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SBF's Alameda Research Secretly Funded Crypto Media Site 'The Block'; Crypto Contagion Concerns

Crypto media site The Block was secretly funded over the last two years by Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, The Block confirmed on Friday. Bernstein reacted to Genesis’ extended withdrawal freeze, saying that saving Grayscale would cost a fortune for Digital Currency Group (DCG), which owns Genesis Trading, Grayscale and CoinDesk. Plus, details on Coinbase asking users to switch USDT for USDC and Bankman-Fried agreeing to testify before U.S. House Financial Committee.

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Binance's Bitcoin Reserves Are Overcollateralized: Report; Genesis Developments

Binance released a new report from global financial audit, tax and advisory firm Mazars showing that its customer bitcoin (BTC) reserves are overcollateralized. However, the assessment is not an official audit, according to Francine McKenna, lecturer in financial accounting at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Plus, Genesis interim CEO Derar Islim said resolution of his company’s lending unit’s withdrawal freeze is likely to be a matter of “weeks” rather than days. CoinDesk and Genesis share the same parent company.

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Lyn Alden on Crypto Industry Outlook After FTX Collapse

Lyn Alden, founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy and member of Swan Bitcoin's Board of Directors, discusses her crypto markets outlook as the fallout from FTX continues to ripple through the industry. "I wouldn't be surprised if another shoe [like Genesis] were to drop," Alden said.

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Genesis Creditor Groups' Loans Amount to $1.8B and Counting: Sources

Customers whose money is locked up on trading and lending platform Genesis and who have taken legal advice on the matter currently account for some $1.8 billion of loans, according to a CoinDesk source familiar with the situation. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details. Genesis and CoinDesk are both owned by the Digital Currency Group.

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Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust Shares Continue to Trade at a Discount

Bernstein Managing Director of Global Digital Assets Gautam Chhugani unpacks the outlook for Genesis and Grayscale's GBTC, amid the ongoing contagion concerns from the fallout of FTX. Grayscale Investments, which manages GBTC, Genesis and CoinDesk are owned by Digital Currency Group.

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Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Purchases $1.5M in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Shares

Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management bought 176,945 shares ($1.5 million) in Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) on Monday as the crypto market touched a two-year low. Genesis, Grayscale and CoinDesk are owned by Digital Currency Group. "The Hash" panel discusses what to make of Ark's latest crypto bets.

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FTX Fallout: Who’s Going Bankrupt Next?

Could Genesis be facing a fight for survival? That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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'Regulators Are Not Going to Save Us' After FTX Collapse: B2C2 Founder

B2C2 Founder Max Boonen argues that regulation is not the savior of crypto. "I believe much more in private market solutions," he adds, as the firm is offering to buy loans from Genesis' crypto-lending unit.

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