THE HASH: Voyager Denies SEC Claims VGX Token Is a Security; Sam Bankman-Fried May Soon Use a Flip Phone

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🗓️ 6 March 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, March 6, 2023.

Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital has denied claims by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that its VGX token is a security, as it seeks court approval for a $1.02 billion buyout offer from Binance.US. Separately, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice proposes Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail conditions should restrict his use of the internet, including the use of a non-internet-connected flip phone, in court filings late Friday.

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1:12.6	Hey, everybody, it's the hash on CoinDestTV. It's a fresh week. It's Monday. I'm glad to be
1:17.9	here. I'm Zach Seward. We got Wendy O. Jen Sanassi, David Morris, All-Star cast, getting
1:22.7	you up to date on what's happening in crypto news. Wendy, kick us off. A little SBF update. What's up?
1:29.2	We can't, it can't be a manic Monday without an SBF update. Okay. So Bankman Freed should have only
1:36.1	flip phones website white list DOJ says. I think, I kind of agree with this. I think that
1:41.5	Sam Bankman Fried should only be allowed to have a flip phone. But basically, SBF just, he just wants to watch Netflix and read crypto news like CoinDest, the hash.
1:49.7	Sam, if you're watching, gur. But anyways, apparently his attorney wrote a letter to the district judge Louis
1:55.8	Kaplan requesting adjustments to the conditions of SBF's bail. It includes establishing an allow list of websites.
2:01.9	He could visit on a new, specially configured laptop. Allowable websites are described as not
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