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Finance

Top FTX Lawyer Orders Documents Preserved as Investigations Ramp Up

FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller called the turn of events “disappointing.”

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Conglomerates Require 'Urgent Regulatory Attention,' European Watchdogs Say

The collapse of crypto exchange FTX and resulting turmoil are drawing concern from financial stability guardians.

Former CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Markets

FTX Balances Tumbled 87% in 5 Days in Epic Crypto Deposit Run, Data Shows

A glance at data from Arkham Intelligence shows the behind-the-scenes operational reality that drove billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried's beleaguered FTX exchange to order a withdrawal halt this week.

Investors rush to withdraw their savings during a stock market crash, circa 1929. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Exchange FTX Reopens Bahamian Withdrawals: Nansen

Several users have been able to withdraw crypto for the first time in days.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Videos

Regulatory Gap Limiting CFTC's Crypto Purview: Commissioner Johnson

CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson discusses her take on FTX's downfall and whether U.S. regulators might probe Sam Bankman-Fried, the head of a non-U.S. entity, the way they did former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes. "We are vigorously enforcing any instances where we can," Johnson said. "There is a regulatory gap ... that really limits our ability."

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Videos

Trust Is Gained Over Time but Lost in an Instant: Analyst

Tokens related to cryptocurrency exchange FTX, including FTT and Solana (SOL), have fallen sharply amid contagion fears. Citi Digital Asset Analyst Joe Ayoub said "that's largely because of a lack of trust from users in these projects that are related to Sam [Bankman-Fried]."

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Bitcoin Dips to 2-Year Low as Binance Backs Out of FTX Deal

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to its lowest level in two years on Wednesday as traders processed the news that Binance retreated from an earlier plan to buy troubled exchange FTX. Citi’s Digital Asset Analyst Joe Ayoub discusses the performances of BNB and FTT tokens and other players affected by the FTX crisis. Plus, an outlook on the stumbling market.  

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CFTC Commissioner Addresses FTX Fallout

Following the fallout of FTX, "there may be an impetus to do something," CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson said. "I'm hopeful that Congress will take up the questions that we've described ... and close the regulatory gap, giving clear direction to the SEC and the CFTC."

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Will This Contagion Spread?

Binance backs out, but could FTX still be saved? That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Tron’s Justin Sun ‘Putting Together Solution’ for Troubled Crypto Exchange FTX

Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron cryptocurrency network and Grenada's ambassador to the World Trade Organization, tweeted late Wednesday that he and his team were "putting together a solution" with beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange FTX, hours after Binance announced it would not move forward in a deal to acquire the company. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know so far.

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