It's absolutely riveting to discuss the recent issues that Binance, the behemoth of cryptocurrency exchanges, has encountered. The internal restructuring and layoffs are certainly disconcerting, yet not entirely surprising given the tumultuous crypto landscape. Now, do we consider this a result of US pressure on China? I think we might be oversimplifying the issue if we do so.
The legal troubles Binance is facing are largely a product of their own making - they have allegedly breached the US federal laws. This isn't about geopolitics; it's about business ethics and regulatory compliance.
Should Binance's missteps cause us to fear for the crypto market as a whole? Possibly, but only in the short term. A market shakeup could indeed unsettle crypto users, especially those heavily reliant on Binance. However, the crypto space is adaptive. Alternative exchanges may rise, fostering healthy competition and potentially leading to a more resilient market.
Charles Hoskinson (founder and chief strategist of the cryptocurrency project Ada (Cardano)) expressed his opinion on the reasons for the SEC attack on the Binance cryptocurrency exchange. He believes that those in power (one of the instruments of influence of which is precisely the SEC) consider cryptocurrencies to be absolutely unnecessary and harmful financial assets.
Cryptocurrencies are the last obstacle on the way to the introduction of digital currencies of central banks (which, in turn, aims to build a digital concentration camp for all Humanity).
This opinion of Charles Hoskinson is confirmed by the recent words of the head of the SEC, Gary Gensler. He stated that he sees no point in the existence of cryptocurrencies, since there are already such fiat currencies as the US dollar, euro, Japanese yen, etc.
And they already exist in digital form.... This, in my opinion, is a direct allusion to CBDC.