Tag: FTX

Temasek Says Its FTX Investment Is Now Worth Zero

“It is apparent from this investment that perhaps our belief in the actions, judgment and leadership of Sam Bankman-Fried, formed from our interactions with him and views expressed in our discussions with others, would appear to have been misplaced,” Temasek said. “While this write down of our investment in FTX will not have significant impact on our overall performance, we treat any investment losses seriously, and there will be learnings for us from this.” Source

Kevin O’Leary Slammed for Saying He’d Back Former FTX CEO Again — Insists SBF Is a ‘Brilliant’ Crypto Trader – Featured Bitcoin News

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Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, says that he would again back Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX. “You can’t be serious,” many people told O’Leary, alleging that SBF is a fraud who stole billions from FTX customers. Kevin O’Leary Ignores Evidence of Fraud, Says He’d Back ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Again Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has shocked many people when he said on the Crypto Banter podcast, published Tuesday, that he would still back Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO…

Esports team TSM suspends $210M sponsorship deal with FTX

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Professional esports organization Team SoloMid (TSM) (previously TSM FTX) has suspended its $210 million sponsorship deal with the now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange “effective immediately” following the cryptocurrency trading platform’s shock collapse last week. The United-States-based esports organization made the announcement in a Nov. 16 tweet to its 2.2 million followers, adding that the decision was made after “monitoring the evolving situation and discussing internally.” We’ve suspended our partnership with FTX effective immediately. pic.twitter.com/u8vQSWnAbX — TSM (@TSM) November 16, 2022 The $210 million deal was put to paper in Jun. 2021, which…

Robert Kiyosaki Says Bitcoin Isn’t the Problem — Calls Former FTX CEO the ‘Bernie Madoff of Crypto’ – Featured Bitcoin News

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The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, says bitcoin is not the problem following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Kiyosaki believes that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is more like the Bernie Madoff of crypto than the Warren Buffett of crypto. Robert Kiyosaki on Bitcoin, FTX Blowup, Bernie Madoff The author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has shared his thoughts about bitcoin, the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). FTX filed for bankruptcy last week and…

FTX just imploded, and Jack Dorsey wants to talk about the next stage for crypto?

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It’s barely been a decade since the launch of Web3, and some are already talking about the next generation of the web Web5.  The concept of Web5 first emerged earlier this year with Jack Dorsey’s announcement about plans to build a decentralized web on Bitcoin’s blockchain through Block subsidiary TBD. According to Dorsey’s TBD white paper, Web5 will be “a trustless, decentralized internet platform where users own their data” as opposed to Web3, which is mostly centered around Ethereum and a select few centralized blockchain networks. It’s easy to see…

Paolo Ardoino Talks FTX, Adoption And Self-Custody With NewsBTC

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What happened here was not a mistake; it is not that they were hacked. They took several decisions to put at risk customer assets. The crypto industry saw dark days over the past week. FTX, the former second-largest exchange in the world, crumbled. The fallout continues to ripple across the industry, with FTX-backed companies filing for bankruptcy, users filing for lawsuits, and regulators sharpening their claws.  In this context, we sat with Paolo Ardoino, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) for Tether and crypto exchange Bitfinex to get his opinion about recent…

Tom Brady and other celebrities named in class-action lawsuit against FTX

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Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried and a number of celebrities who endorsed FTX have been named in a class-action lawsuit filed on Nov. 15 in Miami.  Implicated in the class-action lawsuit are celebrities, athletes and teams, including Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Steph Curry, the Golden State Warriors, Shaquille O’Neal, Udonis Haslem, Larry David and all other parties who either “controlled, promoted, assisted in, and actively participated in” FTX Trading LTD and West Realm Shires Services Inc. According to the filed court documents, Edwin Garrison, the plaintiff, purchased and funded…

US House Committee to Investigate and Hold Bipartisan Hearing on FTX Collapse – Bitcoin News

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is planning to investigate the FTX collapse, according to a joint press release published by the committee’s chair Maxine Waters and representative Patrick McHenry. Furthermore, a congressional hearing is scheduled to take place in December, according to the joint statement. Bipartisan Congressional Hearing to Be Held in December Over the FTX Fallout On Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and representative Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), published a joint statement that says a bipartisan hearing has been announced that will investigate the “collapse of…