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Weekly Roundup 08/04/23 (SEC vs HEX, Base and BALD, Curve hacked) (EP.442)

Aug 4, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Future of Stablecoins

2min

Orbital: A London Based Payments Firm Solving Stablecoin Access

2min

The SEC Charges Richard Hart Over a $50 Million Crypto Fraud Case

3min

The SEC's Scam on Hex

3min

Three Arrows Capital: A Rogue Bandit

2min

Coinbase's Rug Bull

4min

Sam Trebucco's Mark of Manipulation on Coinbase

3min

The Incomprehensible News of the Curve Hack

4min

10.

The Problem With DeFi Composability

2min

11.

Leo Lichtenstein Pled Accused of Hacking Bitfinex

2min

12.

The US Government Seizes Silk Road Hacked Coins

3min

13.

MicroStrategy Longs GBDC

2min

14.

The Impact of World Coin on the Economy

2min

15.

Bitcoin's Role as an ESG Imperative

2min

16.

Ethereum Futures ETFs: What's Going On?

2min

17.

The SEC Commissioners Vote for the Bitcoin ETF Proposal

2min

18.

The Ripple Decision and the Luna Case

2min

Matt and Nic are back for more deals and news. In this episode:

Nic's early Do Kwon experience
Reflecting back on Terra/Luna
The SEC charges Richard Heart and HEX
Is the SEC's case against Richard Heart flimsy?
Does the SEC deserve praise for coming after HEX?
Kyle Davies thinks he's immune from prosecution because he gave up his US citizenship
Who's behind the BALD rugpull?
Implications of the Curve hack
We look at Tether's asset portfolio
Kenya suspends Worldcoin operations in the country
Is there an account firm choke point?
Ethereum future ETFs are filed
Judge Rakoff dissents from the Torres doctrine

Content mentioned:

CIV white paper on Cryptodollars

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