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While the FTX Co-Founder Claims He ‘Wasn’t Running Alameda,’ SBF Is Asked Why He Threw Caroline Ellison ‘Under the Bus’
2.12.2022
While the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has done numerous interviews, during these discussions he’s explained on numerous occasions that as far as Alameda Research is concerned, he “wasn’t running Alameda.” SBF wasn’t the CEO of the trading firm Alameda Research as the job was handled...
Alameda Research Shouldered FTX Loss of Up to $1B Following Client's Leveraged Trade in 2021: FT
2.12.2022
Alameda Research bore the brunt of a $1 billion loss incurred by its sister firm FTX after a leveraged trade on the now bankrupt crypto exchange backfired early last year, the Financial Times reported Friday
Despite the Former FTX CEO’s Media Tour Many Unanswered Questions Remain
1.12.2022
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has been talking a lot more since his exchange collapsed a few weeks ago, as he’s spoken at the New York Times Dealbook Summit, sat down with Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos, and recently conducted an interview with New York Magazine....
Former FTX Boss Speaks at Dealbook Event, Says He ‘Didn’t Knowingly Co-Mingle Funds’
1.12.2022
On Nov. 30, 2022, the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) discussed FTX’s collapse at the New York Times’ Dealbook Summit with Andrew Ross Sorkin in his first live-appearance interview since the crypto exchange’s downfall. SBF told the Dealbook Summit host that he was “deeply sorry about what...
FTM price rebounds 50% as Fantom reveals 30 years runway (without having to sell its token)
30.11.2022
The Fantom Foundation's attempt to dispel concerns about potential FTX exposure has been a success thus far for FTM price
Non-whale Bitcoin investors break new BTC accumulation record
29.11.2022
Bitcoin addresses holding up to 10 BTC have been accumulating record amounts of BTC in the aftermath of the FTX collapse
Bahamian Attorney General Insists FTX Is the Subject of an ‘Active and Ongoing Investigation’
28.11.2022
The troubled and now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is the subject of “an active and ongoing investigation,” Bahamian attorney general Ryan Pinder told the press on Sunday. Pinder also stressed that putting the blame on the Bahamas “because FTX is headquartered here would be a gross...
Alameda Withdrew $204M in Crypto From FTX US Days Before Exchange Collapsed
28.11.2022
Alameda Research reportedly withdrew the most funds from FTX US, the U.S. arm of FTX, days before the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy. The majority of the withdrawn cryptocurrencies were sent to wallets owned by FTX International, “suggesting that Alameda may have been operating...
Alameda Research withdrew $204M ahead of bankruptcy filing - Arkham Intelligence
26.11.2022
According to analysis from blockchain firm Arkham Intelligence, over 50% of the funds transferred after Nov. 6 were in US pegged stablecoins
Harvard Research Paper Urges Governments and Central Banks to Add Bitcoin to Reserves to Hedge ‘Sanction Risk’
25.11.2022
Central banks in countries that face a risk of being sanctioned by the US could shift their international reserves to include bitcoin (BTC), a new Harvard University research paper has argued.
The research paper based the idea of central bank risk hedging with bitcoin on the fact that many central...
Independent research verifies GBTC's 633K Bitcoin: So why won't Grayscale?
25.11.2022
In the wake of the FTX crisis proof of reserves has been a trending topic, and it seems when firms are unwilling to provide it, analysts may step in
Separating Web3 facts from fiction: Report
24.11.2022
Web3 promises plenty of lofty goals and ideas, but what is it really, and are we close to achieving the dream?
Bankruptcy Lawyers Say FTX Was Operated by ‘Inexperienced and Unsophisticated Individuals’
23.11.2022
On Tuesday, the attorneys representing FTX told the court that a “substantial amount of assets have either been stolen or are missing” and further stressed to the bankruptcy court that FTX executives left the lawyers James Bromley and Sullivan Cromwell with limited information. Bromley further...
Central banks can use Bitcoin to fight off sanctions: Harvard research
23.11.2022
Matthew Ferranti, a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard, pointed out that Bitcoin is an optimal alternative hedging asset for central banks
Onchain Research Shows FTX’s Falling BTC, ETH, Stablecoin Balances ‘Suggest Cracks Had Formed as Far Back as June’
22.11.2022
While the analytics firm Nansen published a report that points to the Terra collapse igniting the flames of FTX’s and Alameda Research’s financial problems, onchain data from the intelligence and research firm Glassnode suggests FTX’s “cracks had formed as far back...
FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Faces US Extradition, Bankruptcy Court Says Top Execs Won’t Be Compensated
22.11.2022
According to a report citing three people familiar with the matter, the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) may be extradited to the United States for questioning. After it was alleged that SBF transferred $10 billion in customer funds to Alameda Research, the company’s financials show between...
Who Is Gary Wang, the Mysterious Co-Founder of FTX and Alameda?
22.11.2022
Not much is known about Bankman-Fried’s close confidant – the co-founder of both FTX and Alameda Research
Who Is Alameda Research's Caroline Ellison?
22.11.2022
The former CEO of Alameda reportedly told staff as the fallout was happening that the trading firm may have misused FTX client funds. Did she have the power to say no?
Washington Post, Forbes, Wall Street Journal Slammed for ‘Puff Piece’ Reports on FTX and Alameda Execs
20.11.2022
Following the highly criticized New York Times article that features commentary from the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the public continues to give the mainstream media flak for publishing “puff pieces” about SBF and the Alameda Research executive Caroline Ellison. A number...
Bitcoin traders increase leverage longs even as crypto critics say BTC is a “pure Ponzi”
18.11.2022
In the past 48-hours Bitcoin traders added to their leveraged long positions even as crypto critics and politicians ramp up their criticism of cryptocurrencies