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Embattled Crypto Exchange FTX Lent Billions in Customer Assets To Fund Alameda Research: Report

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A new report claims that troubled crypto exchange platform FTX lent billions of dollars worth of its customers’ assets to fund its quantitative trading branch. According to The Wall Street Journal, FTX CEO and founder Sam Bankman-Fried told investors that Alameda Research owes FTX about $10 billion worth of customer funds. The source says that Bankman-Fried gave out loans to Alameda Research using $10 billion out of the $16 billion in customer deposits FTX had, a move the CEO described as a “poor judgment call.” Bankman-Fried, who was also the…

SEC, DOJ Investigate FTX — Regulators Suspect Crypto Exchange Mishandles Customer Funds – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are reportedly investigating cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The crypto firm is suspected of mishandling customer funds and breaking securities laws. Regulatory probes are among the key reasons why Binance walked away from the acquisition of FTX. U.S. Regulators and DOJ Investigate Crypto Exchange FTX Several U.S. authorities are reportedly probing FTX, the embattled cryptocurrency exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are looking into the turmoil surrounding…

FTX Assets Frozen by Bahamian Regulator

“The commission is aware of public statements suggesting that clients’ assets were mishandled, mismanaged and/or transferred to Alameda Research. Based on the commission’s information, any such actions would have been contrary to normal governance, without client consent and potentially unlawful,” the commission said in its release. Source

FTX Digital Markets Assets Frozen by Bahamian Regulator: Bloomberg

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BITCOIN Has No Payments Future Says FTX CEO – Goldman Sachs Crypto Investment

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FTX crisis feeds the Twitter rumor mill with hot takes and conspiracy theories

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Events are unfolding fast as the cryptocurrency market is rocked again, this time by FTX. Facts and non-facts are hard to sort out under these conditions, especially since both seem to be depegged from believability at times. “Where’s the money?” and “Who’s to blame?” are popular talking points. Some of the information appearing is indisputably false, or at least highly speculative. The situation has given rise to the opportunity to tell wild tales, such as this tweet that appeared (and disappeared) on Nov 10: A very fake tweet, which has…

White House says ‘prudent regulation of cryptocurrencies‘ is needed, hinting at situation with FTX

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The White House said the administration of United States President Joseph Biden is monitoring the situation with the recent crypto market crash but deferred to independent regulators for any potential enforcement actions. In a Nov. 10 press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden was aware of the ongoing situation with the crypto market, hinting at FTX’s liquidity crisis. According to the press secretary, the administration and financial agencies will “closely monitor” developments. “The administration […] has consistently maintained that without proper oversight, cryptocurrencies risk harming everyday Americans,” said…

FTX turmoil increases scrutiny of industry, something institutional investors have been waiting for

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The recent liquidity crisis at FTX will increase regulatory scrutiny in the crypto industry, which is what institutional investors are seeking, a number of sources told Cointelegraph on Nov. 10. “This event will be used as a cornerstone to spark new crypto regulations, which is good for the healthy development of the industry. A more comprehensive regulatory framework has the potential to protect long-term investors from fraud and other risks,” stated Julian Hosp, co-founder and CEO of Cake DeFi. As a matter of fact, October was a significant month for…

FTX US announces it may halt trading on its platform in a few days

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In a long apology issued by the CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, also popularly known as SBF, he assured the crypto community that the recent turn of events was only going to affect FTX international. According to him “FTX US, the US based exchange that accepts Americans, was not financially impacted by this shitshow.” He assured users that FTX US was “100% liquid” and that “Every user could fully withdraw (modulo gas fees etc)”.  19) A few other assorted comments: This was about FTX International. FTX US, the US based…

Major VC Firm Sequoia Capital Marks FTX Investment to $0 — Says ‘Liquidity Crunch Has Created Solvency Risk for FTX’ – Exchanges Bitcoin News

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Venture capital giant Sequoia Capital is marking its investment in the embattled crypto exchange FTX down to $0. “In recent days, a liquidity crunch has created solvency risk for FTX,” the firm stressed, adding that “The full nature and extent of this risk is not known at this time.” Sequoia Capital Deems Its Investment in FTX Worthless Sequoia Capital sent a letter to its partners Wednesday informing them about its investment in cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The venture capital firm wrote: In recent days, a liquidity crunch has created solvency risk…