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The 39-year-old fined and behind bars for using crypto

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A US cryptocurrency expert is behind bars for helping North Korea evade sanctions

The former US researcher at a cryptocurrency group has been sentenced to more than five years in Jail.

Virgil Griffith is locked up for conspiring to help North Korea evade US sanctions using crypto.

The 39-year-old had been facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million dollar fine.

He had earlier pleaded guilty but this sentence is the minimum amount of prison time sought by prosecutors.

He formerly worked for the Ethereum Foundation, a non-profit organisation focused on the tech behind the cryptocurrency ether.

He was also fined $100,000 dollars.

Natasha is an Associate Producer at ticker NEWS with a Bachelor of arts from Monash University. She has previously worked at Sky News Australia and Monash University as an Online Content Producer.

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Why is the world’s largest crypto exchange battling U.S. regulators?

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U.S. regulators have filed charges against Binance, the world’s largest crypt exchange

Is the idea of a financial world that operates outside of the global banking system and eludes the reach of regulations a possibility or a pipe dream?

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed 13 charges against the Bianace, world’s largest crypt exchange and its billionaire founder, Changpeng Zhao.

The SEC alleges that the crypto exchange worked to attract U.S. customers to its unregulated international exchange, commingled investor funds with their own and violated securities laws.

In addition, the SEC is also alleging that Binance and Zhao used market-making companies—that they controlled—to inflate trading prices and profit from of their customers.

Zhao has publicly dismissed the allegations.

Stefan Rust, the former CEO of Bitcoin.com joins us to discuss. #crypto #cryptocurrency #StefanRust #veronicadudo #Binance #ChangpengZhao

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Is the metaverse the future of social network?

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U.S. firms like Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Microsoft are going all in on the metaverse. Meanwhile, Chinese companies appear to be taking a more cautious approach amid tighter regulation.

 
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Who will win the global metaverse race?

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China is looking to invest in the metaverse market as numerous cities rollout policy proposals.

Technology continues to change our lives forever.

As new advancements are released to the public—safety continues to be a major concern.

People are interacting with computers in a different way, with the word Metaverse becoming a buzzword in both the tech and business industries.

While the term, “metaverse” is broad, it refers to a set of digital spaces online—including 3D—that allows people to do many things from socializing and learning to interacting and collaborating.

Analysts say it’s the next evolution in social connection and the successor to the mobile internet.

According to Morgan Stanley, the metaverse market could be worth $8 trillion in the future.

China’s technology giants are investing in the metavese and recently, numerous Chinese cities have announced policy proposals to attract and support metaverse companies.

This comes after tense year of regulatory scrutiny on the countries tech sector.

The Chinese city of Zhengzhou recently announced a series of policy proposals to support metaverse companies operating in the region.

The initiative involves the municipal government establishing a nearly $1.5 billion dedicated fund in an effort to foster growth and development in the industry.

So, is the metaverse taking the world by storm?

Oz Sultan from the Sultan Interactive Group joins us to discuss. #china #metaverse #veronicadudo #ozsultan #regulation #crypto #tech

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