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Alameda Bank Accounts Linked FTX to Customers
Alameda Bank Accounts Linked FTX to Customers
November 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX mingled customer and business funds to access regulated banks, according to a new report. When now-bankrupt FTX couldn’t access regulated banks because the banks...

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African Startups With Ties to FTX Face Heavy Losses, Uncertain Future
African Startups With Ties to FTX Face Heavy Losses, Uncertain Future
November 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Prior to its dramatic collapse earlier this month, the Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX was preparing to debut an Africa-focused version of the platform that would...

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Physics of the FTX Bubble: Hot Air Rises Fastest
Physics of the FTX Bubble: Hot Air Rises Fastest
November 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Fraud is often obvious in retrospect, and as the dust around a scandal settles, it is often easy to point fingers at the failings of...

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Sens. Warren and Durbin Seek Explanation From FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried
Sens. Warren and Durbin Seek Explanation From FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried
November 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The developments around the collapse of FTX justify concerns that the crypto industry “is built to favor scammers,” U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Dick...

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Sequoia Capital Loses $150M in FTX Collapse
Sequoia Capital Loses $150M in FTX Collapse
November 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Venture capital (VC) firm Sequoia Capital has apologized to its investors for its loss in the fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX and said it will step...

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FTX’s First Day in Court: ‘Personal Fiefdom of Sam Bankman-Fried’
FTX’s First Day in Court: ‘Personal Fiefdom of Sam Bankman-Fried’
November 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Almost a full two weeks after first filing for bankruptcy on Nov. 11, the insolvent cryptocurrency exchange FTX finally held its first-day motion requests on...

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Alameda Co-CEO Compared Crypto Trading With Gambling in Twitter Thread 
Alameda Co-CEO Compared Crypto Trading With Gambling in Twitter Thread 
November 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The former Co-CEO of Alameda Research reportedly enjoyed poker and blackjack and applied what he learned to the firm’s cryptocurrency trading.  Sam Trabucco — who hasn’t...

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FTX Bankruptcy Hearing to Start in US Court as Creditors Wait for Answers
FTX Bankruptcy Hearing to Start in US Court as Creditors Wait for Answers
November 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It has not been a pleasant month for troubled crypto trading platform FTX, which until recently was one of the largest industry players. Things have...

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How the Entangled CEOs of FTX and Alameda Took the Public for a Ride
How the Entangled CEOs of FTX and Alameda Took the Public for a Ride
November 18, 2022  |  News

At the heart of the FTX implosion, which has reportedly left nearly a million former customers and investors who trusted the exchange empty-handed, is the company’s...

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