Social_Clip

CoinDesk Indices head of research Todd Groth, CFA, discusses the sector performance last month, after bitcoin (BTC) gained roughly 28% in October. "Generally bitcoin leads other tokens upwards through a cycle," Groth said. Near the peak of the cycle, usually "investors make some side bets away from bitcoin into altcoin season, as it's referred to."

1 nov 2023

Omar Ochoa Law Firm founder Omar Ochoa weighs in on the how Sam Bankman-Fried's defense team has acted during the FTX founder's criminal trial. "It's a really difficult case for the defense, in all honesty," Ochoa said. "The defense counsel has done the best that they can."

1 nov 2023

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner Renato Mariotti explains why it is "very surprising" for Sam Bankman-Fried to testify in front the judge without the presence of the jury. "I think the reason the judge did it...is SBF constantly talking about lawyers."

27 ott 2023

OANDA senior market analyst for the Americas Edward Moya weighs in on the state of institutional and retail interest across the digital assets industry. "Crypto has been fascinating because the institutional interest has definitely percolated, Moya said. Retail investors are still "licking their wounds from FTX...there's still a lot of lost confidence in the space."

25 ott 2023

Eversheds Sutherland partner and co-global head of corporate crime and investigations Sarah Paul weighs in on the settlement reached for the ad hoc committee of non-U.S. customers of FTX.com. "We have agreed to resolve our litigation in connection with the planned framework that's expected to result in the distribution approximately 90% of the distributable value of the FTX debtors to be paid to customers," Paul said.

23 ott 2023

VettaFi head of sector & industry research Roxanna Islam discusses her outlook on the spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's reviewing process. "I really think that the SEC has been in active communication with these funds," Islam said. "Approval will likely come before the end of the year, if not by early January."

20 ott 2023

Path Trading Partners co-founder and chief market strategist Bob Iaccino shares his predictions on the flurry of spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications in the U.S. "I don't think they are going to approve one and then slowly go through each one with a fine-tooth comb," Iaccino said. "I think it's going be a waterfall of ETFs."

17 ott 2023

Tully & Weiss criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully shares his thoughts on Sam Bankman-Fried's defense strategy and explains why he believes things "aren't going too well" for the defense team in this case. Plus, whether Bankman-Fried's lawyers could possibly pin the blame on former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison for FTX's implosion.

16 ott 2023

Braden Perry, a former federal enforcement attorney and current partner at Kennyhertz Perry, discusses how to approach a complicated fraud case like the trial regarding FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. "Getting into a lot of the details of crypto to a jury, that likely has not has a bunch of experience with it, may be a little dangerous for the prosecution," Perry said.

11 ott 2023

ZFZ Law co-founder Michael Zweiback discusses his prediction on the outcome of Sam Bankman-Fried trial that started earlier this week and why there could be "a Bernie Madoff type of sentence." Zweiback added, "I think he's going to be collecting social security by the time he does get out."

5 ott 2023