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2023 Crypto Year in Review: Is a Bull Market Around the Corner?- Ep. 586

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In 2023, the crypto industry began with post-FTX fallout such as Operation Chokepoint 2.0, the failures of banks serving the crypto industry and the SEC's Wells Notice against Coinbase.


Meanwhile, Bitcoin Ordinals brought innovation to the Bitcoin network, while Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade introduced new functionalities. 


The criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried was the dramatic climax of the year, as lawmakers’ concerns about crypto being used for terrorist financing brought crypto into the mainstream conversation. The year ended with Binance's substantial settlement with the U.S. government and spot Bitcoin ETFs in the horizon, ushering in what looks like the beginnings of another bull market. 

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    DCG

    Unchained: Gemini vs. DCG Is Heating Up. Could Gemini Force Genesis Into Bankruptcy?

    Reuters: Crypto lending unit of Genesis files for U.S. bankruptcy

    CELSIUS

    Unchained: 

    • 7 Revelations From Celsius’ Examiner Report
    • Why the Celsius Examiner Report Shows 'a Complete Disaster in Almost Every Way'

      • Operation Chokepoint 2.0

      WSJ: Regulator Orders Crypto Firm Paxos to Stop Issuing Binance Stablecoin

      The Verge: Kraken pays a $30 million fine and shuts down crypto staking in the US

      Unchained: 

      • Coinbase’s Top Lawyer Calls SEC Wells Notice a ‘Massive Overreach’
      • Just a Coincidence? Coinbase and Polygon Lawyers See Bad Omens in SEC Crackdown


        • Bitcoin Ordinals

        Unchained: 

        • Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs Are Hot and Getting Hotter. What's the Hype About?
        • Bitcoin’s Daily Transaction Fees Surpass Ethereum’s for First Time Since 2020

          • Signature, Silvergate, SVB, USDC depeg

          Investopedia: What Happened to Silicon Valley Bank?

          CNBC: Stablecoin USDC breaks dollar peg after firm reveals it has $3.3 billion in SVB exposure

          Unchained: 

          • The Chopping Block: Was Crypto Just Debanked?
          • Why Caitlin Long and Meltem Demirors Are Worried About Crypto’s Future in the US - Cryptocurrency
          • SEC Issues Coinbase a Wells Notice
          • Rep. Emmer on Why He Believes Gary Gensler Is a ‘Bad-Faith Regulator’

            • Reuters: Signature Bank failure due to 'poor management,' US FDIC report says

            The Verge: Silvergate has collapsed

            Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade

            Unchained: 

            •  Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What’s Next for Ethereum? 
            • Staked Ethereum Withdrawals Enabled As Shanghai Upgrade Goes Live

              • CoinDesk: What’s Next After the Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade Known as Shapella

              PROMETHEUM

              Unchained: 

              • Prometheum and Paradigm in Debate: Can the Status Quo Work for Crypto
              • These 2 Crypto Trading Platforms Agree With SEC Chair Gary Gensler
              • Crypto Community Unearths Questionable History of SEC-Aligned Prometheum - Cryptocurrency Regulation

                • SEC vs. Binance and Coinbase

                Unchained: 

                • SEC Files 13 Charges Against Binance Including the Mishandling of Funds, Sale of Unregistered Securities
                • SEC Sues Coinbase for Breaking Securities Laws
                • SEC Sues Binance, Coinbase: ‘This Is Not the End of Crypto in the United States’

                  • RIPPLE

                  Unchained: 

                  • New Order in SEC vs. Ripple Over XRP Is a Win for Crypto: What Happens Now?
                  • The Chopping Block: Jake Chervinsky on How the SEC Has Lost Credibility

                    • CoinDesk: Ripple, Crypto Industry Score Partial Win in SEC Court Fight Over XRP


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