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Videos

Will This Contagion Spread?

Binance backs out, but could FTX still be saved? That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Videos

Tron’s Justin Sun ‘Putting Together Solution’ for Troubled Crypto Exchange FTX

Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron cryptocurrency network and Grenada's ambassador to the World Trade Organization, tweeted late Wednesday that he and his team were "putting together a solution" with beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange FTX, hours after Binance announced it would not move forward in a deal to acquire the company. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know so far.

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Videos

CFTC Commissioner on FTX Fallout, Crypto Regulation Outlook

Reacting to the U.S. Department of Justice reportedly probing crypto exchange FTX after its apparent collapse, CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson discusses her take on the fallout of FTX and the lessons learned, and how it could shape the future crypto regulation.

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Finance

JPMorgan Sees Wave of Crypto Deleveraging From FTX’s Woes

JPMorgan strategists said bitcoin's production cost could be an indicator of the market bottom.

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Videos

FTX Japan Ordered by Regulator to Pause Operations Following Withdrawal Halt

Japan's Financial Services Agency has ordered the local unit of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange FTX to suspend operation amid its liquidity crisis. CoinDesk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker discusses the details and the implications for FTX in Asia. Why did FTX leave Hong Kong and what is the country's state of crypto regulation now?

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Videos

Sam Bankman-Fried Says Alameda Winding Down, Promises FTX US Customers' Funds Are 'Fine'

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried promised to use “every penny” his crypto exchange has to repay users ahead of investors, apologizing in a tweet thread on Thursday. The 30-year-old former billionaire also said Alameda Trading – his empire’s once mighty crypto quant shop and market maker – would wind down trading. CoinDesk Technology Reporter Sam Kessler weighs in.

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Finance

Jefferies CEO Expressed Doubts About Sam Bankman-Fried in July

Rich Handler, a restructuring expert, said SBF was "over his head" in trying to rescue crypto outfits.

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Policy

FTX Japan to Go Into 'Close-Only' Mode Following Regulator's Order to Suspend Operations

The Financial Services Agency had ordered the local arm of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange to halt operations until December following a withdrawal halt.

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

Finance

Tether Freezes $46M of USDT Held by FTX Following Law-Enforcement Request

The stablecoin lost its $1 peg earlier on Thursday.

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