Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. 

• Cooper and Kirk’s white paper on Operation Choke Point 2.0 • How bank regulators put crypto-facing banks in a catch-22 • SBF charged with bribing a Chinese official • Is Sam funding his legal defense with funds purloined from FTX users? • The CFTC charges Binance with operating an unlicensed derivatives exchange • Binance execs haz no confidence in their geofencing • How did the CFTC get their hands on CZ’s Signal history • The SEC shuts down Beaxy • Microstrategy buys another $150m worth of Bitcoin • NASDAQ is aiming to launch their crypto custody platform in June • What’s the deal with McHenry’s stablecoin bill? • House Democrats would make issuing a stablecoin effectively illegal • Elizabeth Warren is “building an anti-crypto army” • Are DAOs unincorporated associations or general partnerships? • Is the SPDI dead in the water? • Did the FDIC Chair perjure himself in front of Congress this week? • What’s the deal with the SigNet sale? • Is dedollarization happening?

Content mentioned:

• Cooper & Kirk whitepaper on Operation Choke Point 2.0