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SBF’s ‘Big Dumb Game’ Leaves ‘Worse than Enron’ Cleanup For CEO
SBF’s ‘Big Dumb Game’ Leaves ‘Worse than Enron’ Cleanup For CEO
November 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

By most accounts, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the ex-CEO of what only weeks ago was the third largest crypto exchange in the world, has precipitated a...

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UC Berkeley Cancels FTX Stadium Naming Partnership
UC Berkeley Cancels FTX Stadium Naming Partnership
November 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The FTX name will have been attached to the University of California Berkeley’s football stadium for less than two years — rather than the 10...

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Will Defi’s Stablecoin Dependence Prove Deadly?
Will Defi’s Stablecoin Dependence Prove Deadly?
November 17, 2022  |  Blockchain

The collapse of FTX raises some existential questions: Not just about that company, not just about cryptocurrencies, but of decentralized finance (DeFi) as well. At...

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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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Coinbase’s Discounted Bonds Offer Snapshot of Crypto’s Cash Conundrum
Coinbase’s Discounted Bonds Offer Snapshot of Crypto’s Cash Conundrum
November 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Wall Street, they say, is a voting machine — and then over the longer term it’s a weighing machine. That sentiment guides value investing, an...

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New CEO Says FTX’s ‘Complete Failure’ Worse Than Enron
New CEO Says FTX’s ‘Complete Failure’ Worse Than Enron
November 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Despite 40 years of corporate restructuring experience, John J. Ray said he’s never seen a company as badly run as fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX. In...

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Brazil’s Crypto Fans Push for New Laws After FTX Fall
Brazil’s Crypto Fans Push for New Laws After FTX Fall
November 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Brazil’s cryptocurrency sector wants the country to approve legislation providing oversight to their industry, part of a wave of calls for more regulation in the...

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FTX Founder: Filing for Bankruptcy Was Bad Move
FTX Founder: Filing for Bankruptcy Was Bad Move
November 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The founder of fallen cryptocurrency giant FTX says his company’s decision last week to declare bankruptcy was a mistake. That’s according to Vox, which published...

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Calls for Stablecoin Regulation Gain Urgency as New Congress Looms
Calls for Stablecoin Regulation Gain Urgency as New Congress Looms
November 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The drumbeat for stablecoin regulation grows louder. But the questions — the what, when, and especially the how it all gets done — are still...

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