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Markets

First Mover Americas: Investors Pull Coins From Bitcoin Funds

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 16, 2023.

Investors have been pulling coins from bitcoin funds. (ByteTree Asset Management)

Finance

FTX Paid Around $2.2B to Sam Bankman-Fried, New Management Says

The failed crypto exchange made a total of $3.2 billion in payments to Bankman-Fried and other key employees.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Finance

Alameda-Linked Wallet Sent $100M of Stablecoins to Trading Firms After USDC Depeg

Three other wallets linked to FTX and Alameda sent $188.5 million in stablecoins to crypto exchanges on Tuesday.

Alameda Research-linked wallet transfers to trading firms. (Arkham Intelligence)

Markets

In About-Face, Crypto Exchanges Abandon Support for STG Token Reissuance

Stargate Finance’s original STG token is gaining support again after StargateDAO canceled its plans to reissue STG following a dispute with FTX liquidators.

(Billy Huynh/Unsplash)

Videos

Crypto Bank Silvergate Shutdown: 3 Key Takeaways

The crypto meltdown has claimed its first big casualty in the mainstream financial system. California-based Silvergate Bank plans to "voluntarily liquidate" its assets and wind down operations. Here are three key things to know about the company’s unwinding and what it means for the crypto industry and beyond.

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Opinion

Why Financial Analysts Missed Silvergate’s Red Flags

There were numerous signs of the crypto bank’s problems, but none of the analysts following the company picked up on them. Angelo Calvello, of Rosetta Analytics, says that was partly down to their traditional investment mindset.

Silvergate CEO Alan Lane (Silvergate)

Policy

FTX Proposes $4M Bonus Program as It Seeks to Retain Staff

The bankrupt crypto exchange wants to offer supplements up to 94% of salary to avoid sought-after coders quitting

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

Finance

FTX Reaches $45M Deal to Sell Interest in Sequoia to Abu Dhabi's Investment Arm

The agreement requires approval from a Delaware bankruptcy court as the failed exchange seeks to raise funds for creditors.

(Carmen Martínez Torrón/Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

A Closer Look at FTX’s Most Recent Bankruptcy Documents

The exchange owes customers $1.6 billion in bitcoin, and only has $6 million of it on hand.

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Videos

Alameda Sues Grayscale and DCG To Allow Redemptions, Reduce Fees

FTX sister company Alameda Research has filed a lawsuit against crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments seeking injunctive relief to realize what it claims is over $250 million in asset value for the FTX Debtor’s customers and creditors. "First Mover" hosts weigh in on the latest developments. Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

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