The first hearing in the crypto lender Genesis's bankruptcy brought a surprising amount of optimism for a swift resolution. Ash Bennington asks James Murphy, aka MetaLawMan, whether that optimism is warranted. They also discuss new, stricter guidelines, votes, and plans for crypto regulation in New York, the EU and France. Plus, reports of more layoffs at Gemini, Binance admits a mistake in how it stores user funds, and the FBI points the finger for the $100M Horizon Bridge hack.

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