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Bankman-Fried Sidesteps Criminal Liability During Live Q&A 
Bankman-Fried Sidesteps Criminal Liability During Live Q&A 
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly answered questions at an event, despite his lawyers’ advice.  During the question-and-answer session at the DealBook Summit, Bankman-Fried said a...

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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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Crypto Traders Pull Back Since FTX Collapse
Crypto Traders Pull Back Since FTX Collapse
November 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The collapse of FTX and about 130 of its affiliated companies has reportedly led crypto traders to turn cautious and has reduced liquidity across the...

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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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Alameda Research Made Loans to Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Execs 
Alameda Research Made Loans to Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Execs 
November 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX-affiliated trading firm Alameda Research reportedly made $4.1 billion in combined loans to “related parties,” with the majority going to then-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, one...

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BaFin President: Banks’ Interest in Crypto Is ‘Limited’
BaFin President: Banks’ Interest in Crypto Is ‘Limited’
November 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In an interview published on the European Central Bank website, Mark Branson, member of the supervisory board of the ECB and president of the German...

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Coinbase Loses Half Billion Dollars and Half Million Customers in Q3
Coinbase Loses Half Billion Dollars and Half Million Customers in Q3
November 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase reported another brutal earnings miss in the third quarter of 2022, losing $545 million and missing earnings targets by a little and revenue by...

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Mastercard’s Crypto Arm Targets FIs Seeking Customer Trading Offerings
Mastercard’s Crypto Arm Targets FIs Seeking Customer Trading Offerings
October 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Mastercard moved into the business of providing the backend tools and support to let financial institutions offer retail customers white-label cryptocurrency trading and custody services...

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Turkish President Says Country Aims to Build Metaverse
Turkish President Says Country Aims to Build Metaverse
October 21, 2022  |  Metaverse

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly showed some openness to the use of blockchain and some aspects of cryptocurrency in a speech, following the country’s...

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