Conflict of Interest – DIGIT INFO

Ethereum Foundation to have conflict of interest policy after EigenLayer crossovers

DIGIT — Fri, 24 May 2024 20:44:30 +0000

Executive director Aya Miyaguchi said the foundation’s neutrality can’t depend on culture and individual judgment after researchers take multimillion-dollar roles at EigenLayer.

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The Hinman docs: Implications for XRP, SEC credibility and more

DIGIT — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:06:21 +0000

The Hinman documents have been available to Ripple for over two years, and their public release has been eagerly awaited by many, but some were disappointed by the lack of any real bombshells.

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Ripple’s Alderoty calls for probe into Bill Hinman and his infamous speech

DIGIT — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 03:35:56 +0000

Stuart Alderoty is joined by a number of other high profile individuals calling for an investigation into the former SEC official.

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France on the verge of passing stringent crypto firm licensing laws

DIGIT — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 02:01:29 +0000

The bill was passed with a vote of 109 in favor and 71 against and will now rely on the approval of president Emmanuel Macron to be signed into law.

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Objections Raised Over Appointment of Sullivan & Cromwell as Debtors’ Counsel for FTX

DIGIT — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 20:30:18 +0000

On Friday, bankruptcy judge John Dorsey approved the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) to be appointed as the debtors’ counsel for FTX, despite an objection from Daniel Friedberg, a former FTX US compliance officer. During a Zoom presentation, Friedberg claimed there was a conflict of interest between former and current FTX executives and FTX […]

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FTX CEO fights to keep lawyers as calls for removal intensify

DIGIT — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 02:03:10 +0000

Numerous parties have objected to the retention of Sullivan & Cromwell as lead counsel to FTX, citing conflicts of interest and insufficient disclosures.

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Elon Musk Slams Semafor’s ‘Journalistic Integrity’ — Tesla Exec Says ‘Semafor Is Owned’ by FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried

DIGIT — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:30:50 +0000

Following the significant amount of criticism directed at mainstream media publications for a lack of journalistic integrity while reporting on FTX executives, Tesla’s executive Elon Musk called out the news website Semafor because the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was a lead investor. Musk took to Twitter and let Semafor know that he believes […]

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Elon Musk’s Tesla Faces Scrutiny Over Potential Conflict of Interest in $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Purchase

DIGIT — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 02:31:12 +0000

Tesla is facing more scrutiny over its $1.5 billion dollar bitcoin purchase. A Tesla board member who reportedly approved the company’s bitcoin buy deal is a cryptocurrency investor who also sits on the boards of two major crypto firms. Experts Question Conflict of Interest in Tesla’s Bitcoin Purchase Tesla is further under scrutiny over its […]

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Censorship, Bans, and ETH Scams: Twitter Suspends Bitmain’s Official Account

DIGIT — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 16:33:54 +0000

This week the Twitter handle @Bitmaintech was locked down because Twitter administrators claimed the account belongs to a 4-year-old. The Twitter handle’s owner and Bitmain’s head of marketing have complained to the social media company’s support team and Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey. The account lockdown marks the second high profile bitcoin-related account that’s been banned […]

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If You’re a Wikipedia Contributor, Owning Cryptocurrency May Be a Conflict of Interest

DIGIT — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 22:00:05 +0000

The web’s favorite crowdsourced encyclopedia has just edited its own behavioral guidelines. Wikipedia’s “Conflict of interest” (COI) page outlining etiquette for its 140,000 active editors now includes a reference to cryptocurrency. If you’re editing pages about crypto, the mere act of owning cryptocurrency may preclude you from doing so. Also read: Telegram Urges Paper Airplane Protest, […]

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