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According to CoinDesk, President Trump has removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her position and appointed his former personal lawyer, current Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, as acting Attorney General. Blanche previously represented Trump in handling criminal cases in New York, and after taking office as Deputy Attorney General, he ordered the dissolution of the Justice Department's national cryptocurrency enforcement team and signed a memorandum instructing prosecutors not to pursue regulatory violation cases in the cryptocurrency industry.According to disclosed documents, Blanche held various cryptocurrencies valued between approximately $159,000 and $485,000 when he signed the enforcement memorandum, including Bitcoin, Solana, Cardano, Ethereum, Polygon, Polkadot, Quant, and Coinbase stock, violating ethical rules and his prior commitment to divest assets before handling cryptocurrency-related matters.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Binance has announced a new batch of executives for its compliance team, including:Former PayPal executive Todd McElduff as Director of Corporate Compliance;Former Kraken Head of Risk and Compliance and UK Chief Compliance Officer Lana Sinelnikova as Director of Business Compliance and Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA);Former cryptocurrency professional investigator and trainer Céline Inial as Special Investigation Expert for the French market;Caner Akyürek, who held senior positions at Europol, as Special Investigation Expert for Turkey;Former HSBC Hong Kong Wealth and Private Banking Senior Compliance Manager Pauline Chan as Regulatory Audit and Examination Compliance Expert for Binance's Global Audit Issues Management Team.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNN: Trump is considering appointing Todd Blanche as Deputy Attorney General. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Bitcoin core developer Peter Todd was recently identified as the anonymous Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto in a new HBO documentary.Although Peter Todd has vehemently denied these accusations both on and off camera, he stated on Friday that being publicly labeled as the mysterious genius behind the $74.4 billion Bitcoin has forced him to take further measures to defend himself. "I've taken some security precautions." "But it's not a good idea to publicly say what I've done. It's better to keep the bad guys guessing."However, the early Bitcoin contributor added that he is certainly not hiding and is not in hiding as suggested by a recent article in Wired. In fact, Peter Todd attended a Bitcoin conference today in Lugano, Switzerland, where a statue commemorating Satoshi Nakamoto was unveiled, and he stated that he plans to speak at five more events around the world in the coming weeks.

Theo thông tin từ ChainCatcher, theo báo cáo của Cointelegraph, nhà mật mã học Canada Peter Todd đã bị buộc phải trốn tránh vì bộ phim tài liệu HBO "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery" tuyên bố ông là người sáng lập Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto.Todd đã phủ nhận tuyên bố này, cho rằng đạo diễn bộ phim tài liệu Cullen Hoback đã sử dụng bằng chứng gây hiểu lầm, khiến ông phải đối mặt với mối đe dọa an toàn. Todd nhấn mạnh rằng việc chỉ trích như vậy không chỉ sai mà còn có thể dẫn đến các hành vi nguy hiểm như bắt cóc và cướp bóc. Mặc dù vậy, Hoback cho rằng việc tiết lộ danh tính của Satoshi là rất quan trọng, nhưng cộng đồng không tin tưởng vào tuyên bố này.

Theo thông tin từ ChainCatcher, báo cáo của Daily Economic News cho biết, bộ phim tài liệu mới nhất của HBO "Tiền điện tử: Bí ẩn Bitcoin" (Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery) đã được phát hành, đạo diễn Cullen Hoback đã chỉ trích nhân vật chính, nhà phát triển phần mềm Canada và chuyên gia trong lĩnh vực tiền điện tử Peter Todd là "Satoshi Nakamoto". Đối với điều này, Peter Todd đã phản hồi nhấn mạnh rằng anh không phải là "Satoshi Nakamoto", và việc Cullen Hoback chỉ định anh là "Satoshi Nakamoto" chỉ là một cách để thu hút sự chú ý cho bộ phim tài liệu về Bitcoin của mình."Trong quá trình sản xuất bộ phim tài liệu, Cullen đã phỏng vấn tôi từ 4 đến 5 lần, kéo dài nhiều giờ. Cho đến lần phỏng vấn cuối cùng, anh ấy không để lại ấn tượng nào rằng anh ấy đang tìm kiếm Satoshi Nakamoto. Anh ấy chỉ giới thiệu rằng anh ấy đang cố gắng làm một bộ phim tài liệu về chính Bitcoin." Peter Todd giải thích thêm.Ngoài ra, Peter Todd cũng nhấn mạnh về sự an toàn cá nhân của mình, anh cho biết, "Bị (Cullen Hoback) cáo buộc sai là sở hữu hàng tỷ đô la sẽ mang lại rủi ro cho tôi". Peter Todd cũng cho biết, hiện tại anh chưa quyết định có thực hiện hành động pháp lý nào để bảo vệ quyền lợi của mình hay không.

