Putin grants citizenship to Snowden, Interpol gets help with Do Kwon search, and FTX US buys Voyager: Hodler's Digest, September 25-October. 1

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Top stories this week Pro-centralization Russian president grants citizenship to Edward Snowden: report

Edward Snowden is said to have received Russian citizenship by decision of the country's president, Vladimir Putin. Snowden has been a permanent resident of Russia since 2013 after revealing secrets relating to the United States National Security Agency. However, Snowden favors less government involvement than Putin's approach to leadership. Snowden has offered crypto commentary multiple times and helped create the Zcash crypto asset.

Breaking: Interpol 'Red Notice' issued for Do Kwon - South Korea prosecutors

The global criminal police organization, Interpol, has issued an alert known as a Red Notice to help locate and arrest Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon wherever he goes. find. The Terra ecosystem collapsed earlier in 2022. Charges were brought against Kwon in South Korea for his involvement in the Terra project. Kwon tweeted that he was not hiding. He was thought to be in Singapore, although reports from Reuters indicated a possible change of location. South Korean authorities have also taken steps to freeze funds believed to be associated with Kwon.

FTX US Wins Auction for Voyager Digital Assets

The auction to acquire the assets of Voyager Digital ended this week when crypto exchange FTX US emerged victorious, beating competing bids from CrossTower and Binance. The US stock exchange paid about $1.4 billion for Voyayer's assets, which is about the same as the lender's remaining assets. The deal is pending approval by a US bankruptcy court. Wave Financial also participated in the tender and has since debated the outcome.

Judge orders SEC to return Hinman documents to Ripple Labs after months of litigation

United States District Court Judge Analisa Torres has ruled that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must provide information about comments by a former government official that may impact on Ripple's fight against the securities regulator. In a 2018 speech, former SEC Corporation Finance Division Director William Hinman noted that Bitcoin and Ether were not classified as securities. Torres' decision means the SEC should not withhold documents related to that speech. The battle between Ripple and the SEC began in 2020, with the commission calling XRP a security.

Pantera plans to raise $1.25 billion for second blockchain fund: Report

After launching its first blockchain fund in 2021, crypto-centric hedge fund Pantera Capital is reportedly looking to raise $1.25 billion for a second fund targeting digital asset projects. "We want to provide liquidity to people who drop out because we're still very optimistic...