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Finance

Alameda Research asumió las pérdidas de hasta US$1000 millones de FTX tras el apalancamiento de un cliente en 2021

El hecho de que FTX tuviera que hacer frente a tales pérdidas en los días previos al mercado bajista de 2021 podría explicar en cierta medida su frágil posición que finalmente lo llevaría a la quiebra.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Analyses

Sam Bankman-Fried's Self-Incrimination Tour

The disgraced man-child’s media apology tour may sway the underinformed. But it can only hurt Bankman-Fried where it counts – in the courtroom.

Sam Bankman-Fried sticking his tongue out while at Crypto Bahamas earlier this year. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Former FTX US President Is Seeking Funds for Crypto Startup: Report

Brett Harrison is trying to raise $6 million at a $60 million company valuation, The Information reported.

Brett Harrison, exdirector de FTX.US. (Danny Nelson)

Juridique

Crypto Is at ‘Brick Wall Stage' and Needs ‘Right Balance’ of Regulation, Says Legal Expert

Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law Professor Tonya Evans discusses why the ecosystem is in need of thoughtful regulation from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miners’ FTX Contagion Exposure May Amplify Industry Pain

Core Scientific, Bitfarms and Genesis Digital Assets are among miners that have direct and indirect exposures to the fallout.

Obra de IA sobre el colapso. (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Finance

Alameda Research Shouldered FTX Loss of Up to $1B Following Client's Leveraged Trade in 2021: FT

That FTX was having to navigate such losses in the pre-bear market days of 2021 may go some way to explain its frail position that would ultimately bring about its collapse.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Vidéos

Analyst Explains Why Crypto Investors Are 'Demotivated' Right Now

Edward Moya, senior market analyst of the Americas at OANDA, discusses bitcoin investment activity in the wake of FTX's collapse and the wider crypto contagion. "You're not seeing a whole lot of investment come in," Moya said, adding that traders are "demotivated to get back in."

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Vidéos

Future of Crypto Regulation After FTX Fallout

Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Tonya Evans joins “First Mover” to discuss what to expect from FTX hearings as the U.S. Department of Justice calls for an independent examination of alleged fraud during the collapse of FTX. Plus, an outlook on the future of crypto regulation as the FTX saga continues to unfold. 

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Vidéos

CFTC Chairman Suggests ‘Pause’ to Review Senate Bill Following FTX Collapse

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee in the first of several congressional hearings on FTX and said his agency couldn't have prevented the collapse because FTX wasn't an entity regulated by CFTC. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the hearing and why Chairman Behnam asked lawmakers to “take a pause” and overhaul the crypto bills. Plus, the significance of the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA).

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Juridique

Departamento de Justicia de EE. UU. quiere que se investiguen las acusaciones de fraude contra FTX

En una presentación judicial, describieron al colapso como “el fracaso empresarial más grande y veloz en la historia de Estados Unidos”.

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