According to @tier10k's summary, HBO's documentary about Bitcoin attempts to suggest that Peter Todd is the Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto (which Peter Todd himself denies). Some cases include: in 2010, Todd (using a new account) replied to Satoshi's post on the Bitcointalk forum; HBO claimed he mistakenly used his own account to complete Satoshi's post. Both accounts ceased activity a few days later. Todd later implemented the concept of Replace-by-Fee (RBF) discussed in that post.Additionally, a document provider claims that Todd used the alias John Dillon to promote RBF. Both used British/Canadian spelling. Furthermore, the timing patterns of Satoshi's posts align with the schedule of a student claimed by the document provider, with more posts on weekends. Todd has discussed "sacrificing" Bitcoin; this may refer to destroying Satoshi's Bitcoins.

ChainCatcher message, @tier10k posted on X stating that HBO believes Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto (which he denies) for the following main reasons:In 2010, Todd (from a new account) replied to Satoshi on bitcointalk; HBO claims he accidentally completed Satoshi's post using his own account;A few days later, both accounts were inactive;Todd later deployed the "replace-by-fee" concept discussed in the post;The documentary states that Todd used the pseudonym "John Dillon" to promote RBF;Both used British/Canadian spelling;Satoshi released a timeline, which the documentary claims aligns with a student's timeline, posting more content on weekends;Todd once discussed "sacrificing" Bitcoin; the documentary claims this refers to destroying Satoshi's Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the producer of the HBO documentary "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery," Cullen Hobak, presented his assembled evidence to Peter Todd and Blockstream founder Adam Back, concluding that Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto.The documentary ends with a quote from Peter Todd: "Yes, I am Satoshi Nakamoto." However, this admission by Peter Todd does not specifically prove that this Canadian developer is the inventor of Bitcoin. Peter Todd cites the phrase "I am Satoshi Nakamoto" to support the privacy of the true inventor.Peter Todd has publicly denied being the creator of Bitcoin and has questioned Hobak's conclusion, as clips from the documentary leaked online before its premiere, seemingly pointing to him as Satoshi Nakamoto.

ChainCatcher message, BitMEX Research stated in its analysis of the HBO documentary on the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto that the "block space war" presented in the documentary includes criticisms from Bitcoin.com co-founder Roger Ver towards former Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd for supporting small blocks.The former indicated that in the leaked "John Dillion" emails, the latter was working for a three-letter agency to implement the Replace By Fee plan. However, the emails indicate that John Dillion did not collaborate with intelligence personnel when dealing with Todd.In this regard, BitMEX Research believes that the documentary attempts to present these nonsensical claims as evidence that Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto, despite having no relation to Satoshi Nakamoto.

ChainCatcher news, former Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd denied being Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto on the eve of HBO's upcoming documentary about Satoshi Nakamoto. Peter Todd stated in an interview that the accusations from documentary producer Cullen Hoback are baseless.It is reported that there was a leaked video suspected to be from the HBO documentary, in which HBO believes Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd is the Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto. However, the authenticity of the leaked video has not been officially confirmed, and there is a possibility of false information.

ChainCatcher news reports that, according to official news, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that they have obtained a preliminary injunction, asset freeze, and other emergency relief against Atlanta Drive Planning LLC and its founder and CEO Russell Todd Burkhalter.The SEC alleges that Drive Planning and Burkhalter raised over $300 million from more than 2,000 investors from June 2020 to June 2024 by promising high returns ("10% interest every 3 months") for so-called real estate investments. However, this was merely a typical Ponzi scheme, where they used funds from new investors to pay returns to existing investors. Additionally, the SEC alleges that Burkhalter misappropriated millions of investor funds to purchase a $3.1 million yacht, $4.6 million in private jet and luxury car services, and a $2 million luxury apartment to support his lavish lifestyle.Nekeya Hackworth Jones, the director of the SEC's Atlanta regional office, stated that Drive Planning and Burkhalter gained the trust of ordinary investors through false promises, implementing a typical Ponzi scheme. She urged investors to be wary of sellers who overly promote high returns. In addition to obtaining emergency relief, the SEC is also seeking a permanent injunction against the defendants, the return of ill-gotten gains, and civil penalties, as well as a ban on Burkhalter from serving as an executive of any company. The case is currently under further investigation.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, the path for Coinbase to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) looks bleak. Todd Phillips, a professor of banking and administrative law at Georgia State University, stated that Judge Failla's decision last week indicates her agreement with the SEC's interpretation of legal precedent, suggesting that the crypto assets offered on Coinbase appear to be securities. Therefore, Coinbase is operating as an unregistered exchange and broker, and the SEC may prevail.Todd Phillips analyzed two scenarios that could be more favorable for Coinbase. First, hoping that the Republican Party wins the presidential election and forces Gary Gensler out of the SEC; second, Coinbase could immediately appeal this decision, forgoing the next phase of the trial, and directly appeal to the Second Circuit Court, ultimately appealing to the Supreme Court.