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    Is cryptocurrency drifting from being a niche to a fad? As of late, the S.E.C. has filed charges against Binance and Coinbase for money laundering and not registering as a broker. Will these two companies be heading for the crypto junk pile to join FTX?

    supporting links

    1.     Majority of Americans aren’t confident in cryptocurrency [Pew Research Center]

    2.     The 2023 Crypto Crime Report [Chainalysis]

    3.     Cryptocurrencies in Household Finance [Michael Weber Survey] 

    4.     Crypto Glossary [CoinDesk]

    5.     Coinbase [Website]

    6.     Coinbase [Wikipedia]

    7.     Brian Armstrong/Chairman and CEO, Coinbase [Bio on Wikipedia]

    8.     Binance [Website]

    9.     Binance.US [Website]

    10.  Binance [Wikipedia]

    11.  Changpeng Zhao/Co-founder and CEO, Binance [Bio on Wikipedia]

    12.  S.E.C. Chairman, Gary Gensler [Investopedia]

    13.  S.E.C./Security Exchanges Commission [Wikipedia]

    14.  C.F.T.C./Commodity Futures Trading Commission [Wikipedia]

    15.  Now might be a good time to consider quitting crypto [VOX]

    16.  The Key Points You Should Know About Cryptocurrency [GEVEO]

    17.  CoinShares [Asset Manager]/Website


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