Bailouts


Opinion

Bitcoin Set New Record of Daily Transactions the Same Day the U.S. Government Quietly Engineered a Bank Buyout

The events are unconnected, but crypto has a role to play in the wider political realignment questioning the sanctity of central banks and established powers.

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Opinion

Credit Suisse’s Buyout Shows Banks Still Have a Banking Problem

Bitcoin and crypto aren't unraveling the banks.

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Opinion

Should I Keep My Money in Bitcoin or a Bank?

The U.S. government is in the business of bailing out banks. But some people prefer to keep cash under the mattress.

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Policy

Is This a Crypto Banking Bailout?

It depends on who you ask, but this round of government interventions doesn’t yet resemble the large-scale, taxpayer-involved rescue in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown.

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Opinion

What the IMF Can Teach Binance About Crypto Bailouts

In the aftermath of the FTX fiasco, the world’s largest crypto exchange is rushing to backstop failing firms and protocols. Should it?

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX's Bankman-Fried Says It’s Worth Losing Money to Prop Up Crypto Industry

The crypto exchange's CEO is also willing to buy bitcoin for his company depending on the price.

FTX co-founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried says he's willing to lose money to help the crypto industry. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

ConsenSys, Polychain, Tron, CipherTrace: Blockchain Startups Got $30M+ in US 'PPP' Bailout Loans

At least 45 crypto and blockchain startups, ranging from Bittrex to the Electric Coin Company, received U.S. Paycheck Protection Program loans, new filings show.

Administrator Jovita Carranza took over the SBA this year. (Tia Dufour/White House/Small Business Administration)

Policy

Bailouts Don't Save the Economy. They Prop Up Companies That Should Be Allowed to Fail

If we keep bailing out corporations during every crisis, we'll end up with implicitly state-owned enterprises and a lack of economic dynamism.

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Policy

Corporate America Knows the Bailout Is Baked In

Corporate America has embraced fragility, says Nic Carter. Its business model depends on a bailout.

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Markets

How BlackRock Ended Up on Both Sides of the Bailout, Feat. Meltem Demirors

As BlackRock gets appointed to oversee bailouts to companies including BlackRock, how do we make an insane moment lead to good?

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