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Markets

Silvergate Shares Drop to Fresh 2-Year Low Amid FTX Testimony

The crypto-friendly bank announced earlier this month that it was a “victim” of the failed crypto exchange.

Casa central de Silvergate Bank. (CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX CEO Warned Not to ‘Obstruct’ Bahamas Probe as He Gives Testimony

The Securities Commission said John J. Ray III had a "questionable agenda" as a row over bankruptcy proceedings deepens.

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

Finance

With Founder Facing Charges, New CEO Says FTX Embezzled Customer Cash

Sam Bankman-Fried is now a criminal defendant, and CEO John Ray III told lawmakers FTX embezzled customer funds "right in front of their eyes."

FTX CEO John Ray III testifies in the U.S. House Financial Services Committee about the company's collapse. (U.S. House Financial Services Committee)

Finance

$1.6B FTX International Customers Group Hires Law Firm to Create Official Bankruptcy Committee

There is “irreconcilable conflict" between the interests of FTX's international customers and those of other creditor groups, said Eversheds Sutherland partner Sarah Paul.

Sam Bankman-Fried exCEO de FTX. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX Debacle Could Lead to Crypto Legislation ‘Momentum’: Blockchain Association’s Kristin Smith

The executive director discusses why the fall of FTX was a “massive setback” for the industry but not the end for crypto, and what likely happened to the $73 million in political donations from Sam Bankman-Fried.

Blockchain Association Executive Director Kristin Smith (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Videos

Chelsea Manning on Trust in Crypto

Nym Security Engineer of Hardware Optimization Chelsea Manning discusses the recent collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

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Opinion

Japan Was the Safest Place to Be an FTX Customer

As regulators look to regulate exchanges in light of the FTX's collapse, they would do well to look to Japan, which has some of the most mature rules in the world.

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Opinion

Le Japon était l'endroit le plus sûr pour être client FTX

Alors que les régulateurs cherchent à réguler les bourses à la lumière de l'effondrement du FTX, ils feraient bien de se tourner vers le Japon, qui possède certaines des règles les plus matures au monde.

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Opinion

Il Giappone era il posto più sicuro per essere un cliente FTX

Mentre i regolatori cercano di regolamentare gli scambi alla luce del crollo della FTX, farebbero bene a guardare al Giappone, che ha alcune delle regole più mature al mondo.

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Opinion

Japón era el lugar más seguro para ser cliente de FTX

Mientras los reguladores buscan regular los intercambios a la luz del colapso del FTX, harían bien en mirar a Japón, que tiene algunas de las reglas más maduras del mundo.

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