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MyTrade Head First to Plead Guilty Among Group of Firms Accused of Gaming Markets
The U.S. Department of Justice said it secured a guilty plea from the operator of crypto “market maker” MyTrade, which was one target in a wide-ranging sting that brought manipulation charges to multiple firms and individuals earlier this month.Source
U.S. Treasury Advisory Panel Says Tokenization Could Be Big, But May Need Central Control
The U.S. Treasury Department’s panel of Wall Street advisers see the tokenization of U.S. debt and other assets providing some significant potential advances, the group contended in a new report – while also envisioning an inevitable need for the kind of heavy central hand that may rankle the crypto sector.Source
FTX’s Nishad Singh Gets No Prison Time for Role in Crypto Exchange Collapse
Singh is the fourth FTX executive to be sentenced for his role in the fraud.Source
The Protocol: Crypto Fundraising, Job Losses, Juicy Payouts, Grants for Devs
In this week’s issue of The Protocol, our newsletter on blockchain tech, we’re covering the Optimism’s $42.5M token pledge to Kraken, crypto VC funding, grants for Bitcoin open-source developers, and Polymarket’s (negligible) impact on Polygon’s bottom line.Source
Institutional Investors Position for Bitcoin Volatility Into the U.S. Election
Some $350 million notional value of November call options traded on CME with a breakeven bitcoin price of nearly $80,000, anticipating a rally next month, one analyst noted.Source
Opportunities for Blockchains and Digital Assets to Support and Enhance U.S. National Security
With regulatory certainty, the national security benefits of digital assets and blockchain technology will grow exponentially, say four national security experts.Source