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Finance

'Big Short' Author Michael Lewis Spent Months With FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried and Is Writing a Book

A letter circulating in Hollywood says the best-selling author is working on a book and has “a dramatic surprising ending” given the shocking collapse of Bankman-Fried’s crypto juggernaut.

Writer Michael Lewis interviewed Sam Bankman-Fried at Crypto Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Ukrainian Official Refutes FTX-Ukraine Money Laundering Rumors

The deputy crypto chief of Ukrainian government says war-torn country used FTX only as a fiat on-ramp.

From left To right: Rev Miller, Atlantis World co-founder; Alex Bornyakov, Ukraine’s deputy minister for Digital Transformation, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin 
(Kyiv Tech Summit)

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AdvisorShares CEO on Bitcoin’s Bottom, FTX Collapse

AdvisorShares CEO Noah Hamman joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss whether bitcoin (BTC) has hit bottom amid crypto exchange FTX's rapid collapse. Plus, his crypto investing strategies as the industry learns its lessons from the FTX fallout.

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Swan Bitcoin CEO on Sam Bankman-Fried's Downfall

Last month, Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten said "Scam Bankman-Fried" was next to go down after the $60 billion collapse of Terra's luna and UST led by Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon. Klippsten joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss what he got right about the imploding crypto exchange FTX and where it's headed next.

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Policy

Crypto Industry Participants Field Questions from UK Lawmakers After FTX Collapse

In an evidence inquiry session on crypto held by the Treasury Committee, the group addressed negative questions, with some calling for more regulatory clarity.

Crypto representatives testifying at Treasury Committee (UK Parliament)

Finance

Crypto Lender BlockFi Updates Users on Platform, FTX Exposure

The company denied rumors that a majority of its assets are custodied at collapsed crypto exchange FTX.

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

Markets

Market Analysis: Crypto Turns to an Oil-Patch Tradition to Right Itself

Crypto exchanges' newfound commitment to adopt proof-of-reserves measures echoes practices long followed by the oil and gas industry – to instill confidence.

An early oil derrick in Alberta, Canada, 1898. (Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk)

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FTX Fallout: Bitcoin Miners’ Balance Slides; Paxos Ordered to Freeze $19M in Crypto

Bitcoin (BTC) miners or entities generating the cryptocurrency seem to be running down their coin stash amid the FTX-induced market panic. U.S. federal authorities have ordered cryptocurrency issuer Paxos to freeze $19 million worth of crypto tied to the bankrupt FTX exchange. Hong Kong-based digital asset platform Hbit Limited is unable to withdraw $18.1 million worth of cryptocurrencies deposited in the now-bankrupt FTX.

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Finance

FTX Hack or Inside Job? Blockchain Experts Examine Clues and a ‘Stupid Mistake’

Insolvent crypto exchange FTX suffered a $400 million exploit late Friday after filing for bankruptcy protection.

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Policy

FTX’s Failure Is Sparking a Massive Regulatory Response

Lawmakers, regulators and criminal investigators are looking into FTX’s collapse, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s tweets aren’t helping.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)