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Commentary: Sam Bankman-Fried is not an effective altruist

It’s an unfortunate thing that the fiery collapse of the crypto exchange FTX is giving many people their first look at one of the most promising charitable movements of the last decade. It’s called effective altruism, or EA, and in recent years, disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, known as SBF,…

Chicago Tribune

Crypto pressure ratchets up as FTC probes several firms over ads

The US Federal Trade Commission is probing several crypto firms over allegations their advertisements were deceptive or misleading, the agency said Monday.

Tribune News Service

Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces crypto legislation

At a Monday press conference, Torres compared SBF to Bernie Madoff and voiced concerns about Tether.

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Photos on Twitter appear to show former Caroline Ellison in New York City, prompting speculation of FTX-linked plea deal

The person believed to be Ellison was seen at a coffee shop in Manhattan.

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says SBF's messy accounting excuse for FTX collapse doesn't explain $8 billion loss: 'Even the most gullible person should not believe Sam's claim that this was an accounting error'

“I don't care how messy your accounting is (or how rich you are)—you're definitely going to notice if you find an extra $8B to spend."

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Musk supports idea of SBF going to jail over FTX collapse

Both the Department of Justice and the SEC are reported to be investigating FTX's downfall.

Fortune

Senate Banking Democrats plan bigger role in crypto legislation - Roll Call

Sen. Sherrod Brown says a bill supported by Sens. Stabenow and Boozman is too favorable to the crypto industry.

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Don't call FTX's collapse a 'run on the bank'

Some media outlets are echoing SBF's claim that FTX's collapse was like a "run on the bank." Don't buy it.

Fortune

How a deeper crypto crash in 2023 could spark a gold rush

Gold could be about to take off in 2023 should the collapse in crypto assets, including Bitcoin, continue

Evening Standard

Meet the power players trying to make FTX customers whole

Rishi Jain, a managing director at a private equity consulting company, has been placed in charge of what’s left of FTX Ventures.

Fortune

Editorial: The FTX saga is hard to understand, but the greed behind it isn't

Back in 2001, precious few Americans could have explained what Houston-based Enron did as a company and how it got so spectacularly wealthy. But when it filed for a record-breaking bankruptcy, Americans got schooled fast about not putting their trust and money behind swaggering, fast-talking con artists. But fools and…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

KuCoin CEO defends exchange amid high-yield product backlash

Are crypto platforms adequately educating users about risk?

Fortune

Cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx axes 90 jobs with CEO blaming aftershocks of FTX collapse

Company expects further significant drops in trade and ‘the potential for more black swan-type events’

The Guardian - AU

FTX’s Bankman-Fried says he will testify before US Congress

FTX founder says he will testify when he has ‘finished learning and reviewing’ collapse of cryptocurrency exchange.

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘I screwed up’ messaging is about lawsuits and penalties vs. jail, says U.S. securities lawyer

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried “steered clear of anything that sounded like intentional misconduct,” said U.S. securities lawyer James Murphy.

Bangkok Post

Crypto's path to deep crisis is well-worn

Swiftly rising interest rates have punctured the cryptocurrency bubble, exposing fragility, bad governance and even fraud in many corners, most notably at the crypto exchange FTX. And FTX's spectacular collapse comes on the heels of other recent failures in the cryptosphere, such as Terra-Luna, Three Arrows Capital or Voyager Digital.…

Axios

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried: "I screwed up"

"I had a responsibility here and a responsibility to be on top of what was going on the exchange. I wish I had done much better at that."

The Guardian - UK

Longtermism: how good intentions and the rich created a dangerous creed

Tech billionaires seem intent on giving away a lot of money. But are those who support ‘longtermism’ and ‘effective altruism’ ignoring the very real problems of today?

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says it’s ‘baffling’ FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried isn’t ‘in custody already’

“There’s a very open and shut case for fraud,” said Armstrong, adding it’s “bizarrre” the media isn’t calling Bankman-Fried a “criminal.”

Axios

Crypto's Enron-sized scandal threatens to undermine its core reason to exist

The crypto industry was already facing a trust deficit, and this has set it back far.

Fortune

Former FTX users say the failed crypto exchange was a 'Ponzi scheme.' Here's how Ponzis work

SBF, as Bankman-Fried was often called, says he didn’t commit fraud. But bankruptcy specialists say the findings so far are ‘pretty devastating.’

Zenger

Bankman-Fried Takes Accountability For The Fall Of FTX In An Interview With Good Morning America

FTX co-founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is now being labeled a criminal after coming under scrutiny amid bankruptcy.

Bangkok Post

Easing of Chinese Covid curbs lifts equity sentiment

RECAP: Asian shares were mixed yesterday as investors were heartened by the possible easing of Covid curbs in China, while they awaited job figures in the United States that could determine whether the Federal Reserve will start to moderate its interest-rate increases as widely expected.

ABC News

Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX empire was meant to revolutionise cryptocurrency and save the world. It didn't

By the time his bank account hit zero, the man who insisted he would one day be the "world's first trillionaire" had left only a trail of destruction in his wake.

Fortune

Crypto billionaire Mike Novogratz says Sam Bankman-Fried ‘should go to jail,' as the ex-FTX billionaire worries about paying his lawyers

“The problem was, he took our money. And so he needs to get prosecuted,” says Novogratz, whose Galaxy Digital disclosed $76.8 million exposure to FTX.

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