The CFTC's lawsuit against Binance is interesting, not just for what happened (the CFTC alleged civil law violations) but for what didn't (the Justice Department has not filed anything yet), nikhileshde writes in this week's State of Crypto newsletter.
: When the FDIC announced Flagstar’s takeover of Signature deposits, it explicitly said that Signature Bridge Bank depositors “other than cash depositors related to the digital-asset banking businesses, will automatically become depositors of” Flagstar.
No such language existed in the announcement of First Citizens’ takeover of SVB deposits. I reached out to the FDIC and First Citizens to confirm just what this meant. The FDIC referred me to First Citizens, which hasn’t responded.14:00 UTC The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the recent bank failures.17:00 UTC CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam testified before a subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee to discuss the agency’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year.8:45 UTC U.K.
18:30 UTC SEC Chair Gary Gensler will testify before a subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee to discuss the agency’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year.14:00 UTC There will also be a Genesis bankruptcy hearing.The Wall Street JournalA number of banks are getting more involved in crypto in the wake of Silvergate and Signature collapsing, the Journal reports.
CNBC has a massive report about how Binance encouraged users to flout know-your-customer rules to access the exchange. Some color on Do Kwon’s arrest: “The man once hailed as the ‘crypto king’ was traveling on a forged Costa Rican passport.”If you’ve got thoughts or questions on what I should discuss next week or any other feedback you’d like to share, feel free to email me at
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