2023 Crypto Year in Review: Is a Bull Market Around the Corner?- Ep. 586

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, noon

b"Take the Unchained 2023 survey!\\nListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.\\nIn 2023, the crypto industry began with post-FTX fallout such as Operation Chokepoint 2.0, the failures of banks serving the crypto industry and the SEC's Wells Notice against Coinbase.\\n\\nMeanwhile, Bitcoin Ordinals brought innovation to the Bitcoin network, while Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade introduced new functionalities.\\xa0\\n\\nThe criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried was the dramatic climax of the year, as lawmakers\\u2019 concerns about crypto being used for terrorist financing brought crypto into the mainstream conversation. The year ended with Binance's substantial settlement with the U.S. government and spot Bitcoin ETFs in the horizon, ushering in what looks like the beginnings of another bull market.\\xa0\\nThank you to our sponsors!\\n\\nArbitrum Foundation\\n\\nUniswap\\n\\nPopcorn Network\\n\\nLinks\\nDCG\\nUnchained: Gemini vs. DCG Is Heating Up. Could Gemini Force Genesis Into Bankruptcy?\\nReuters: Crypto lending unit of Genesis files for U.S. bankruptcy\\nCELSIUS\\nUnchained:\\xa0\\n\\n7 Revelations From Celsius\\u2019 Examiner Report\\n\\nWhy the Celsius Examiner Report Shows 'a Complete Disaster in Almost Every Way'\\n\\nOperation Chokepoint 2.0\\nWSJ: Regulator Orders Crypto Firm Paxos to Stop Issuing Binance Stablecoin\\nThe Verge: Kraken pays a $30 million fine and shuts down crypto staking in the US\\nUnchained:\\xa0\\n\\nCoinbase\\u2019s Top Lawyer Calls SEC Wells Notice a \\u2018Massive Overreach\\u2019\\n\\nJust a Coincidence? Coinbase and Polygon Lawyers See Bad Omens in SEC Crackdown\\n\\n\\nBitcoin Ordinals\\nUnchained:\\xa0\\n\\nBitcoin Ordinal NFTs Are Hot and Getting Hotter. What's the Hype About?\\n\\nBitcoin\\u2019s Daily Transaction Fees Surpass Ethereum\\u2019s for First Time Since 2020\\n\\nSignature, Silvergate, SVB, USDC depeg\\nInvestopedia: What Happened to Silicon Valley Bank?\\nCNBC: Stablecoin USDC breaks dollar peg after firm reveals it has $3.3 billion in SVB exposure\\nUnchained:\\xa0\\n\\nThe Chopping Block: Was Crypto Just Debanked?\\n\\nWhy Caitlin Long and Meltem Demirors Are Worried About Crypto\\u2019s Future in the US - Cryptocurrency\\n\\nSEC Issues Coinbase a Wells Notice\\n\\nRep. Emmer on Why He Believes Gary Gensler Is a \\u2018Bad-Faith Regulator\\u2019\\n\\nReuters: Signature Bank failure due to 'poor management,' US FDIC report says\\nThe Verge: Silvergate has collapsed\\nEthereum\\u2019s Shanghai upgrade\\nUnchained:\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What\\u2019s Next for Ethereum?\\xa0\\n\\n\\nStaked Ethereum Withdrawals Enabled As Shanghai Upgrade Goes Live\\n\\nCoinDesk: What\\u2019s Next After the Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade Known as Shapella\\nPROMETHEUM\\nUnchained:\\xa0\\n\\nPrometheum and Paradigm in Debate: Can the Status Quo Work for Crypto\\n\\nThese 2 Crypto Trading Platforms Agree With SEC Chair Gary Gensler\\n\\nCrypto Community Unearths Questionable History of SEC-Aligned Prometheum - Cryptocurrency Regulation\\n\\nSEC vs. Binance and Coinbase\\nUnchained:\\xa0\\n\\nSEC Files 13 Charges Against Binance Including the Mishandling of Funds, Sale of Unregistered Securities\\n\\nSEC Sues Coinbase for Breaking Securities Laws\\n\\nSEC Sues Binance, Coinbase: \\u2018This Is Not the End of Crypto in the United States\\u2019\\n\\nRIPPLE\\nUnchained:\\xa0\\n\\nNew Order in SEC vs. Ripple Over XRP Is a Win for Crypto: What Happens Now?\\n\\nThe Chopping Block: Jake Chervinsky on How the SEC Has Lost Credibility\\n\\nCoinDesk: Ripple, Crypto Industry Score Partial Win in SEC Court Fight Over XRP\\n\\nVisit our site to see more details and links!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"