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Bloomberg, WSJ, CoinDesk Among the Media Outlets Seeking to Know Who Bailed Out Sam Bankman-Fried

Lawyers for the former CEO of failed crypto exchange FTX requested and were granted anonymity for two parties who backed the $250 million bond that sprung Bankman-Fried from jail.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Opinion

5 Lessons From 2022 That Changed Crypto Forever

Yes, this is that classic newsroom fallback for staff-depleted holiday periods: the year-in-review listicle. But whereas in other years that might seem a little dull, a cop-out even, this one is different. This time we’re talking about 2022, the year that changed crypto forever.

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Policy

US Government Wants to ‘Send a Message’ to Crypto With SBF’s Arrest, Says Former US Prosecutor

Renato Mariotti, now a partner at international law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, discusses why regulators are “eager to plant a flag” on the crypto industry.

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Markets

CoinDesk Market Index Adds Convex, Serum, 12 Other Digital Assets

The digital-asset index deleted Polymath and Tribe as constituents, in a series of changes that take effect Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. ET.

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Videos

Introducing DESK, CoinDesk's New Social Token

After running it through beta last year, we’re officially launching DESK at this year’s Consensus Festival in Austin, Texas. Here are five things to know about DESK – CoinDesk's new social token.

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What to Know About Crypto Mixers

Cryptocurrency mixers and the illicit activity often associated with them regularly make headlines. Yet, volume data suggests crypto coin mixing is not as prevalent as one might think. CoinDesk Research Analyst George Kaloudis breaks down the privacy implications of bitcoin mixers, clearing up the potentially false narrative surrounding their usage.

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Videos

CoinDesk Kicks Off Privacy Week

It's Privacy Week at CoinDesk, where it will be publishing articles all week on privacy issues ranging from corporate to government surveillance, to sharing of personal information, to private project challenges and beyond. CoinDesk Executive Editor Marc Hochstein shares insights into what readers can expect, discussing the state of play for digital and financial privacy.

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The Mnuchin Files: New Documents Shed Light on Trump-Era Crypto Policy

Through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, CoinDesk has obtained a 250-page trove of Mnuchin’s crypto-related correspondence during his four years at U.S. Treasury under the Trump administration. “The Hash” panel breaks down the revelations and implications for Biden-era crypto policy.

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Videos

ETH Price More Strongly Linked to BTC Than Ever

A chart featured in the 2021 CoinDesk Annual Review illustrates the 90-day return for bitcoin, ether, and macro assets. In this Chart of the Day report, Galen Moore reflects on bitcoin’s relationship with broader financial markets and ether’s dependence on the BTC price.

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