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FTX Collapse: Africa-Focused Payments Firm AZA Finance Slams ‘Erroneous Inclusion’ in FTX Bankruptcy Filing
13.11.2022
The founder and CEO of an Africa-focused payments firm, Elizabeth Rossiello, claimed on Nov. 11 that the beleaguered crypto exchange FTX had incorrectly included AZ Finance in its chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing. The CEO insisted that her firm does not hold customer funds and is presently...
Former US Treasury Compares FTX Collapse to Infamous Enron Fraud – Crypto Regulation Incoming?
13.11.2022
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has compared the sudden fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX to energy trader Enron's scandal in the early 2000s.
In a "Wall Street Week" interview with Bloomberg, he said that while "a lot of" people have compared this to Lehman, he believes it is more...
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Compares FTX Collapse to Enron Fraud
13.11.2022
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers has compared crypto exchange FTX to Enron, noting that the case is a classic fraud rather than the complexities of cryptocurrency regulation. He said the regulatory community ought to draw two lessons from the collapse of FTX. Larry Summers Compares...
Hedge Fund Galois Capital Discloses ‘Roughly Half’ of the Firm’s Capital ‘Stuck on FTX’
12.11.2022
According to the co-founder of Galois Capital, the hedge fund manager who warned about the Terra collapse before it happened, half of the hedge fund’s capital is left trapped on FTX. Galois co-founder, Kevin Zhou, wrote a letter to investors explaining the situation and said he was “deeply sorry”...
Biggest Movers: DOGE Surges Following Elon Musk Comments on the Meme Coin
12.11.2022
Dogecoin was one of the only crypto tokens to trade higher on Saturday, as comments from Elon Musk boosted prices. Speaking in a Twitter Spaces centered around the FTX collapse, Musk was heard saying: “Doge to the moon.” Solana on the other hand extended its declines, falling by over 15%....
SEC Chair Gensler Discusses Crypto Regulation Following FTX Collapse — Says This Field Is ‘Significantly Non-Compliant’
12.11.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has outlined two paths the agency is taking to regulate the crypto industry. Meanwhile, a U.S. congressman is investigating whether Gensler helped FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and his bankrupt crypto exchange on legal...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Returns to Red, Tumbling 7% on FTX Collapse
11.11.2022
Other cryptos also fell as investors digested the latest developments in the crypto exchange giant’s unraveling. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets
Binance Provides Proof of Reserves in Response to FTX Collapse – This is How Much Money They Have
11.11.2022
The major crypto exchange Binance has revealed details about its reserves as nervousness started to spread in the crypto community following the collapse of rival exchange FTX.
According to the information Binance has revealed so far, the exchange held the following digital assets as of November...
Philanthropic FTX Foundation Sunsets Operations Amid Bankrupt Exchange’s Fallout
11.11.2022
The philanthropic effort created by the troubled crypto exchange FTX has detailed it is sunsetting operations and told the community that members were “shocked and immensely saddened” by the turn of events that transpired around the trading platform. Sam Bankman-Fried’s Altruistic Efforts...
FTX collapse: The crypto industry’s Lehman Brothers moment
11.11.2022
The collapse of FTX came as a surprise to many, but as more information pours in, it seems FTX's liquidity crisis began sooner than many thought
BlockFi halts withdrawals following FTX collapse
11.11.2022
A cryptocurrency lending platform BlockFi announced yesterday that it would limit its operation and could not conduct business as effectively as before with FTX. It paused the customer withdrawals citing the lack of clarity about FTX’s current situation. The decision was taken after citing...
US senators commit to advancing crypto bill despite FTX collapse
11.11.2022
The two U.S. Senators said the downfall of FTX clearly exemplified “the need for greater federal oversight of the digital asset industry.”
Crypto Lender BlockFi Pauses Withdrawals in Wake of FTX Collapse
11.11.2022
Crypto Lender BlockFi said it could not conduct business as normal and would be limiting activity in the wake of FTX's collapse
FTX Collapse Sparks Alarm From US Lawmakers
11.11.2022
A number of lawmakers have called for investigations or clearer regulation in the wake of FTX's sudden collapse
From a $32 Billion Valuation to Financial Troubles: An In-Depth Look at the Rise and Fall of FTX
10.11.2022
During the last two days, the cryptocurrency community has been dealing with the FTX fiasco after Binance revealed that it was backing out of the deal to acquire the rival exchange. Between Nov. 8-9, the crypto economy shed more than $230 billion in value as FTX’s troubles shook investors....
Claims and rumors fuel crypto market turmoil amid FTX collapse
10.11.2022
A report from Reuters claimed that FTX used some of its customer deposits to support Alameda Research
Crypto Execs Ask for Clearer US Regulatory Policy After FTX Collapse
10.11.2022
The CEOs of Coinbase, Ripple and Circle called for clearer policy framework in a tweet thread started by Senator Elizabeth Warren