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Kevin O’Leary Says Comments From Gensler Killed His Attempts to Help Save FTX

The "Shark Tank" star said he was receiving requests from funds about the crypto exchange, but remarks from the SEC's chairman threw a wrench in the plans.

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Finance

Ikigai Asset Management Had 'Large Majority' of Assets on FTX, Unclear Whether It Will Be Able to Continue

Chief Investment Officer Travis Kling tweeted that the hedge fund has only been able to withdraw "very little" of its funds.

Travis Kling, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Ikigai Asset Management (Brady Dale/CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Users Withdrew $1.35B of Bitcoin in Days Following FTX Collapse

The net exit of crypto was industry-wide as FTX closed off customer withdrawals and ultimately filed for bankruptcy protection.

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Policy

Health of FTX’s US Derivatives Arm Owed to Oversight, Says CFTC Chief Behnam

The former LedgerX unit seems to be in good shape, Behnam said at a Chicago event, though its controversial application to directly clear customers’ derivatives trades was withdrawn.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Kevin O'Leary Addresses FTX Fallout, Ties with Sam Bankman-Fried

Kevin O'Leary, O'Leary Ventures chairman, who became a spokesperson for FTX back in 2021, discusses his relationship with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and why he invested in the company. "It was meeting the team that gave me the confidence to get involved with this," he said.

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Finance

Visa Ends Its Debit Card Pact With FTX

The original partnership to release crypto debit cards in 40 countries was reported on in October.

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Policy

Manhattan US Attorney's Office Opens Probe Into FTX Collapse: Reuters

The investigation is one of several probes into the now-bankrupt company's operations.

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Kevin O’Leary on FTX’s Collateral Damage on Crypto

O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O’Leary discusses the impact of FTX's collapse on bitcoin (BTC) and whether we have seen the token's bottom. "We're not finished with the collateral damage," O'Leary said.

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Kevin O'Leary Will 'Most Likely' Write His FTX Shares to Zero

O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O’Leary, who became an FTX spokesperson in 2021, discusses his investment in the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. "We've got the shares in FTX International and FTX ... we're going to have to write those down to zero most likely," he said.

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FTX Facing Criminal Investigation in the Bahamas

Law enforcement in the Bahamas are investigating crypto exchange FTX following the platform's swift collapse. A local financial regulator also said that FTX was not required to allow Bahamas-based customers to withdraw their funds. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De weighs in.

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