The SEC is "Bored Ape"-ing into NFT regulation

Welcome to Chain Reaction, where we unpack and explain the latest in crypto news, drama and trends, breaking things down block by block for the crypto curious.

For our Thursday episode where we discuss the latest in crypto news, we talked about a report this week that the SEC is investigating Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs. We discussed what regulatory action against the NFT startup could mean for the crypto ecosystem. We also discussed:

• A pair of massive DeFi hacks that hit Binance’s blockchain and the Mango network.
• The latest metaverse announcements from Meta at its Connect conference and what they could mean for web3 startups.

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