The most interesting reads, podcasts, charts, and opinions from the internet this weekend — curated for you by the Protos newsroom.

Long before crypto, the CFTC was created to police bucket shops. Now, it’s going after exchanges over dodgy Bitcoin futures.

Ripple (XRP), the crypto created by Ripple Labs, isn’t just destined for use by financial institutions anymore — but for Saudi jihadists too.

Europe’s crypto economy is generating 25% of all on-chain transaction volume. That’s more than East Asia, North America, and China.