Idk if this is just an old building near new york thing or what but there's a certain class of apartment building that uses smoke detectors that can get triggered by lots of water in the air such as if it rains these smoke detectors have been going off all morning somewhere nearby
Important story from my colleague Jesse Hamilton: Crypto PACs have dumped an immense amount of money – $40 million – in Ohio to support Republican Bernie Moreno's Senate bid to oust Democrat Sherrod Brown. Brown led earlier this year, but the race is now pretty tight www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
Crypto-fan candidate Bernie Moreno has caught up in Ohio polls as the industry's cash outpaces other PACs in one of the key U.S. Senate races that may decide the majority.
FULL STORY with colleague Cheyenne Ligon: A federal judge denied Tornado Cash dev Roman Storm's motion to dismiss the DOJ's complaint and a motion to compel certain evidence after a lengthy order www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
If convicted of all three charges, Storm faces up to 45 years in prison.
In SBF appeal, DOJ says it intends to file its brief by Dec. 13, 2024 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The CFTC’s court filing today trying to stop election betting in the U.S., which is on the verge of being legalized: “A pharmacy does not get to dispense cocaine just because it is sold on the black market," the agency said.
The regulator asked the court to extend the pause of Kalshi's political prediction markets for as long as the agency's appeal is pending.
Sept. 6: Kalshi wins v CFTC, CFTC asks for stay Sept. 12: Judge drops opinion, rules against CFTC stay, Kalshi launches contracts, CFTC files emergency stay motion with appeals court, appeals court grants temp stay www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
Contracts offered to U.S. customers on who will control Congress only traded a few hours before being halted pending the appeal.
ICYMI: Caroline Ellison's attorneys filed their sentencing memo for the former Alameda Research CEO, saying she shouldn't go to prison for her role in the FTX group due to her cooperation with DOJ, bankruptcy estate and creditors. www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/...
The former Alameda Research CEO testified against her former boss, Sam Bankman-Fried, last year.
FTX dates to know: Sept. 12: Ryan Salame hearing on his (since withdrawn) motion to moot his guilty plea or sentence Sept. 24: Caroline Ellison sentencing Oct. 30: Nishad Singh sentencing Nov. 20: Gary Wang sentencing