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Markus Thielen, Head of Research at Matrixport, believes that the SEC is not targeting stablecoins. The charge against Paxos is indirect. The regulators are planning an attack on Binance, which stored customer funds in the same wallet with its collateral for some in-house tokens. The regulations require that exchanges' corporate assets must be recorded in separate accounts and cannot form part of the proof-of-reserves calculations. That's simple: Binance cannot confirm its BUSD reserves. Paxos Trust Company, which is the only issuer of the exchange's stablecoin, serves as a witness in this case, not a defendant. Has CZ fallen into curly-haired Sam’s trap by mixing up customers' wallets with his own? We find it hard to believe. Hopefully, his accounting skills are way better.

This time the SEC hits the crypto exchange Kraken over a possible violation of the Securities Act. Incoming CEO Dave Ripley has refused to delist tokens determined as securities under the Howey test and is now having troubles with the SEC. This case may be settled in the coming days and will make a decisive difference for the entire crypto community. It is also rumored that the SEC intends to ban retail staking. Genesis and Gemini keep their fingers crossed, as they have already stepped into Kraken's shoes once before.

Justin Sun, the hype man of the century, is on it again. His Huobi exchange announced the listing of a provocative coin FUD (FTX Users Debt). The developers promise to buy back all the tokens in the future and use these funds to cover FTX's debts. Amid the announcement, the price of FUD soared by several hundred percent, but it rolled back quickly. There is a probability that the FUD token may become popular.

Over the last day, Voyager Digital transferred assets worth approximately $9.6 million to Coinbase, Binance US, and Kraken, including 4.9 million VGX, 221,000 LINK, 3,050 ETH, and 270 billion SHIB. Another interesting fact: one of the addresses has 6.8 trillion SHIB, putting it in 18th place among the largest owners of the meme coins after the transfer. We've got a riddle for you: you're broke, you need money, the enemy is nearby, so you transfer 270 billion coins to the exchange. Is it for a far-off journey or an inheritance?

FTX’s lawyers prepared a $445.8 million suit against Voyager Digital, for loan repayments that Alameda made shortly before Voyager went bankrupt. We have extensively covered this story of "unlove" earlier. The comedy of the situation is that bankrupt Alameda accuses bankrupt Voyager Digital of using the money of creditor's clients, i.e. Alameda. But the key point is that Alameda itself granted the loan from the FTX funds, which actually belonged to the customers of the curly-haired swindler's exchange. Like a drowning swimmer, Sam is dragging everyone down with them. Does he really believe that would help them climb up to the top?

Aptos development team wallet transferred over 1 million APT (~$20 million) from the main wallet to the Binance exchange. More than 1/3 of the total APT supply ($985 million) remains in the wallet. If these coins will hit the market, the APT price may undergo a significant correction. Although APT attracted a lot of attention with a sharp price increase of more than 450% in a month, one should always keep in mind the project is too centralized: 97% of the total supply is held by only 20 wallets. Thus, the price can be easily manipulated.

In their search for bankrupt FTX clients' money, lawyers want to cross-examine SBF's mother and brother. It is already known that the businessman's parents lived in a house in the Bahamas worth $16.4 million, which was the property of a crypto exchange. And the SBF's brother bought a multi-million dollar property near United States Capital (probably with the FTX clients' money). Negotiations with the SBF's father are ongoing. Perhaps the court will be able to get the truth at least from the suspect's father.

Yesterday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission demanded that Kraken shut down its staking service. And today, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce lashed out at her fellow regulators over their decision on the crypto exchange. According to Peirce, the SEC should develop transparent registration rules, instead of banning a program that served both investors and companies well. "Using enforcement actions to tell people what the law is in an emerging industry is not an efficient or fair way of regulating," the commissioner said. What title is after commissioner? Start a petition!

Justin Sun, co-founder of the Huobi exchange, expressed his delight at China's decision to levy a tax on cryptocurrency transactions. He believes that this is a sure sign that China is ready to accept the existence of digital assets and ease the pressure on crypto projects. Even the fact that fiscal authorities require crypto-markets to register users who invest in cryptocurrencies did not dim his joy. At the same time, he claims that Huobi is registered in the Seychelles and thus is not required to provide customer information. And Justin Sun dreams that the TRON blockchain will be adopted in China at the national level. What else is there to say? Justin Sun is like Jean-Claude Van Damme, but for crypto.