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Yellen Says FTX Collapse Shows Weaknesses of Entire Crypto Sector — Fed’s Brainard Pushes for Strong Regulation
16.11.2022
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard have stressed the need for strong crypto regulation. Yellen said the FTX collapse shows “the weaknesses” of the entire crypto sector while Brainard cautioned that failures from one platform...
Will SBF face consequences for mismanaging FTX? Don’t count on it
16.11.2022
Lawmakers, regulators and even the institutional media don’t seem to have much interest in faulting SBF for using customer money to trade under the table
SBF Is Sleeping Better, Playing Video Games — New York Times Sam Bankman-Fried Interview Dunked on for Going Soft on FTX Co-Founder
15.11.2022
On Nov. 14, the New York Times (NYT) published a massive 2,200-word expose and interview with the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), and the article was criticized a great deal after it was published. The article noted that SBF would only offer “limited details about the central questions...
SBF winds down mystifying Twitter thread that said little over many hours
15.11.2022
The disgraced banker of last resort has been displaying odd behavior on Twitter, leading to speculation about his intentions and mental condition
Serum’s SRM Tokens Double in Price After Emergency Fork in Wake of FTX Hack
15.11.2022
The Serum token price rose as high as 32 cents, from a low of 12 cents just two days ago, as community members of the decentralized exchange scrambled to implement an emergency fork in the wake of security concerns triggered by the hack of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange
Elliptic Analysis Says $477 Million Stolen From FTX, ‘Accounts Drainer’ Becomes 35th Largest ETH Holder
15.11.2022
Three days ago, on Nov. 11, 2022, it was reported that FTX’s wallets saw unusual activities and FTX Telegram channel admins stressed that FTX was “hacked.” The same day, the new FTX CEO John Ray confirmed there were “unauthorized transactions.” A report by...
FTX fallout continues: BlockFi reportedly mulling bankruptcy, SALT pauses withdrawals and deposits
15.11.2022
News of BlockFi’s potential bankruptcy filing comes only a day after the platform denied allegations that the majority of its assets were held on FTX
This Crypto Asset Management Firm Says ‘Large Majority’ of Funds are Stuck on FTX – Who Else Was Affected?
15.11.2022
The crypto asset manager Ikigai has admitted that it held “a large majority” of its assets on the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, saying it “got very little out” before the collapse. But the company is far from only one with exposure to Sam Bankman-Fried’s once-mighty empire....
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Online Investing Platform BnkToTheFuture Drops Plan to Acquire Crypto Lender Salt Lending Due to FTX Exposure
15.11.2022
The deal fell apart just about two months after it was announced
Meaning of FTX Fall Depends on One’s Politics, US Senate Hearing Shows
15.11.2022
The fallout of the FTX collapse has left U.S. lawmakers spinning two distinct narratives: Democrats hail their financial regulators as heroes whose caution saved the disaster from threatening the wider financial system, and Republicans argue it proves resistant agencies chased crypto firms away...
2 More Crypto Platforms Pause Withdrawals as Liquid Global and Salt Lending Cite Exposure to FTX
15.11.2022
On Nov. 15, 2022, the crypto exchange Liquid Global revealed that it has suspended fiat and crypto withdrawals “until further notice.” The same day, customers leveraging the crypto lending platform Salt were also informed that Salt has paused withdrawals and deposits. Furthermore, the crypto lender...
Tokens of Alameda-Backed DeFi Projects Maps.me and Oxygen Locked Up at FTX
15.11.2022
Alameda led funding rounds into both companies earlier this year
ConsenSys Economist Still Has Hope for Crypto After FTX's Fall
15.11.2022
Lex Sokolin, head economist of the decentralized protocol platform, discusses why crypto’s future shouldn’t be married to FTX’s collapse
Crypto’s Political Cash Backs Winners, But New Lawmakers Will Arrive Under FTX Cloud
15.11.2022
All 19 of the congressional candidates backed by the crypto industry’s most widely supported political action committee, GMI PAC Inc., won their races last week, sending 16 new members to the House and Senate. But that positive performance is also at least somewhat eclipsed by the ongoing...
Crypto Lender BlockFi Preps for Possible Bankruptcy Filing After FTX's Woes: WSJ
15.11.2022
BlockFi has paused withdrawals and customer deposits
Crypto Bank Silvergate Bucks Market Rally as FTX Exposure Is Questioned
15.11.2022
Silvergate shares were down about 7% while other crypto-linked stocks rallied Tuesday
Alameda Research and FTX might be bankrupt, but Oryen delivers +110% returns during presale to early investors
15.11.2022
The crypto world is full of unique features that make it stand out from other markets. In addition, many altcoins have fascinating ecosystems that help them grow their community rapidly. Oryen (ORY) is a new reserve currency that has doubled its price during the ICO. This means early buyers of...
Bahamas Regulator Appoints ‘Big Four’ Auditor PWC as Joint Provisional FTX Liquidator
15.11.2022
On Nov. 14, 2022, the Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB) published a press release that explains the ‘Big Four’ accounting firm PWC (Pricewaterhousecoopers) has been designated as provisional liquidator in the FTX investigation. The SCB detailed that “given the magnitude” of the events...
The Long Arm of FTX
15.11.2022
Two weeks ago, I thought the biggest story for the week of Nov. 8 would be the U.S. midterm election. Control of both the House and the Senate were up for grabs, with the future of crypto legislation at stake. All of that’s still true, but FTX collapsed in incredible and rapid fashion, with...
FTX Fallout Adds Urgency to South Korea’s Push for Crypto Regulations: Report
15.11.2022
An official at the Financial Services Commission says that unfair trade needs to be regulated