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Policy

FTX's Bahamas Liquidators Seek to Exclude Over $200M Worth of Luxury Properties From Liquidation

The unwinding of Sam Bankman-Fried’s sprawling empire is proving as unwieldy as the company itself.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Top US Lawmaker Says FTX Hearing Will Continue Without Sam Bankman-Fried

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters said she was 'surprised' and 'disappointed' to hear of SBF's arrest.

Sam Bankman-Fried at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in the Bahamas

U.S. authorities filed criminal charges against Bankman-Fried, and the Bahamas intends to extradite him once U.S. officials request it.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX, y Christine Lee, presentadora principal de CoinDesk, en Consensus 2022. (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried Addresses Withdrawals, FTX Collapse in Newly Released Audio Interview

The FTX founder said he unpaused Bahamian FTX withdrawals to “appease” local customers and added his lawyers to the groups of people he said can “go f**k themselves.”

El ex CEO de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

The Bahamas’ Attorney General Defends Country’s Regulatory Framework Amid FTX ‘Debacle’

During a pre-taped speech, The Bahamas’ Attorney General Ryan Pinder summarized the collapse of FTX and stated that the country’s regulatory regime was sufficient to oversee crypto businesses. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the speech and the latest on The Bahamas’ investigations into FTX.

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Does The Bahamas Have Enough Resources to Investigate FTX?

CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses whether The Bahamas has enough resources to investigate the collapse of FTX, with reference to the pre-taped speech from the country’s Attorney General Ryan Pinder.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bahamas on Defense After FTX's Collapse

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 28, 2022.

Bahamas' attorney general is on defense after FTX, whose headquarters are in the country, imploded. (Laurie Chamberlain/Getty Images)

Policy

Bahamas' Attorney General Defends Country's Regulatory Regime Amid FTX 'Debacle'

Ryan Pinder disputed the notion that FTX moved to the country because it didn't want to "submit to regulatory scrutiny."

Ryan Pinder, attorney general of the Bahamas (The Office of the Prime Minister The Bahamas)

Policy

Bahamas Securities Regulator Blasts 'Inaccurate' Accusations Made by FTX

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas said FTX misrepresented the regulator's move to secure the embattled exchange's assets against hacks in bankruptcy court filings in the U.S.

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FTX Bahamas Liquidators Greenlight Bankruptcy Case Transfer to Delaware

Court-appointed liquidators overseeing collapsed crypto exchange FTX's assets in the Bahamas have agreed to transfer a related case they'd filed in New York to Delaware, where the company had already filed for bankruptcy protection. Wilk Auslander LLP Partner Eric Snyder discusses the significance and the legal considerations of FTX's fallout.

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