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 If a government gains power in times of crisis, it will create crises.

If a government gains power in times of terrorism, it will create terrorism. 
 https://chrisoncrypto.com/blog/f/criminal-trial-for-ex-celsius-ceo-alex-mashinsky-set-for-september-2024/

As Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in court on Tuesday to face criminal charges, Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of the now-bankrupt lending firm Celsius, had his trial date set for September 17, 2024.

Mashinsky faces a multiplicity of criminal fraud charges from various agencies.

A Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigation found congruence with an independent examiner’s report released in February, highlighting damning revelations that date back to at least 2020. In the 476-page document, the examiner found that #Celsius insiders knew about illegal activities, and some employees withdrew large chunks of #tokens before the firm’s eventual collapse.  
 Coinbase will delist 80 #crypto trading pairs on October 16. The delisting announcement comes several weeks after Brian Armstrong said that the exchange will begin supporting Lightning Network payments. Is Coinbase rediscovering its roots? #btc #ltc

https://chrisoncrypto.com/blog/f/coinbase-to-delist-80-crypto-trading-pairs/ 
 If you're into digital gold, you can only pretend that there's no such thing as digital silver for so long. You've made that sound argument. It has consequences. #BTC #LTC 
 Gary Gensler was taken to task during a Congressional hearing on Sept. 27, with congressmen accusing the chairman of purposely thwarting #crypto, demonstrating that he is not fit for purpose.

https://chrisoncrypto.com/blog/f/sec-chairman-gary-gensler-taken-to-task-in-congressional-hearing/ 
 I for one won't be listening to those who eagerly shredded their credibility while those of us who asked questions were gaslit, ignored, censored and ridiculed. I'll also refrain from sharing information on Meta platforms. If you're still there, best of luck to you. 
 Former #ETH Foundation advisor Steven Nerayoff alleges that Vitalik Buterin orchestrated a character assassination campaign against him, among other things. Substantiating documents backing the claims have yet to be revealed, however.

https://chrisoncrypto.com/blog/f/vitalik-buterin-accused-of-character-assassination-by-former-co-worker-steven-nerayoff/