THE HASH: Headlines - Top Stories of the Week 08-20-22
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🗓️ 20 August 2022
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022.
Missed any episodes of “The Hash” this week? Today’s recap episode will get you caught up.
“Hash Headlines” rounds up this week’s headline stories, including:
- Galaxy Digital Abandons $1.2B Plan to Acquire BitGo
- Bitgo to Sue Galaxy Digital
- DCG Company Genesis Cuts 20% of Staff Amid Crypto Winter
- Coinbase Could Shut Down ETH Staking Under Regulatory Pressure
Links to the headlines:
Galaxy Digital Abandons $1.2B Plan to Acquire Crypto Custody Firm BitGo
Crypto Custody Firm BitGo to Sue Galaxy Digital for Abandoning $1.2B Merger Agreement
Crypto Broker Genesis Cutting 20% of Workforce as CEO Michael Moro Exits
Coinbase CEO Suggests Exchange Won't Censor Transactions on PoS Ethereum
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| 1:12.7 | Monday's top story. |
| 1:17.8 | All right, we're going on over to Galaxy Digital Land. |
| 1:21.9 | They have abandoned their $1.2 billion plan to acquire crypto custody firm Bicko. |
| 1:30.6 | Their crypto-focused financial services firm says Bickco has $1.2 billion plan to acquire crypto custody firm BITCO. Their crypto-focused financial services firm says BITCO has failed to provide financial statements by the July deadline. So we'll remember that |
| 1:36.4 | the deal was announced in May 2021. It was supposed to be closed by the end of the year. BitGo was |
| 1:41.9 | required to send audited financial statements for 2021 by July 31st, |
| 1:47.2 | and they did not do so. So the deal is kaput. Wendy, I'm going to throw this one down to you. |
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