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FTX is in talks to reboot its international crypto exchange, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report. Former president of FTX U.S. and current CEO of Architect Brett Harrison weighs in on the possibility of a FTX starting up again and whether the exchange needs to rebrand after its collapse.

Jul 3, 2023

Architect CEO and founder Brett Harrison, who is also the former president of FTX U.S., discusses the state of crypto regulation in the U.S. compared to the rest of the world. "It's troubling in the U.S. to see a lot of the recent regulatory action taken against players in the market like Coinbase," Harrison said. He went on to note that outside the U.S., business "is thriving, and the general sentiment is positive."

Jul 3, 2023

Architect founder and CEO Brett Harrison weighs in on the future of spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. in the wake of Fidelity, WisdomTree, VanEck, ARK Invest, Galaxy/Invesco and BlackRock all filing applications over the past few weeks, “Is it arbitrary that the spot Bitcoin ETF cannot be approved when these other spot commodity ETFs have been approved in the past?” Harrison said.

Jul 3, 2023

Brett Harrison, Architect CEO and former FTX U.S. president, discusses the current rush of U.S. spot bitcoin ETF applications from TradFi heavyweights and whether it's in the SEC's best interest to approve them, despite the agency's recent lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase. Plus, Harrison's reaction to reported talks of FTX possibly restarting and insights into how Architect is implementing artificial intelligence.

Jul 3, 2023

Architect founder and former president of FTX's U.S. arm Brett Harrison, at Consensus 2023, describes a chaotic environment at the now bankrupt FTX, not unlike what one might encounter at other early-stage start-up companies.

Apr 27, 2023