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Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried's Frequent Commenting Draws Icy Response From FTX's Restructuring Chief

John Ray's statement on Twitter stressed that SBF no longer speaks on behalf of the exchange and affiliated companies.

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

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FTX Fallout: Can Proof of Reserves Improve Crypto Transparency?

After FTX’s stunning meltdown, Castle Island Ventures Partner Nic Carter is calling for exchanges to prove they have enough assets in reserve to offset any outstanding liabilities. Carter discusses FTX's implosion and what it shows about the importance of proof of reserves and regulatory clarity.

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Temasek to Write Off up to $300M Invested in FTX; House Committee to Hold Hearing on FTX Collapse

Genesis Global Trading's lending arm is temporarily suspending redemptions and new loan originations. Singapore's state investment fund Temasek is preparing to write off between $200 million and $300 million invested in FTX. The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing into FTX next month. Sam Bankman-Fried, Tom Brady and other FTX promoters have been sued. Genesis and CoinDesk both operate under Digital Currency Group.

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Markets

Have Crypto Markets Reached Bottom?

Investors maintain confidence in crypto, but are anxiously eyeing developments that could sink prices further.

Pause, Breathe, Resume (Brett Jordan/Unsplash)

Finance

US Crypto Investors Sue FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, Company’s Celebrity Endorsers

The plaintiffs in a class-action suit claim that the heavily-marketed FTX yield-bearing crypto accounts were actually a Ponzi scheme.

Comedian Larry David appeared in a Super Bowl ad for FTX (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO)

Markets

These Crypto Market Makers Were Wary of FTX Before Collapse

B2C2, Kairon Labs and a few others had concerns about the exchange and its sister firm Alameda Research before liquidity concerns became headlines.

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

Web3

Esports Giant TSM Suspends $210M Partnership with FTX

It’s the latest sponsorship deal to fall through since the troubled crypto exchange’s surprise bankruptcy filing last week.

Team TSM line up on stage during the ESL One Stockholm Dota Major at Hovet Arena on May 22, 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Joe Brady/Getty Images)

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Ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Continues to Engage Public via Twitter

Following a series of curious one-letter tweets over the past couple of days, Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, has returned to typing out full sentences and can't seem to stay off of Twitter. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in FTX's collapse and the role of social media.

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