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New FTX CEO Told Members of Congress SBF’s Family ‘Certainly Received Payments’ From the Business – Bitcoin News

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According to multiple reports, FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents face scrutiny over their reported involvement with their son’s business operations. The two Stanford professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried have not been charged with any wrongdoing, but the current FTX CEO, John J. Ray III, recently told members of the U.S. Congress that Joseph Bankman and “the family certainly received payments” from FTX. SBF’s Ethics-Obsessed Parents Face Scrutiny Over Their Alleged Ties With FTX Operations On Saturday, a report from Reuters detailed that the FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) will…

CEO of Silvergate Bank Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Dealing with FTX and Alameda

Plaintiff Joewy Gonzalez has filed the lawsuit on behalf of himself and others who lost money with FTX. The lawsuit accuses Silvergate Bank of transferring FTX user deposits into the bank accounts of Alameda Research. The contagion of FTX collapse has spread all across the crypto market with several other firms getting impacted in the process. Alan Lane, the CEO of Silvergate Bank, is now facing a class-action lawsuit at the California Southern District Court amid the bank’s business dealing with embattled crypto firms FTX and Alameda Research. Silvergate Bank…

Binance CEO Says the World’s Largest Crypto Exchange by Volume Holds Customer Assets One-to-One

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Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is fighting fear, uncertainty and doubt, saying assets held on the world’s largest exchange are one-to-one backed. In a new interview with CNBC Squawk Box host Aaron Sorkin, Zhao says they would not have a liquidity crunch covering any amount of customers’ withdrawals. “People can withdraw 100% of the assets they have on Binance. We will not have an issue on any given day. So 100% of users withdraw 100% of assets, we’d be fine. This is very different for traditional financial people to understand…

Alameda tried to redeem 3,000 wBTC days before bankruptcy: BitGo CEO

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Mike Belshe, the CEO of digital asset custodian BitGo has confirmed that Alameda Research attempted to redeem 3,000 Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) in the days before FTX’s bankruptcy filing on Nov. 11.  During a Dec. 14 Twitter Spaces hosted by decentralized finance (DeFi) researcher Chris Blec, Belshe confirmed the firm knocked back the redemption request because the unknown Alameda representative involved didn’t pass Bitgo’s security verification process and seemed unfamiliar with how the wrapped-Bitcoin burning process worked. Full convo here. This part starts at 1:09:30. https://t.co/0KQg6bzd8k — Chris Blec (@ChrisBlec) December…

Only 1% of people can handle crypto self-custody right now: Binance CEO

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has cautioned the crypto community about self-custody, suggesting that 99% of people choosing to self-custody their crypto will likely lose it one way or another.  CZ has been been a supporter of self-custody for years, referring to its as a “fundamental human right” but has always urged users to “do it right.” He published a “CZ’s Tips” on self-storing crypto in Feb. 2020. During a recent Binance-run Twitter Spaces on Dec. 14, the Binance CEO continued to urge caution for those using self-custody wallets —…

Amid Withdrawals, Binance CEO Warns of Bumpy Months Ahead – Exchanges Bitcoin News

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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has reportedly told staff to expect some difficult months as the leading cryptocurrency exchange is seeing customer withdrawals. The warning comes while the crypto industry is facing challenges after high-profile bankruptcies and amid tightening regulations. $3 Billion Pulled Out From Binance at Peak, Nansen Data Shows Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, saw net outflows reaching $3 billion on Tuesday, Nov. 13, blockchain analytics firm Nansen revealed. The news comes as Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive of Binance, sought to assure…

The Agenda podcast chats crypto and sex work with WetSpace CEO Allie Rae

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What do the cryptocurrency and porn industries have in common? As it turns out, both are frequent targets of the traditional financial system, which has been known to ban the accounts of both crypto traders and sex workers. On this week’s episode of the newly launched podcast The Agenda, Cointelegraph senior copy editor Jonathan DeYoung and head of markets Ray Salmond speak to Allie Rae, an adult content creator and CEO of WetSpace — a crypto-focused alternative to OnlyFans. Rae first exploded into the mainstream when she lost her job…

Bahamian securities regulator slams new FTX CEO over ‘misstatements’

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The Securities Commission of Bahamas has slammed the current CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX John J. Ray III for his statements regarding the ongoing investigation into FTX.  In a press release sent to Cointelegraph, the Bahaman regulator didn’t directly point toward the exact statements of the CEO, but addressed recent reports that suggest the Bahamas’ government asked former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to create a new multi-million token and hand over the control to them. The said report also alleged Bahamas officials tried to help Bankman-Fried regain access to key…

What Goldman Sachs’ CEO misunderstands about private blockchains

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Only one of the following news items is real, but someday, all will sound equally comical. Headline, 1896: The owner of Wagoneer & Sons, a leading horse-drawn carriage maker, has announced the adoption of a new machine called the “internal combustion engine” to improve its manufacturing process. “Gas engines are powerful but dangerous,” the owner said. “We will use them to make better wagons. Headline, 1918: The American Association of Candle Makers has announced a new initiative to electrify its wax-making process. It believes that electricity is too dangerous to…