Why Eigenlayer’s Airdrop Is Controversial
Although it’s actually conservative.
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Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits
There was a lot of news last week, but maybe the biggest news came Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Justice arrested two co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a bitcoin wallet that offered mixing services. The arrest ramps up the federal government’s efforts to tamp down on what it sees as money laundering enabled by privacy tools, and sets up a continuation of that broader conversation on where the right to transact in privacy fits within national security interests.
As Wasabi Wallet and Phoenix Leave the U.S., What’s Next for Non-Custodial Crypto?
Following DOJ action against Samourai Wallet and a possible Metamask investigation, Wasabi Wallet and Phoenix are closing their U.S. offerings. Is non-custodial crypto under threat?
Consensys, a Target for the SEC’s Assault on ETH, Is Fighting Back
ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin is also a co-founder of Ethereum. (CoinDesk)
Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.
Do Kwon’s Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firms
Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.
How the Bitcoin Halving Will Drive Action to Layer 2s
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Google Searches for ‘Bitcoin Halving’ Get Higher Than 4/20
One of the closely watched indicators of retail interest is booming.
What Is Bitcoin Meant to Hedge?
The cryptocurrency underperformed this week as an economic safe haven. But bitcoiners are taking a longer term view.
Looking at Sam Bankman-Fried’s Appeals Process
As expected, Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team filed a notice of his intent to appeal his conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges. So far all we have is just the notice – the actual brief won’t come for some time yet.