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Bitcoin Liquidity on Exchanges Falling Amid FTX Collapse

Bitcoin is rising from the depths of red to regain its foothold snugly above $16,000. Its liquidity on major exchanges has deteriorated significantly in the wake of FTX's collapse, with market depth falling to a five-month low of 7,000 BTC. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Ledger Sees Crypto Cold Storage Sales Surging, CEO Says

Pascal Gauthier, CEO of cold wallet maker Ledger, discusses his take on the fallout of digital asset exchange FTX and why he expects interest in cold storage wallets to rise. Plus, the impact of FTX's implosion on bitcoin and the wider crypto industry.

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BlockFi Reportedly Prepares for Possible Bankruptcy Filing; Bahamian Supreme Court Approves Liquidators for FTX Assets

Crypto lender BlockFi is reportedly preparing a potential bankruptcy filing because of its "significant exposure" to bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. FTX could have more than 1 million creditors and has been in contact with “dozens” of regulators around the world. The Supreme Court of the Bahamas has approved two insolvency experts at PwC as provisional liquidators overseeing FTX's assets.

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Finance

Online Investing Platform BnkToTheFuture Drops Plan to Acquire Crypto Lender Salt Lending Due to FTX Exposure

Salt Lending said it had halted all deposits and withdrawals on its platform.

Obra de IA sobre el colapso. (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Policy

Meaning of FTX Fall Depends on One’s Politics, US Senate Hearing Shows

U.S. political parties take separate, opposing lessons from the crash of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire.

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Opinion

Let’s Talk About the New York Times' ‘Puff Piece’ on Sam Bankman-Fried

How complicit is the media in the FTX and Alameda Research co-founder's rise and fall?

AI Artwork SBM Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tokens of Alameda-Backed DeFi Projects Maps.me and Oxygen Locked Up at FTX

Alameda Research led funding rounds into both companies in 2021.

Maps.me and Oxygen, two DeFi projects backed by Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, are considering their options. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

ConsenSys Economist Still Has Hope for Crypto After FTX's Fall

Lex Sokolin said the sector can thrive if people develop useful applications based on blockchain technology.

ConsenSys' Lex Sokolin is still optimistic about the prospects for crypto, despite FTX's sudden collapse.  (CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto’s Political Cash Backs Winners, But New Lawmakers Will Arrive Under FTX Cloud

The industry’s main political action committee, GMI, counts 19 victories in congressional races while defending its history of support from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

The U.S. Capitol will see an influx of new members of Congress next year whose campaigns were supported by crypto donations. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Lender BlockFi Preps for Possible Bankruptcy Filing After FTX's Woes: WSJ

The company had previously suspended withdrawals in wake of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX last week.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)