcoin Hovers Close to $20K Amid 'Uptober' Optimism

South Korean Prosecutors Reportedly Froze $39.6M of Crypto Tied To Do Kwon
South Korean Prosecutors Reportedly Froze $39.6M of Crypto Tied To Do Kwon
Prosecutors in South Korea have frozen $39.66 million of cryptocurrency assets belonging to Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon, according to Korean media outlet News1. CoinDesk Global...
South Korean Prosecutors Reportedly Froze $39.6M of Crypto Tied To Do Kwon

Elon Musk: Twitter Deal Is an 'Accelerant' to Creating 'Everything App'
Elon Musk: Twitter Deal Is an ‘Accelerant’ to Creating ‘Everything App’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reviving his $44B deal to buy Twitter, tweeting that the planned acquisition is an “accelerant to creating X, the everything app.” CFRA Senior Equity An...
Elon Musk: Twitter Deal Is an 'Accelerant' to Creating 'Everything App'