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US Senators Warren, Durbin Probe FTX Collapse
The Democratic senators sent letters to both FTX’s current and former CEO demanding answers about what went wrong at the bankrupt exchange – which they say “appears to be an appalling case of greed and deception.”
Sam Bankman-Fried's Media Image and Tactics
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried threw his meandering “What H-A-P-P-E-N-E-D” Twitter thread into damage control Wednesday after a Vox reporter published Twitter direct messages of him cursing about regulators, a group he famously and publicly courted for their influence. "The Hash" panel discusses what to make of his statements.
Binance Preparing Bid for Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager: Source
CoinDesk sources reveal Binance.US, the American wing of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is readying a bid for bankrupt lending platform Voyager Digital. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for Binance and the crypto industry in the wake of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
FTX's Corporate Control a 'Complete Failure,' New CEO Says
In a series of filings in a Delaware court, new FTX CEO John J. Ray III, who previously supervised financial scandals such as Enron, issued a scathing assessment of "unprecedented" poor management practices by his predecessor Sam Bankman-Fried. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments in the ongoing FTX fallout.
UC Berkeley Suspends Stadium Naming Rights Deal With FTX
The 10-year deal is the latest to fall through in the wake of the crypto exchange’s bankruptcy filing.
FTX Affiliate Alameda Research Loaned $4.1B to Related Parties – Including $1B to Sam Bankman-Fried
Exchange executives Nishad Singh and Ryan Salame also received sizable loans.
CFTC Has ‘Boots on the Ground’ at FTX Subsidiary LedgerX
Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson said that the regulator is monitoring crypto clearinghouse LedgerX on a “daily if not hourly basis.”
They Burned Down Crypto. Now They Want a Comeback
Sam Bankman-Fried thinks he can turn things around while his peers Su Zhu and Kyle Davies paint themselves as victims.
Institutional Investors Will Be Scared Away From Crypto for Some Time: Strategist
Who is going to stand to benefit from the FTX collapse? "People with big names and very large balance sheets," says Opimas CEO and founder Octavio Marenzi, referencing Fidelity and BNY Mellon. Plus, his outlook on institutional investment in crypto.
FTX Collapse Was a 'Human Failure': Economist
Newly appointed FTX CEO John Ray III condemned the management of the crypto exchange during Sam Bankman-Fried's tenure. "He was pointing out that largely what happened with FTX was a human failure," Crypto is Macro Now Economist Noelle Acheson said, adding "it is not a crypto-specific situation."
