US Justice Defies Its Own Memo

In a twist of Kafkaesque bureaucracy, US prosecutors are bulldozing ahead with a high-stakes securities trial against former SafeMoon CEO Braden John Karony, despite an internal DOJ memo suggesting they pump the brakes on crypto prosecutions. Charges include securities fraud and money laundering, further complicated by potential policy shifts under SEC Chair Mark Uyeda who seems to view digital assets as more regulation-friendly. Yet, the legal machinery continues to grind forward with jury selection scheduled for May, leaving the crypto community and Karony in suspense.