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How Social Media Influencers Fed Bankman-Fried's Cult of Personality

A number of YouTubers, often working with the Creators Agency talent management company, took money that was allegedly stolen from FTX customers to promote a gigantic financial fraud.

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FTX's Failure Highlights Need for Federally Mandated Insurance, Not More Regulation

There is extensive precedent for requiring companies providing critical infrastructure to get special insurance. Why not require crypto companies to back themselves with a market-based product, say the founders of Evertas, a crypto insurance provider.

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Crypto Marketing Needs to Change. Let’s Make 2023 the Year for Influencer Accountability

FTX was just like the ill-fated Fyre Festival: a hollow project fueled by mendacious influencer marketing, says Oxygen's Nemo Yang.

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Finanzas

President Herbert Hoover Saves the Day for a Crypto Bank? Yeah, That’s Weird

Silvergate got propped up by the Federal Home Loan Bank system created in 1932.

President Herbert Hoover as an NFT (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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There Will Be No Lessons Learned From FTX

There’s so much more to blockchain than crypto and we’re just not getting there fast enough, says EY's blockchain innovation leader.

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Worldwide Grassroots Projects Can Lead Crypto Recovery

Crypto is not hurting lower income and marginalized communities, but instead providing them with new tools - through innovative governance models and tokenomics - to regain control from historically oppressive financial systems.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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Is Sam Bankman-Fried Losing His Mind?

The alleged fraudster's latest blog post shows a man completely divorced from reality.

Sam Bankman-Fried's reality has been irrevocably shattered. But he's still desperately trying to hold it together. (Getty Images)

Opinión

Bitcoin Mining Companies Need to Better Manage Risk

The energy and gold mining industries have historically accounted for price volatility with structured financial products. Do crypto miners need similar hedges?

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Opinión

Remembering Hal Finney on the 14th Anniversary of the First Bitcoin Transaction

The legendary cypherpunk was the first to download and receive bitcoin – helping to prove the system worked.

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Finanzas

Two Advisor Credentialing Organizations Have Their Say on Crypto

Advisors are warned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) and the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA Institute) to look before they leap.

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