How crypto industry can move on after the fall of FTX

<p>USA TODAY Opinion Contributor Lars Seier Christensen looks at how the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2022/12/28/crypto-ftx-sam-bankman-fried-turning-point/10934468002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">crypto</a> industry moves forward after the fall of the FTX exchange.</p><p>USA TODAY Consumer Tech Reporter Brett Molina looks back at the year in <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/money/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">money</a>.</p><p>The second of two leaders in the plot to <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/27/whitmer-kidnap-plot-leader-adam-fox-spared-life-term-gets-16-years/10955834002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kidnap</a> Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been sentenced to prison.</p><p>The U.S. announces new COVID testing requirements for visitors from <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2022/12/28/us-require-covid-19-testing-travelers-china/10961481002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China</a>.</p><p>Author and USA TODAY Opinion Contributor Eman Quotah talks about the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2022/12/16/alcohol-free-sober-fun-holidays/10846983002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">benefits</a> of Dry January.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/29/how-cryptocurrency-can-move-on-dry-january-benefits-5-things-podcast/10964196002/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=show_description&amp;utm_campaign=5Things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></p><p>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-no