House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters reportedly informed a private group of Democrats that she does not plan on subpoenaing Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of FTX, after the company’s collapse.
The FTC is reportedly investigating several cryptocurrency firms over allegations that their advertisements are deceptive or misleading. The investigation comes in the wake of the collapse of FTX, which had a slew of celebrity “ambassadors” suggesting its services to the general public.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of FTX, on Sunday dodged House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters’ (D-CA) call to testify.
The Department of Justice has requested an independent examination into the collapse of crypto exchange giant FTX, according to a court filing from Thursday evening.
During a recent virtual appearance at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried attempted to claim that he was “shocked” by the collapse of the crypto exchange and that he “screwed up.”
Three well-known cryptocurrency billionaires have died under mysterious circumstances over the past month, fueling conspiracy theories.
Bankrupt crypto lending firm BlockFi has reportedly filed a lawsuit against former FTX CEO and Democrat super donor Sam Bankman-Fried’s holding company Emergent Fidelity Technologies. BlockFi alleges that Bankman-Fried had put up $650 million worth of shares in Robinhood as collateral for a loan that he has since refused to pay.
Cryptocurrency lender and financial services firm BlockFi has filed for bankruptcy as the fallout of Democrat super donor Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange collapsing continues to spread.
Amazon Studios is turning the Sam Bankman-Fried FTX cryptocurrency scandal into a limited drama series, with Disney-Marvel veterans Joe and Anthony Russo set to produce and direct.
According to a recent report from Coindesk, more than 50 percent of Bitcoin addresses are now in the red for the first time since the start of the coronavirus-induced crash of March 2020.
In a recent article, the Wall Street Journal spoke to a number of FTX employees about the effect the crypto exchange’s collapse had on them. One executive threw up after learning that customers’ money was missing while others expressed anger and resentment towards crypto failure and Democrat super donor Sam Bankman-Fried.
Cryptocurrency lending firm Genesis Global Capital has reportedly asked crypto exchange Binance and private equity firm Apollo Global Management for cash. Genesis is faltering as the FTX contagion continues to spread throughout the cryptocurrency world.
FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Democrat super donor Sam Bankman-Fried that recently filed for bankruptcy, reportedly owed $3.1 billion to its 50 largest creditors.
The Wall Street Journal reports that during a funding round that raised $420 million for the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, almost three-quarters of the money went directly to founder and Democrat super donor Sam Bankman-Fried.
John Ray III, the newly appointed CEO of FTX who previously oversaw the restructuring of the infamous energy company Enron, says that he has never before seen “such a complete failure” of corporate controls as he has with FTX.
Disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX founder and Democrat super donor Sam Bankman-Fried lent $1 billion to himself through his hedge fund Alameda Research, which likely sourced the money from FTX customer funds.
The new CEO of FTX, John Ray, III, revealed several wild and shocking items found in the collapsed company’s bankruptcy filing, which include the founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried lending himself $1 billion, and FTX corporate funds being used to buy personal homes, among other things.
Disgraced FTX founder and Democrat super donor Sam Bankman-Fried has finally begun detailing his version of the events surrounding the downfall of the cryptocurrency exchange, at one point telling a journalist via Twitter DM’s that his “effective altruism” ethos was largely an act.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried may have inflated the amount of funds on his failed exchange by “exaggerating the returns or stuffing them,” Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney explained.
NFL star Tom Brady, his ex-wife model Gisele Bündchen, comedian Larry David, and other celebrities are being sued by cryptocurrency investors following the collapse of FTX.
According to people familiar with the matter, FTX founder and Democrat super donor Sam Bankman-Fried still believes that he can raise enough money to make users whole, even though the cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy last week.
BlockFi, a platform for crypto-backed loans and trading, may also face bankruptcy due to its exposure to FTX, the beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange that was led by Democrat megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried.
The New York Times appears to be treating disgraced crypto CEO and Democrat megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried, accused of mishandling FTX customer investments on a massive scale, with kid gloves.
Shark Tank star and venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary recently stated that he planned an attempt to save cryptocurrency exchange FTX hours before it filed for bankruptcy but held off following comments from SEC Chairman Gary Gensler.
The balance sheet of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange founded by Democrat megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried, includes $7.4 million of a cryptocurrency token called “TRUMPLOSE.”
The new call for a crypto super fund sounds a lot like a similar proposal launched in 2007 before the ensuing global financial crisis.
Following the spectacular collapse of FTX and its Democrat super-donor founder Sam Bankman-Fried, other centralized cryptocurrency exchanges are scrambling to shore up their reputation and contain the fallout.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading firm, Alameda Research, allegedly traded billions of dollars from FTX customers’ accounts and leveraged the crypto exchange’s native token as collateral.
Following the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, at least $1 billion in investor assets seems to be missing according to multiple reports.
The best that Sam Bankman-Fried could hope for at the start of this week was that his crypto exchange FTX would turn out to be the equivalent of Bear Stearns. Instead, it turned out to be Lehman Brothers.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX has reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. following a week of significant scandals and upset in the cryptocurrency space. The crypto boss and Democrat megadonor popularly known as “SBF” subsequently resigned.
Crypto exchange Binance has reportedly backed out of its plans to acquire rival platform FTX leaving the firm on the brink of collapse. In a rambling Twitter thread that attempts to explain the current state of FTX, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried wrote, “I’m sorry. That’s the biggest thing. I fucked up, and should have done better.”
Almost 100 victims of crypto scams are trying to hold trading platform Coinbase responsible for their losses over the past year, which reportedly involve thousands of people losing tens — if not hundreds — of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. Scammers allegedly took money out of people’s accounts, which are managed by the Coinbase app.
CNN is being accused of “rug pulling,” abruptly ending a project after building interest, by the crypto community after announcing it is abandoning its new NFT project, Vault. “We have decided that it’s time to say goodbye to Vault by CNN,” the company said.
The trading volume of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has cratered by 97 percent from a record high in January 2022 according to Bloomberg.
El Salvador marked the anniversary of its adoption of bitcoin as legal tender this month following a year of dramatic ups and downs fueled by severe crashes in the value of the cryptocurrency.
A South Korean court on Wednesday issued a warrant for the arrest of Do Kwon, founder of the blockchain platform Terraform Labs and creator of two cryptocurrencies called Luna and TerraUSD.
A new report reveals that a huge amount of Web3 activity is significantly made of hordes of bots. Web3 is a term for new technologies built on the blockchain that are hyped to be the future of the internet — but most are overwhelmed with bot activity.
The popular cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com accidentally transferred $10.5 million AUD (~$7.2 million USD) to an Australian customer instead of sending the customer the $100 AUD (~$68 USD) they meant to refund. After not noticing the error for seven months, the exchange is not attempting to get its money back.
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