FTX


Finance

Crypto Bank Silvergate Bucks Market Rally as FTX Exposure Is Questioned

Silvergate shares were down about 7% while other crypto-linked stocks rallied Tuesday.

Casa central de Silvergate Bank. (CoinDesk)

Videos

FTX Accounts Drainer Transfers Millions in Stolen Crypto, Becomes 35th-Largest Ether Holder

The unknown actor behind last week’s $600 million exploit of crypto exchange FTX transferred more than 21,555 ether (ETH), or over $27 million, in stolen funds to a single address during European morning hours on Tuesday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the FTX collapse.

Recent Videos

Videos

What’s in the Crypto Legislation Backed by Sam Bankman-Fried?

U.S. Senators are planning to push forward with the bipartisan Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA) crypto legislation backed by Sam Bankman-Fried despite the implosion his crypto exchange FTX. "The Hash" panel discusses the potential outcomes and Bankman-Fried's political reach in the latest fallout.

Recent Videos

Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried Can't Stay Off of Twitter

The ex-CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX claims liquidity, not insolvency, is the issue.

AI Artwork Sam Bankman-Fried SBF in Prison concept (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Policy

The Long Arm of FTX

It's hard to overstate how much FTX embedded itself into the broader world. That could drive some of the response to its collapse.

Major League Baseball referees wore FTX-branded kits. (G Fiume/Getty Images)

Policy

FTX Fallout Adds Urgency to South Korea’s Push for Crypto Regulations: Report

An official at the Financial Services Commission says that unfair trade needs to be regulated.

Officials are currently drawing up a comprehensive regulatory framework, the Digital Asset Basic Act, expected to be finalized next year. (Jacek Malipan/ Getty)

Markets

Analysis: FTX’s TRUMPLOSE Token Isn’t Proof of an FTX-Democrat-Ukraine Conspiracy

TRUMPLOSE was part of FTX’s prediction market, where degens made big bucks betting on — or against — Trump or Biden during the 2020 election. Curiously, it’s still on the company balance sheet.

The TRUMPLOSE/FTX conspiracy theory (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

FTX Fallout Is a 'Confidence Crisis' In the Crypto Ecosystem

ConsenSys Head Economist Lex Sokolin discusses the FTX collapse and impact on the crypto industry, saying it's a "confidence crisis in the ecosystem as a whole." While the continued fallout from the now-bankrupt exchange is weighing on crypto prices, Sokolin argues, "prices are not the end goal."

Recent Videos

Videos

FTX May Have More Than 1M Creditors, New Filings Say

FTX may have more than 1 million creditors, according to a court filing that began to explain the company's descent into bankruptcy. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the details. Plus, the latest on the liquidators approved by the Bahamian Supreme Court for FTX's assets.

Recent Videos