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Policy

BoE's Cunliffe Cautions Against 2008 Repeat With FTX's Derivatives Rule Change Proposal

The Bank of England official is skeptical whether decentralized finance will ever be a thing.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Opinion

Is Sam Bankman-Fried a Modern-Day Robber Baron?

In bailing out the crypto industry, the digital asset titan is acting like at least one Gilded Age financier.

Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

FTX Backs Out of Sports Deals Amid Crypto Winter: Report

The New York Post is reporting that FTX is dropping out of discussions for certain major league sport deals amid the recent crypto market downturn. “The Hash” discusses the latest volatility and future of sports sponsorships for crypto companies.

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Videos

BlockFi Receives $250M Credit Facility From FTX

Crypto lending platform BlockFi secured a $250 million revolving credit facility from FTX. BlockFi CEO Zac Prince notes the move “bolsters our balance sheet and platform strength," and added that "the proceeds of the credit facility are intended to be contractually subordinate to all client balances across all account types (BIA, BPY & loan collateral) and will be used as needed."

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Finance

FTX Unit Buys Stock-Clearing Platform Embed to Expand Equity Trading Infrastructure

The acquisition is intended to aid FTX.US' equity trading ambitions.

FTX US President Brett Harrison (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

BlockFi Receives $250M Credit Facility From FTX

The proceeds will be used to fulfill client balances across all accounts.

BlockFi aseguró una línea de crédito de $250 millones por parte de FTX. (Getty Images)

Finance

FTX Agrees to Acquire Canadian Trading Platform Bitvo as It Eyes Regional Expansion

FTX's decision to acquire Bitvo comes after rival exchange Binance pulled out of Ontario amid regulatory pressure last year.

Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Signs Billionaires’ Giving Pledge

The crypto billionaire has promised to give away the majority of his wealth to philanthropic causes.

Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

FTX’s Harrison Says Stablecoin Demand Will Survive Terra's Collapse

The head of one of the largest crypto exchanges in the U.S. said fiat-backed stablecoins are still reliable and not risky.

Brett Harrison, head of FTX.US., during an interview with CoinDesk at the World Economic Forum last week in Davos, Switzerland. (CoinDesk)