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Policy

Elizabeth Warren Demands U.S. CFTC Chair Explain His Chats With SBF

CFTC chief Rostin Behnam previously disclosed there were meetings and messages with FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, but he hasn't granted another senator's call to see all the records.

Ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried had a lot of interactions with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and two senators are demanding details. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Ex-FTX Unit LedgerX in Gray Area Beyond CFTC Proposal on Customer Funds: Commissioner

The U.S. derivatives regulator proposed a new rule for how regulated firms should invest clients' funds, but a CFTC commissioner pointed out it doesn't address LedgerX.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX Employees Knew About the Backdoor to Alameda Months Before Collapse: WSJ

The employees flagged their discovery to one of FTX's director of engineering Nishad Singh but the problem never got fixed.

(FTX, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Ledger’s Hard Lesson: Being Right Isn't Good Enough

Public communication doesn’t work like computer code. The French hardware wallet maker learned that the hard way.

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier at Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Harry Murphy/Web Summit via Sportsfile)

Finance

FTX's LedgerX Derivatives Exchange Sold to Miami International Holdings in Bankruptcy Auction

FTX.US purchased Ledger Holdings, the parent company of LedgerX, for $298 million in October 2021, according to audited financial documents viewed by CoinDesk.

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Policy

Commissioner: CFTC Needs More Dialogue With Market Participants to Modernize Regulation

"It’s important for us to know certain facts, information [and] data about the company acquiring a registered market participant” to avoid another FTX debacle, Kristin N. Johnson said on CoinDesk TV.

CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson (CoinDesk TV)

Videos

CFTC Commissioner: Culture Of Compliance Starts At the Top

LedgerX was one of the few FTX-owned companies that remained solvent throughout the collapse and its subsequent bankruptcy process. CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson comments on the culture of compliance, saying it should start at the top.

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Videos

Judge Allows FTX to Sell LedgerX, Japanese Units; Media Outlets Seek To Know Who Bailed Out Sam Bankman-Fried

A Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday that FTX can put four key units, including derivatives arm LedgerX and stock-clearing platform Embed, up for sale. Meanwhile, major media groups have taken legal action to reveal the identities of the two non-parental parties who co-signed Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bail bond. "The Hash" panel weighs in.

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Policy

FTX Cleared to Sell LedgerX, Japanese Units by Bankruptcy Judge

The collapsed exchange is looking to sell off its more separable and solvent assets as it seeks to repay creditors.

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Videos

Multiple Parties Interested in Buying FTX Units, Court Documents Show

Around 117 parties have expressed an interest in buying units of FTX, a legal filing posted Sunday said, as a deadline for initial bids approaches. "The Hash" panel discusses the potential sale of LedgerX, FTX Japan, FTX Europe and the stock-clearing platform Embed. Plus, what this means to the bankruptcy case.

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