BREAKDOWN: The SEC and DOJ Are Reportedly Investigating DCG
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4.8 • 689 Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2023
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
According to sources, the U.S. agencies’ investigations are in early stages and Digital Currency Group has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
On today’s episode, NLW catches up on:
- Why bitcoin’s price went up firmly above $17,000
- The latest Binance concerns
- Reports the Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department are investigating DCG’s internal transfers
(CoinDesk is an independent subsidiary of DCG.)
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| 1:10.2 | What's going on, guys? |
| 1:11.3 | It is Monday, January 9th, but today we are talking about news that DCG is being |
| 1:16.4 | investigated by the DOJ. |
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