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Sam Bankman-Fried’s political donations worth at least $73 million could be clawed back to repay FTX creditors. Meanwhile, Bankman-Fried is expected to testify before Congress Tuesday. Blockchain Association Executive Director Kristin Smith discusses the latest developments in FTX's bankruptcy and where crypto regulation could be headed in 2023.

Dec 12, 2022

U.S. prosecutors are considering criminal charges against crypto exchange Binance and individual executives, including founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, Reuters reports. Do Kwon, wanted internationally in connection with Terra's collapse, has moved to Serbia through Dubai, according to CoinDesk Korea. And Bloomberg reports that at least $73 million of political donations tied to Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX may be at risk of being clawed back.

Dec 12, 2022

A number of celebrities, including Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton, Jimmy Fallon and Madonna, were named as plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit, alleging that Yuga Labs' non-fungible token (NFT) collections were "misleadingly promoted" and resulted in financial damage to the defendants. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications of celebrity endorsements in the crypto space.

Dec 12, 2022

Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management said in an email it bought 78,982 shares in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN), its first investment in the crypto exchange in a month. This comes as Coinbase confirms that its 2022 revenue is on track to be just half of 2021 levels. "The Hash" team discusses what to make of Ark Invest's latest crypto bets.

Dec 12, 2022

Evertas, the cryptocurrency insurance firm that received a nod from Lloyd’s of London earlier this year, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round led by Polychain Capital. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the crypto insurance sector and the broader industry.

Dec 12, 2022

Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, has hired a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official as her lawyer in the federal probe into crypto exchange FTX’s collapse, according to Bloomberg. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire.

Dec 12, 2022

Decentralized Insurance protocol Nimble founder and CEO Adam Hofmann discusses why he thinks a decentralized FDIC-like system should be deployed to protect users in the wake of FTX's collapse and usher mass adoption of blockchain technology.

Dec 12, 2022

Ernst & Young Principal and Global Innovation Leader Paul Brody is bullish on the outlook of Ethereum going into 2023. He predicts a shift towards industrial, instead of purely financial applications. Plus, he discusses the outlook for Nightfall, a joint collaboration between Polygon and EY.

Dec 12, 2022

Ernst & Young Principal and Global Innovation Leader Paul Brody discusses his outlook for crypto's road ahead in 2023 and explains why he thinks there will be "no lessons learned" from this year's contagion. Plus, insights on the future of Ethereum and his upcoming production launch of Nightfall in partnership with Polygon.

Dec 12, 2022

"While a lot of people have moved on to a very risk off environment ... we've been comforted internally by the plateauing of the bitcoin price within a specific band," 21.co co-founder and CEO Hany Rashwan said. He explains how interest rate hikes by global central banks could have an impact on the crypto markets.

Dec 12, 2022