THE HASH: SEC Sues Bittrex; Shaq Served in FTX Lawsuit and More

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🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, April 17, 2023. This episode is sponsored by Filecoin Foundation. "The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: The Securities and Exchange Commission charges Bittrex and its former CEO With violating federal laws. U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) says he'll be introducing a bill to fire SEC boss Gary Gensler. Basketball great Shaquille O'Neal finally gets outmaneuvered and is subpoenaed in the FTX class-action lawsuit. Plus, why Gridless Mining is among CoinDesk's Projects to Watch in 2023. See also: Crypto Exchange Bittrex Violated Federal Laws, SEC Charges in Lawsuit SEC Warned Bittrex of Legal Action Before Firm Announced U.S. Exit: WSJ Shaquille O'Neal Finally Served FTX Lawsuit: Lawyers Gridless Is Extending Power to Rural Africa - Connect with the Filecoin community at the Filecoin Network Base in Austin, April 24-26, ahead of Consensus 2023. Register today at networkbase.io/austin. And find us on the Consensus show floor in the Protocol Village, presented by Filecoin Foundation. See you in Austin! - Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 at Consensus 2023, happening April 26-28 in Austin, Texas. Come and immerse yourself in all that Web3, crypto, blockchain and the metaverse have to offer. Use code THEHASH to get 15% off your pass. Visit coindesk.com/consensus. - This episode has been edited by Ryan Huntington. The senior producer is Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by Filecoin Foundation.
0:10.9	This is the hash podcast.
0:13.6	Stay informed with the latest on Bitcoin, Eith, the Metaverse, Web3, and more.
0:18.8	All on the hash for your ears.
0:22.3	You're listening to the Coin Desk Podcast Network.
0:26.2	Hey there, happy Monday, and welcome to CoinDest TV.
0:30.4	You are watching The Hash with your favorite crypto news commentators in all of the land.
0:36.4	I am Zach Seward.
0:37.3	That is Wendy O. Jen Sanassi and
0:39.4	Will Foxy. We are here to get you up to speed all that's going on in the world of crypto and more.
0:43.7	And Will is going to kick us off. Will, what do you got? Okay, let's go over at SEC land. Gary Gensler
0:48.4	strikes again. This time, BitTrex and BitTex Global are being noticed from the SEC and sued for operating
0:55.8	as an unregistered security broker in clearing agency.
0:58.9	It's according to a press release from the Securities Exchange Commission as of this morning.
1:03.0	And a quote, Gary Gansler said, today's action yet again makes plain that the crypto market
1:07.4	suffer from a lack of regulatory compliance, not a lack of regulatory
1:10.9	clarity. As a legend, our complaint, Bitrecks and issuers that worked with knew the rules
1:15.3	that applied to them, but went to great lengths to evade them by directing issuer applicants
1:18.7	to scrub offering materials of information indicating that certain crypto assets were securities.
1:24.3	I got to give this one to our resident legal expert on the show.
1:28.5	Jen, what do you make of this? We've seen as SQL after Coinbase for the Wells notice. Lots of crypto projects are going
1:33.5	under the gun of the SEC. What should take on BitTrex? Well, my first question is, how can we be
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