Multiple media reports suggest former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has made a U-turn and signed extradition papers that could see him sent back to the United States as early as today. This comes as one of the largest publicly traded U.S. Bitcoin miners, Core Scientific, has filed for bankruptcy. Ash Bennington is joined by Decrypt Editor-in-Chief Dan Roberts to discuss those stories, the latest in the Gemini-Genesis-DCG saga, and more. We want to hear from you - send us your questions, comments, suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Visa has signaled its long-term bullishness on the potential of the Ethereum blockchain with a paper that explores how to make auto-payments possible for self-custody wallets with StarkNet, a Layer 2 blockchain built on top of Ethereum. Jeremy Varlow and Ash Bennington speak with StarkWare president and co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson about the solution. Plus, Jeremy and Ash discuss Binance.US buying Voyager Digital assets, Reuters looking into Binance’s finances, BlockFi hoping to resume some customer withdrawals, and why a Genesis bankruptcy would bring an immediate cost to its parent company Digital Currency Group. We’ll also hear from WendyO, host of The O Show, on the power of self-sovereignty and why NFTs can revolutionize music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grayscale Investments is considering a tender offer for 20% of shares in its GBTC fund as its quest to turn it into a Bitcoin ETF continues to hit regulatory snags. Marco Olivera is joined by the CEO of Valkyrie Investments Leah Wald to discuss the future of Bitcoin investment options. They also talk about Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly wanting to reverse his fight against an extradition to the U.S., and more tough talk on crypto regulation by U.S. Senators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Binance auditor Mazars has reportedly paused all crypto-related work, going as far as scraping off its recent Binance proof-of-reserves report from the website. This is adding fuel to concerns around the state of finances at Binance, but some blockchain analysts are pointing out the company is not going through what FTX did. Maple Finance CEO and co-founder Sidney Powell and COSIMO Ventures managing partner Rob Frasca join Marco Olivera and Ash Bennington to discuss all of that. Plus, we’ll cover new crypto regulation in New York, the troubles at Gemini, and Coinbase introducing a recovery tool for unsupported tokens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.S Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at hindering criminal transactions in the cryptocurrency industry. If the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act becomes law, it will apply know-your-customer (KYC) rules to wallet providers and increase compliance with the current financial system. But what’s it mean for the average investor? Plus, Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF bought more shares of Coinbase ($COIN) as the stock dropped to an all-time low, and BTC broke above $18,000 for the first time since FTX went under. On today’s show, Benjamin Cowen, the founder of Into The Cryptoverse, joins Ash Bennington and Marco Olivera for a technical breakdown of the latest price action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in court in the Bahamas for the first time where his lawyers argued for a bail. Meanwhile, his arch-enemy, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), is trying to reassure its users that there's nothing to worry about as the exchange sees elevated levels of fund withdrawals. Dylan LeClair, a Bitcoin analyst known for his work at the Bitcoin Magazine Pro, joins Jeremy Varlow and Elaine Ly to discuss FTX, Binance, BTC and Bitcoin miners as Argo Blockchain fights to stave off a bankruptcy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By now you probably know that Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas. He’s been denied bail, pending extradition to the U.S., and faces up to 115 years in prison. So what's the next chapter in this story? And what does the industry outlook look like heading into 2023? Real Vision senior host Ash Bennington breaks it all down with Simon Dixon and Tommy Thornton on another jam-packed edition of RV Twitter Spaces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), co-founder and former CEO of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has been arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. federal prosecutors and regulators filed criminal and civil charges respectively against him. The charges were unsealed on the same day SBF was expected to testify in Congress as hearings about FTX's collapse begin. Ram Ahluwalia, the CEO and co-founder of Lumida Wealth Management, joins Nico Brugge and Ash Bennington to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A report prepared for Binance by French accounting firm Mazars was meant to reassure investors that the crypto exchange’s reserves are what it claims they are. But now it’s raising some red flags, including at the Wall Street Journal. At the top of this Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Jeremy Varlow and Ash Bennington discuss the glaring holes in the report. They also talk about the bombshell that hit crypto news outlet The Block and led to the immediate resignation of its CEO, and why Coinbase is taking an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Ash and Jeremy will be joined by John Deaton, owner of Deaton Law Firm and founder of CryptoLaw to hear his take on the biggest ongoing cases in cryptoland, including SEC vs Ripple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is urging publicly traded companies to come clean about any sort of exposure or vulnerability they may have to the current crypto market turmoil. At the top of this Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Nico Brugge and Ash Bennington analyze the new guidelines. Later, they're joined by Ethereum investor and community member Ryan Berckmans to talk about Shanghai, Ethereum's next major upgrade which now also has a date. Plus, a new chapter in the ongoing stablecoin wars in the form of Coinbase dropping fees on USDT/USDC swaps, and U.S. regulator issuing a sobering message about institutional interest in crypto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices