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Brett Harrison: Rebrand Would Be 'Necessary' for FTX 2.0

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.

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Brett Harrison: Recent Crypto Regulatory Action in the U.S. Is 'Troubling'

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."

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Brett Harrison Addresses Likelihood of a Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval in U.S.

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.

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Brett Harrison on U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF Race, FTX 2.0 Prospects

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.

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Former FTX U.S. President Reflects on FTX Demise

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.

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Former FTX US President Quit After ‘Protracted Disagreement’ With Bankman-Fried: Report

A new report from the failed crypto exchange FTX’s current leadership says that former FTX US President Brett Harrison resigned last September partly because of a “protracted disagreement” with CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and members of his inner circle. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest.

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Former FTX US President Reportedly Quit After ‘Protracted Disagreement’ With Bankman-Fried

A new 45-page report detailing accounting failures at the failed crypto exchange says that at one point employees were instructed by an unnamed higher-up to “come up with some numbers? Idk.”

Former FTX US President Brett Harrison. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Ex-FTX.US Head Raises $5M for Startup Months After Exchange's Collapse

Brett Harrison's project received investments from the venture arms of Coinbase and Circle.

Brett Harrison, exdirector de FTX.US. (Danny Nelson)

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Anthony Scaramucci on Backing Former FTX.US President's New Venture

Anthony Scaramucci, founder of Skybridge Capital and the SALT conference, discusses why he's investing his personal funds in a firm set up by former FTX.US president Brett Harrison. "This is from my personal money into Brett Harrison's business," The Mooch said. "I think he got blindsided by FTX international situation."

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Anthony Scaramucci Invests In Former FTX.US President's New Venture

As first reported by Bloomberg, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci is investing his personal funds in a firm set up by Brett Harrison, the former president of FTX.US. Scaramucci confirmed his investment on Twitter over the weekend. "The Hash" hosts discuss the industry implications and Harrison's latest public remarks about former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

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