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- 😾 SBF passes the blame. SBF gave jury testimony, saying "a lot of people got hurt," but he didn't defraud anyone. SBF blamed everything on his lawyer.
- 👯♀️ Gemini sues Genesis. Gemini filed a lawsuit against Genesis over 60M GBTC shares being held as collateral, worth $1.6B.
- 👨⚖️ Yuga wins big. Yuga's suit against a Bored Apes copycat ended in $1.5M+ in damages and control over the smart contract.
| Prices updated at 4:00 pm ET | 24HR |
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Crypto Market Cap $1.24T | ↘ 0.7% |
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Bitcoin $33,688 | ↘ 1.0% |
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Ethereum $1,774 | ↘ 1.0% |
📈 Bondless. Crypto with a slight retrace but up big on the week. Gold on a tear breaking $2k. Long-term treasuries ETF near 20-year lows. This all has 
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