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First Mover Americas: BlockFi the Latest Chapter (11) in FTX Saga

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 29, 2022.

BlockFi aseguró una línea de crédito de $250 millones por parte de FTX. (Getty Images)

Finance

Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Sues Bankman-Fried for Robinhood Shares, FT Reports

Bankman-Fried, through a holding company, pledged his stake in Robinhood as collateral for a loan.

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

Videos

CFTC Commissioner on Crypto Regulation: The Path Forward Is Joint Rule-Making With SEC

CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger discusses a collaborative "path forward" with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for crypto regulation, following the bankruptcy filing of crypto lender BlockFi amid the ongoing FTX fallout. "We're adults, we're professionals. We can sit in a room and figure out how to clarify who has jurisdiction where."

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CFTC Commissioner on FTX Collapse: Not Anything We Could've Done

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger discusses the impact of FTX's collapse on regulating crypto and the agency's legislative oversight of the spot markets. "It's not anything we could've done under our existing rules."

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Bitcoin Posts Record Exchange Outflows After FTX Collapse

A record outflow of bitcoin (BTC) from centralized trading platforms last week is a sign that investors are losing confidence in those kinds of exchanges after the collapse of FTX, and are taking more direct control of their digital assets. CoinDesk's Lawrence Lewitinn breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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CFTC Commissioner on Crypto Regulation Outlook Amid FTX Contagion

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger discusses her outlook for the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape and the CFTC's role as BlockFi becomes the latest crypto firm to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following FTX's collapse.

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BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy; Kraken Settles US Treasury Case Over Serving Customers in Iran

Crypto lender BlockFi files for bankruptcy protection as FTX contagion spreads. JPMorgan says crypto market regulatory initiatives that are already underway are likely to be accelerated. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reaches a settlement with crypto exchange Kraken over serving customers in Iran.

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CFTC Chair Says FTX Direct Clearing Plan Was Far From Being Approved

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission was nowhere close to making a decision on a controversial FTX plan to streamline financial market structure rules, which were proposed before the crypto exchange went bust, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam said Monday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments in the crypto regulatory space.

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Crypto Lender BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy

BlockFi filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, days after suspending withdrawals amid the ongoing fallout from exchange FTX's bankruptcy. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest casualty rocking the industry after the crypto lender suspended withdrawals just a few weeks ago, due to the ongoing confusion about FTX's assets.

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Opinion

The Bitcoin Obituary Obituary

And why one Harvard economist thinks bitcoin could end up on central bank balance sheets.

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