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📢 Binance US backed out of the deal to acquire Voyager Digital's assets, despite approval from a bankruptcy court judge. Voyager called it a "disappointing" termination of the null.3B restructuring agreement and will return value to clients via direct distributions.

🚨 CFTC Commissioner believes anonymity in crypto poses a national security risk by allowing criminals to use them for illicit purposes. She called on governments and the crypto industry to do more to combat illegal financial activities.

💸 Digital Currency Group revealed that some creditors of bankrupt Genesis withdrew from a restructuring deal. DCG hoped to sell Genesis to repay at least $3.4B to creditors, but some now made additional demands.

💰 The new #zkSync based DEX, Merlin, was hacked for over null.1M during a public sale of its MAGE tokens. The attack occurred despite Merlin's audit by blockchain security company CertiK, which revealed "no critical findings."

🏦 The New York Fed has modified counterparty criteria for its reverse repo program, potentially preventing Circle from accessing it. Under the new rules, the Circle Reserve Fund managed by BlackRock appears to be ineligible.

🍎 Apple will remove the #Bitcoin whitepaper, hidden on Macbooks for over five years, in the next update. Beta testers confirmed that MacOS Ventura version 13.4 no longer contains the file.

💸 #FirstRepublic Bank suffered a major collapse on Wall Street on Tuesday, with investors worried about the bank's future. Its clients withdrew more than $100M in the first quarter, and after releasing its financial results on Monday night, the stock ended Tuesday's session down 49% on the NYSE.