Silbert Out at Grayscale; No 2nd Trial for SBF: The Biggest Crypto News from the Holiday Break

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NLW recaps the biggest stories from the last week and a half, including Barry Silbert resigning from the board at Grayscale (clearing the path to an ETF conversion?) as well as the dubious DOJ decision to not pursue campaign finance charges against Sam Bankman-Fried. Today's Sponsor: KrakenKraken: See what crypto can be - <a href="https://kraken.com/TheBreakdown">https://kraken.com/TheBreakdown</a>Enjoying this content?<ul>
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