SBF's lawyers make sentencing recommendations / IRS hires two former crypto executives / VanEck launches new NFT marketplace [EN]

SBF's lawyers make sentencing recommendations / IRS hires two former crypto executives / VanEck launches new NFT marketplace [EN]

Summary

Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers recommend a maximum of six and a half years in prison for the FTX founder, the NFT market shows signs of recovery with $1.8B in sales in December 2023, the IRS hires former crypto executives to enhance digital asset expertise, VanEck launches a self-custodial NFT marketplace called SegMint, and Strike expands its Bitcoin payment services to seven African countries.
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers recommend a maximum of six and a half years in prison for the FTX founder, the NFT market shows signs of recovery with $1.8B in sales in December 2023, the IRS hires former crypto executives to enhance digital asset expertise, VanEck launches a self-custodial NFT marketplace called SegMint, and Strike expands its Bitcoin payment services to seven African countries.