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8 Days in November: What Led to FTX’s Sudden Collapse

Financier and influencer Sam Bankman-Fried flew exceptionally high during the pandemic-driven crypto bull market. Here’s what led to his fall, and why it matters for the industry’s future.

El ex CEO de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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A Failed FTX-Binance Deal Is ‘Catastrophic’ for Crypto Sector

Binance scrapping its acquisition of rival FTX could mean institutional investors deciding to pull funds out of the crypto industry.

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FTX Website Experiences Temporary Outage, Warns Users Not to Make Deposits

While the FTX US website remains operational, FTX.com is experiencing widespread outages.

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Why Did FTX Pause Withdrawals if It Wasn't Trading Customer Funds?

A day after signing a letter of intent to buy struggling rival FTX, crypto exchange Binance seems highly unlikely to go through with the acquisition, according to a CoinDesk source. This comes after a huge wave of withdrawals drained FTX of liquidity and effectively froze the platform. Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris discusses the latest in the proposed Binance-FTX deal.

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FTX Blowup Puts Trove of Prized Bored Apes at Risk of Liquidation

Yuga Labs, the NFT collective behind the majority of tokens held in the crypto empire’s wallet, has previously raised capital from FTX Ventures, although Alameda Research is in control of the wallet.

Bored Apes (OpenSea, modified by CoinDesk)

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With FTX Bloodied, Rival in US Regulatory Fight Adds Another Knife

One of the traditional, regulated firms that has opposed an FTX effort to upend derivatives clearing – Cboe Digital – jumped into the drama by issuing a letter boasting about its safety measures.

The Cboe Global Markets Inc. building in Chicago (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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The Downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX: The Industry Reacts

Tech, market and regulatory experts weigh in on a possible Binance acquisition of what was once one of crypto’s most influential exchanges.

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

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Alameda, In Eye of Crypto Storm, Takes $37M of Wrapped Bitcoin Off FTX.US Exchange

The purpose of the token movements is unclear, and the amount likely a small portion of the overall firm's holdings, but the observation shows Alameda scrambling to arrange its finances – using the Ethereum blockchain.

Blockchain transaction data showing Alameda Research moving $37 million of wrapped bitcoin off the FTX.US crypto exchange. (Arkham intelligence)