Dec 9 (Reuters) – FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried is willing to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Dec. 13, the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder said in a tweet on Friday, as…
U.S. SEC issues new guidance on disclosing crypto risks
Dec 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator on Thursday advised public companies to examine whether they need to disclose to investors any potential impacts from turmoil in the cryptocurrency…
FTX founder SBF is being probed for crypto market manipulation: NYT
US federal prosecutors are investigating FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried for manipulating two cryptocurrencies this past Spring, the New York Times reported Wednesday, citing two people with knowledge … [read more]
Kevin O’Leary and Anthony Scaramucci discuss SBF FTX and what’s next for crypto
In a dimly purple-lit room with floor-to-ceiling windows (and a yacht outside) at the Benzinga Future of Crypto event, Kevin OLeary, investor and founder of OLeary Ventures, and Anthony Scaramucci,…
Mastercard director sees FTX collapse as chance for the crypto market to reset
Even though one of the largest crypto exchanges, FTX, collapsed and filed for bankruptcy, some market participants arent worried about whether the meltdown will alter institutional interest in crypto… [read…
Exclusive: Canada’s biggest pension plan CPPI ends crypto investment pursuit -sources
TORONTO, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Canada’s biggest pension fund, CPP Investments, has ended its nearly year-long effort of studying investment opportunities in the volatile crypto market, two people familia… [read…
Bankman-Fried Ellison tap attorneys as FTX probes ramp up
NEW YORK, Dec 6 (Reuters) – FTX founder and former chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, head of its now-defunct trading affiliate, have tapped defense attorneys as U.S. authorities……
FTX and Alameda’s massive investments will take a long time to unwind from crypto industry
Reading the spreadsheet detailing the investment portfolio of Alameda Research, the investment arm of fallen crypto exchange FTX, you wonder how they had time to do anything other than invest…
Cawthorn fined over $15000 by Ethics Committee for crypto promotion
Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina was ordered to fork over more than $15,000 by the House Ethics Committee after improperly promoting a cryptocurrency in which he had a…
Cryptoverse: Forget crypto winter this is a bitcoin ‘bloodbath’
Dec 6 (Reuters) – “I’m nearly bankrupt,” says Jad Fawaz, a crypto trader in Abu Dhabi. “I’m laughing because there’s no point in exerting more depression and more frustration about…