March 11, 2022    /    Unchained Daily    /    Laura Shin
Daily Bits 


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The US Department of Labor urged “extreme care” for fiduciaries considering crypto as part of retirement portfolios.
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The CFTC is asking for public comments on FTX.US’s proposal to offer crypto derivatives trading.
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Chainalysis released a set of crypto sanctions monitoring tools to the public for free.
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US inflation increased to 7.9% in February.
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An alleged ransomware attacker was extradited to the US in connection with a $28.2 million seizure of BTC by Canadian authorities.
Today in Crypto Adoption…
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Stripe announced support for crypto businesses and a partnership with FTX.
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eBay teased a “digital wallet” in an investor presentation.
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The internet arm of SoftBank reportedly plans to launch an NFT marketplace.
- Warner Bros. is dropping a collection of 6 million physical DC-comics trading cards that can be redeemed as NFTs.
The $$$ Corner…
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StarkWare, an Ethereum layer-2 developer, is reportedly raising funds at a $6 billion valuation.
- Bessemer, a VC firm, announced a $250 million fund to invest in decentralized tech.
What Do You Meme?
What’s Poppin’?
Staker’s Delight
Recommended Reads
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@CroissantEth on ether as a resource:
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Web3 Labs’ Conor Svensson on tokens being the web3 equivalent to websites:
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Token Terminal on Centrifuge, a bridge that recently secured a Polkadot parachain slot:
On The Pod…
How Justin Sun Has Allegedly Tried to Manipulate Markets and Escape Regulation
Chris Harland-Dunaway, a freelance reporter for The Verge, talks about his most recent investigative story on Tron founder Justin Sun, which details a long string of questionable decisions and actions by Sun. Show topics:
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why Justin Sun fled China after the Tron ICO
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why Chris’s 15 sources were granted anonymity for this story
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why Chris believes that Tron’s market-making team was performing insider trading
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how Justin Sun has tried to evade US securities law
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what “Operation Couch Cushions” was and how it led to 300 BTC being sent to Poloniex
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where Justin Sun is looking for citizenship
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what Chris knows about a grand jury investigation into Justin Sun
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what Justin Sun had to say about Chris’ allegations
Book Update
My book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze, which is all about Ethereum and the 2017 ICO mania, is now available!
You can purchase it here: http://bit.ly/cryptopians
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