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Policy

Gensler Says SEC Is Fine Going After Crypto With Its Current Authority

As a new Congress prepares to work on uncertain crypto legislation next year, the SEC chairman says his agency needs nothing apart from more money and more reach overseas.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill, September 15, 2022 in Washington, DC.  (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Opinion

Be Patient: Sam Bankman-Fried Could Go to Prison for a Very, Very Long Time

The former wonder boy could be behind bars for life, according to U.S. federal sentencing guidelines.

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Tech

DeFi Project Mercurial Plots Revamp and New Tokens Following 'Toxic' Association With FTX

Mercurial would launch some of its popular products as a separate project under the name Meteora.

Piggy bank bent forward change money coins (Andre Taissin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Audit Platform Sherlock Expects $4M Loss From Troubled Loans on Maple Finance

Sherlock deposited $5 million USDC of its staking pool into the beleaguered credit pool on Maple, which suffered a $31 million hit from Orthogonal Trading’s FTX-induced insolvency.

Mysterious transactions and reconciliation head-scratchers happen in traditional finance, too, but crypto could be uniquely prone to a situation of this sort. (Wikimedia Commons)

Videos

Scottie Pippen on NFT Sneaker Collection Launch: 'We're the Trailblazers'

NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen joins "First Mover" to discuss his crypto journey and partnering with Web3 firm Orange Comet in launching a limited NFT sneaker collection inspired by his basketball career. "We're bringing something different... we're the trailblazers," Pippen said. Plus, Orange Comet CEO Dave Broome discusses the future of the NFT industry in the wake of FTX's collapse.

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Finance

Goldman Sachs to Spend 'Tens of Millions' on Discounted Crypto Investments After FTX Implosion: Report

The investment bank sees a bigger need for trustworthy and established players in the crypto market.

El staking de ether en Vanilla está generando rendimientos llamativos para los entusiastas de las criptomonedas. (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

Finance

Silvergate CEO Attempts to Address Concerns in Public Letter

Shares of the crypto-focused bank have been reeling in part due to links with failed crypto exchange FTX and sister company Alameda Research.

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Policy

New FTX CEO Testimony ‘False,’ Bankman-Fried Says

The crypto exchange’s founder said documentation existed, despite John Ray bemoaning poor record-keeping.

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

Finance

Alameda Research Shouldered FTX Loss of Up to $1B Following Client's Leveraged Trade in 2021: FT

That FTX was having to navigate such losses in the pre-bear market days of 2021 may go some way to explain its frail position that would ultimately bring about its collapse.

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

Policy

FTX Japan Plans to Restart Local Customer Withdrawals

The crypto exchange's subsidiary has confirmed Japanese customer funds will remain separate from the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)