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The state of Illinois decided to make a difference in the world of blockchain, and it succeeded. The local Senate wants to be able to... cancel bitcoin transactions. According to the Digital Property Protection and Law Enforcement Act, validators must cancel transactions and return the funds to the sender or transfer them to the state Treasury if ordered by the state's attorney. The same goes for smart contracts, which must be rescinded upon a valid court request. Shall we expect a manual sunset in the next bill?

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!

In his new post, SBF found inconsistencies in documents filed by the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) to a Delaware court alleging that FTX US is insolvent. S&C somehow failed to include $428 million of assets in FTX US bank accounts in the report. As a result, SBF concluded that FTX had hundreds of millions of dollars in excess of what the exchange needed to pay its obligations to users. Just return the money, Sam!

That’s not the first (or even tenth) case of YouTube stars and professional sportsmen being accused of promoting scam projects. Pro wrestler Logan Paul couldn't slide out of the strong arm of the law, either. He was named in a class-action suit from the CryptoZoo investors, alleging the project to be a typical Rug Pull. Paul was one of the founders of that fraudulent venture, so the plaintiffs have a pretty good chance to receive the compensation. Previously, we’ve published a complete guide to crypto analysis. Always remember to DYOR!