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FTX's Bankman-Fried Says It’s Worth Losing Money to Prop Up Crypto Industry

The crypto exchange's CEO is also willing to buy bitcoin for his company depending on the price.

FTX co-founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried says he's willing to lose money to help the crypto industry. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bankruptcy Filing Reveals Biggest Celsius Creditors

Celsius Network's chapter 11 bankruptcy filing reveals the extended influence of crypto billionaire and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, according to Bloomberg. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Markets

Celsius Sends $500M of Bitcoin Derivative to Crypto Exchange After Debt Payoff

The move comes just after the crypto lender reclaimed $450 million of collateral in WBTC, closing its loan from DeFi lending protocol Maker, blockchain data shows.

The Celsius booth at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Winter Hits NFTs; 3AC Files for Bankruptcy

Monthly NFT sales fall below US$1 billion for the first time in a year. Three Arrows Capital files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the US. Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX doubles down on BlockFi bailout. Experts weigh in on the future of stablecoins. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried Says He’d Consider Acquiring Troubled Crypto Miners Next

The FTX CEO said helping bail out crypto miners might help mitigate the credit contagion in the crypto sector.

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

Finance

Ledn Makes Competing Bid for Troubled Crypto Lender BlockFi: Report

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince denied a story that his company had agreed to a sale to FTX for just $25 million.

BlockFi advertisement in Washington D.C.'s Union Station (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

FTX Close to Buying BlockFi for Just $25M

The beleaguered crypto lender was reportedly close to finalizing a down round valuing it at $1 billion earlier this month.

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

Finance

FTX Passed on Deal to Purchase Celsius Due to Deficient Balance Sheet: Report

Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange also reportedly found Celsius hard to deal with.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (CoinDesk TV screenshot)

Videos

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Denies Robinhood Acquisition Rumor

“The Hash” group discusses FTX’s ever-expanding presence across crypto sector, its ambitions to integrate with traditional financial assets. Plus, how the company is weathering through the bear market and its growth plans.

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Finance

Robinhood Shares Spike on Report FTX May Be Seeking to Acquire It

Plans are still in the preliminary stages, according to a report from Bloomberg.

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