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Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried Addresses Withdrawals, FTX Collapse in Newly Released Audio Interview

The FTX founder said he unpaused Bahamian FTX withdrawals to “appease” local customers and added his lawyers to the groups of people he said can “go f**k themselves.”

El ex CEO de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

BlockFi Has $355M in Crypto Frozen on FTX, Attorney Confirms

Kirkland & Ellis Partner Joshua Sussberg announced the figure during BlockFi’s first bankruptcy hearing.

Zac Prince, CEO de BlockFi, en Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)

Videos

The Bahamas’ Attorney General Defends Country’s Regulatory Framework Amid FTX ‘Debacle’

During a pre-taped speech, The Bahamas’ Attorney General Ryan Pinder summarized the collapse of FTX and stated that the country’s regulatory regime was sufficient to oversee crypto businesses. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the speech and the latest on The Bahamas’ investigations into FTX.

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Does The Bahamas Have Enough Resources to Investigate FTX?

CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses whether The Bahamas has enough resources to investigate the collapse of FTX, with reference to the pre-taped speech from the country’s Attorney General Ryan Pinder.

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Policy

BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy as FTX Contagion Spreads

BlockFi received a $400 million line of credit from FTX earlier this year.

Publicidad de BlockFi en Union Station, Washington D. C. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Policy

Bahamas' Attorney General Defends Country's Regulatory Regime Amid FTX 'Debacle'

Ryan Pinder disputed the notion that FTX moved to the country because it didn't want to "submit to regulatory scrutiny."

Ryan Pinder, attorney general of the Bahamas (The Office of the Prime Minister The Bahamas)

Finance

Some Things to Be Thankful For, Even Though Everything in Crypto Is On Fire

This has been an overall bad year for crypto, but here are some positive things.

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Policy

Turkish Authorities Order Seizure of 'Suspicious' FTX Assets

The country's Financial Crimes Investigation Board says Sam Bankman-Fried is also under investigation.

The collapse of crypto exchange FTX under Sam Bankman-Fried raises the issue of proofs of reserve. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bybit Announces $100M Fund to Support Institutional Clients

The exchange will offer as much as $10 million to institutional clients and market makers.

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