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Opinion

The FTX Collapse Looks an Awful Lot Like Enron

Alameda and FTX were built on false asset values driven by deceptive self-dealing. So was America's most notorious corporate fraud.

Enron founder and longtime CEO Kenneth Lay, in a mugshot taken July 2004. Lay was convicted of fraud in 2006, but died before being sentenced. (Photo courtesy Bureau of Prisons/Getty Images)

Opinion

Let’s Talk About the New York Times' ‘Puff Piece’ on Sam Bankman-Fried

How complicit is the media in the FTX and Alameda Research co-founder's rise and fall?

AI Artwork SBM Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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How Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘Effective’ Altruism Blew Up FTX

The Alameda Research and FTX founder believed he had singular insight into how to fix the world's problems. Instead, he wound up exemplifying them.

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Opinion

The Role Regulators Played in the FTX Fiasco

The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's blockchain empire is a direct result of crypto’s centralized development and lack of U.S. regulations.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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

The exchange's own terms of service dictate customer balances shouldn't have moved. So what really happened?

FTX co-founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried says he's willing to lose money to help the crypto industry. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Story of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Backroom Deal With Binance’s CZ

Binance, after exacerbating a bank run on rival crypto exchange FTX, offered to buy out the jewel in SBF's crown.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Opinion

Why NFT Artists Shouldn't Expect 'Royalties'

In crypto, code is law. Has OpenSea found an on-chain solution to the problem of paying token creators in secondary sales?

Pixel Art NFT Collectibles Background.  Vector Illustration.  NFT Seamless Pattern. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Don’t Mistake Tech Layoffs for a Recession

If job numbers are so strong, why is Elon Musk slashing Twitter’s workforce?

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Opinion

With Hacks at a Record High, Crypto Needs to Find Better Ways to Keep Users Safe

Nearly $3 billion has been lost to protocol exploits so far in 2022, more than double last year’s total, according to blockchain security firm Peckshield.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Missing CryptoQueen Has Friends in (Very) High Places

With evidence of complicity at the very highest levels of government, the BBC’s years-long investigation into the OneCoin pyramid scheme returns.

Ruja Ignatova (OneCoin Corporation)