Bankless Weekly Review: FBI Launches Crypto Attack, CZ Is Going to Jail?

原文标题：Assault on Crypto

原文作者：David C

原文来源：bankless

编译：Kate, 火星财经

1.SEC和FBI对加密货币发起攻击

It's been a bold week for the U.S. government as it has gone too far in cracking down on the crypto industry.

As the SEC opened fire on Ethereum, declaring it a security, Consensys launched a lawsuit this week to counter the SEC's ultra vires. Previously, they disclosed that Consensys received a notice from the SEC Wells that Metamask was an unregistered stock exchange.

It seems that everything is happening at the same time, and the FBI has also issued a warning, urging Americans to use only crypto services that are registered as money services businesses under federal law, i.e., not self-custody services. The government seems to have accelerated the war on cryptocurrency and privacy recently, with even courts calling their actions in cryptocurrency cases a "gross abuse of power."

2. Franklin Templeton's on-chain fund

Franklin Templeton announced Thursday that it will launch an on-chain money market fund. The fund is known for its laser eyes and WIF hat on Twitter, among others. The $380 million U.S. government money fund on the Franklin Chain is now live on the Stellar and Polygon blockchains, and its BENJI token represents an immediate demand for government securities, cash, and repurchase agreements.

3. The U.S. Department of Justice wants CZ to serve 3 years in prison

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao's legal woes have escalated, and the U.S. Department of Justice is pushing for a three-year prison sentence on charges of sanctions violations and anti-money laundering failures on the exchange. Although Changpeng Zhao's defense attorneys claimed no knowledge of the particular transaction that was flagged, the prosecution argued that his negligence led to a major compliance lapse for which he must be held responsible. In response, CZ issued a sincere apology letter stating that it would work to correct Binance's compliance deficiencies. In addition, his family, friends, and influential figures, such as the former U.S. ambassador to China and members of the ruling family of the United Arab Emirates, wrote him 161 letters in support of his request for a commutation of his sentence.

4️. Stripe has announced the upcoming launch of USDC payments

This week, fintech giant Stripe announced its re-entry into the crypto payments space and demonstrated support for USDC on Solana, Ethereum, and Polygon. Stripe's goal is to position cryptocurrency as a viable medium of exchange – (Solana) – by increasing transaction speed and reducing costs – emphasizing its confidence in cryptocurrency's mature infrastructure and its potential to simplify online payments. The move marks an important endorsement of stablecoins in connecting Tradfi with crypto.

5️ Renzo sees 80% decoupling

In a dramatic twist, Renzo's ezETH token experienced a significant 80% decoupling from its expected ETH parity, highlighting the vulnerability of liquid re-staking tokens (LRTs). It happened shortly after Renzo announced the upcoming airdrop, which seemed to destabilize investor confidence, causing the token to plummet and lead to a liquidity crunch. While prices have largely recovered since then, the depeg highlights the risks inherent in nascent, re-staking ecosystems, which in some cases are highly leveraged.