Tag: FTX

3 reasons why the FTX fiasco is bullish for Bitcoin

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The “Bitcoin-is-dead” gang is back and at it again. The fall of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange has resurrected these infamous critics that are once again blaming a robbery on the money that was stolen, and not the robber. “We need regulation! Why did the government allow this to happen?” they scream.   For instance, Chetan Bhagat, a renowned author from India, wrote a detailed “crypto” obituary, comparing the cryptocurrency sector to communism that promised decentralization but ended up with authoritarianism. Perhaps unsurprisingly, his column conveniently used a melting Bitcoin (BTC) logo…

New FTX CEO Says Sam Bankman-Fried Does Not Speak on Firm’s Behalf, After SBF’s Candid Interview With Vox – Bitcoin News

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Following the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) interview with the New York Times and several direct text messages with Reuters, SBF recently did a much longer and more candid interview with Vox journalist Kelsey Piper. After the interview done via Twitter direct messages, the current FTX chief restructuring officer and CEO John Ray explained that SBF has no ongoing role at FTX International, FTX US, or Alameda Research. Ray further stressed that the former FTX CEO “does not speak on their behalf.” SBF: ‘This Dumb Game We Woke Westerners…

SBF received $1 billion in personal loans from Alameda: FTX bankrupty filing

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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried received a $1 billion personal loan from one of four silo companies deeply involved in the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. A formal declaration in ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings from FTX’s new CEO John Ray III has revealed further misappropriation of funds by Bankman Fried. According to the filing, Alameda Research had loaned $1 billion directly to Bankman-Fried, while FTX director of engineering Nishad Singh had also received a $543 million loan from the company. Ray III, the man responsible for picking up…

Which companies were affected by the FTX collapse?

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While the FTX collapse may have had a severe effect on the broader crypto market, some companies bore the brunt of the impact and were directly hit by the storm that the embattled crypto exchange brought.  Here are some of the affected companies that Cointelegraph tracked up to Nov. 17, 2022. Genesis Institutional trading firm Genesis announced on Nov. 11 that it had $175 million in locked funds within the firm’s trading account in FTX. However, the company noted that this does not have an impact on its market-making activities.…

Nigerian Web3 Startup Says Funds Are Stuck With FTX, Lays Off Employees – Bitcoin News

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Nestcoin, a Nigerian Web3 startup which got an investment from Alameda Research in 2021, revealed on Nov. 14 that it had “a significant proportion of stablecoin investment” stuck at FTX. According to the startup’s CEO, laying off some employees allows the company to focus on building a more decentralized crypto future. Using FTX as Custodian of Nestcoin’s Stablecoins The Nigerian Web3 startup Nestcoin informed its investors on Nov. 14 that funds earmarked for the entity’s day-to-day activities are stuck with the collapsed crypto exchange FTX. The Web3 startup said after…