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Could regulation have prevented the Binance hack?

@tayvano_ believes North Korean hackers were responsible and doubts regulatory oversight alone could have stopped them.

“I have very little faith that any regulatory body can prevent DPRK.”

@renato_mariotti names @zachxbt Person of the Week after the onchain investigator linked an alleged $133 million-plus theft to French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa.

The bank confirmed fraudulent transactions to CoinDesk but did not disclose the amount, and said customers would not lose money.

“You don't have rules and regulation to keep the good actors in line. The good actors will always do the right thing. You have rules and regulations so the bad actors can't exploit the gaps.”

@Ripple CLO @s_alderoty says at Swell that the 67 million Americans who own and use crypto “are concerned about safety.”

“Singapore and Hong Kong are the two markets that come to mind. But what we’re even more excited about is what’s beyond them: Japan and Korea.”

@OnigiriGP, Managing Partner @OnigiriVC and Partner @SaisonCapital, at Stellar’s Meridian 2026

@RebeccaRettig1 says President Trump's measured tone following the election could signal a willingness to work with Democrats, potentially opening the door to Democratic commissioners at the SEC and CFTC.