In today’s episode, we break down the never-ending OpenAI and Sam Altman saga, SEC’s charges against Kraken, DAO governance models, and Binance’s $4.3 billion settlement opened a discourse on the future landscape of industry compliance. Our conversation ends with Bullish’s strategic acquisition of CoinDesk, and the potential implications this holds for journalistic integrity in the crypto space.

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Chapter Markers:

0:00 Welcome to Block & Order

2:02 Binance Pays Billions in Penalties, Changpeng Zhao steps down

6:52 OpenAI – Sam Altman hired and rehired

11:16 Aragon DAO votes to sue founders

15:57 SEC files complaint against Kraken

20:07 Tether and OKX collaborate with DOJ

24:22 Coindesk purchased by Bullish

Show Notes:

Binance Pays Billions in Penalties, CZ steps down: https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/binance-ceo-changpeng-zhao-step-down-plead-guilty-01f72a40?st=lxy2nlwpbbrp2zp&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

OpenAI – Sam Altman: https://www.wsj.com/tech/openai-employees-threaten-to-quit-unless-board-resigns-bbd5cc86

Aragon DAO sues founders: https://www.theblock.co/post/263924/a-dao-is-funding-a-lawsuit-against-its-own-founding-team

SEC files complaint against Kraken: https://x.com/SenLummis/status/1726768494069354545

Tether, OKX collaborate with DOJ to seize $225m in illicit USDT fund: https://cryptoslate.com/tether-okx-collaborate-with-doj-to-seize-record-225m-in-illicit-usdt-funds/

Coindesk purchased by Bullish: https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/company-led-by-former-nyse-president-buys-crypto-news-site-coindesk-af3b5cc2?st=v127ulsn43es4c5&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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