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Finance

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried: 'I Didn’t Knowingly Commingle Funds'

In a highly anticipated interview at Wednesday’s DealBook Summit, Sam Bankman-Fried expressed regret over his exchange's collapse, but clung to the narrative that it was a bet gone wrong.

Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Opinion

FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident

Sam Bankman-Fried is a con man and fraudster of historic proportions. But you might not learn that from the New York Times, CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris writes.

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Policy

EU’s MiCA Law May Have an FTX-Shaped Loophole

A much-heralded new law could still allow slapdash offshore companies to ply their trade in the bloc.

A loophole in EU crypto laws may allow offshore providers to continue (Stefania De Michiel/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Opinion

What a Securities Lawyer Would Ask FTX’s Bankman-Fried

New York Times columnist Aaron Ross Sorkin will interview Sam Bankman-Fried at the DealBook Summit. Here are 10 questions a practiced fraud lawyer would ask the former chief executive.

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

Policy

SEC Could Use BlockFi as Object Lesson for Clear Crypto Regulation, Says Ex-SEC Official

Howard Fischer discusses why the SEC is more concerned with setting standards than getting the $30 million owed by the failed lender.

Howard Fischer, Moses Singer LLP partner (Moses Singer)

Markets

Crypto Trader Auros Global Misses Payment on DeFi Loan as FTX Contagion Spreads

The company missed payment on a 2,400 wrapped ether loan worth $3 million from a M11 Credit pool on Maple Finance.

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Videos

Bitcoin Nearing $17K Despite BlockFi Bankruptcy Filing

DFD Partners President Bilal Little discusses his outlook for bitcoin (BTC) as the cryptocurrency rises toward $17,000 despite ongoing concerns about FTX fallout and macroeconomic uncertainties.

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Videos

Shuttered AAX Closing Out Derivatives as it Hopes to Reopen

Hong Kong-based exchange AAX will close out derivatives positions as it attempts to return to normal following a hack. Two days after FTX filed for bankruptcy, AAX suspended withdrawals saying they did so to avoid fraud and exploitation after a maintenance partner failed. Former AAX VP and Head of Research Ben Caselin breaks his silence.

Recent Videos

Videos

Former SEC Counsel on BlockFi's Bankruptcy Filing

Howard Fischer, Moses Singer LLP partner and former SEC senior trial counsel, discusses the legal considerations of crypto lender BlockFi filing for bankruptcy as it owes $30 million to the SEC and has $355 million in crypto frozen on FTX.

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Videos

BlockFi Joins the Crypto Bankruptcy Parade

Crypto lender BlockFi became the latest industry heavyweight to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, joining Celsius Network, Voyager Digital and FTX. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the key takeaways from the first day of bankruptcy proceedings.

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