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In early November, Alameda Research became insolvent. FTX tried to bail it out but faced a liquidity crisis that shortly led to its bankruptcy and marked the start of a cataclysmic meltdown in the cryptocurrency market. Here’s a brief aftermath of it in numbers: $223 billion was lost in the market cap for the entire crypto market in less than 5 hours. $15 billion was lost in total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols. $4,700 drop in value for Bitcoin in a…

In a lengthy Twitter post on Tuesday, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao called out the founder of failed crypto exchange FTX. Zhao slammed Sam Bankman-Fried in a tweet describing him as “one of the greatest fraudsters in history.” CZ Corrects Untrue Assumptions, Says Crypto is Fine CZ’s post originally aimed to address false statements the crypto billionaire claimed he had come across in recent times. The first thing Zhao spoke about was the idea that he wanted to be the savior…

Maxine Water – chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee – is doubling down on requests for Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to appear on Capitol Hill.  The California representative said it is imperative he testifies before congress on December 13th, despite his hesitation.  On Sunday, SBF responded to Waters’ initial invitation to testify, in the spirit of assisting the now-insolvent FTX’s customers and investors. The former CEO said he would testify once he felt he had a firm understanding of what happened…

After nearly three weeks in the dark from the media, former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried is finally making public appearances. On Thursday, he partook in a live Twitter space to take questions directly from the crypto community. Here are the highlights from his interview and questioning. Sam Bankman-Fried said he is making media appearances in the name of transparency. He believes the community deserves answers. SBF claimed that he had little relationship with Alameda Research, over worries about conflicts of interest.…

Terry Duffy – CEO of CME Group – says he was never fooled by the praise surrounding former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried.  In a recent interview, the CEO revealed that he called Bankman-Fried (SBF) a fraud to his face during an in-person meeting in March.  Detecting the Fraud During an interview with CNBC’s On The Tape podcast last week, Duffy recounted his encounter with SBF 7 months ago. Meeting for the first time, SBF told Duffy that his goal was…

As new developments emerge pertaining to the failed exchange, FTX continues to take hits from various sides. The latest blow to Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire is an order from the Supreme Court of Bahamas, where the company was based. Likewise, FTX's impressive roster of ambassadors is now under scrutiny from regulators. FTX to Cover Asset Custody Costs FTX now must reimburse the Securities Commission as the regulator took custody of the platform’s assets after its bankruptcy filing. Indeed, on Nov…

Per a report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, the attacker behind the Nov 11 FTX exploit, is converting the stolen ETH to Bitcoin. There were muted fears the seemingly inexperienced perpetrator could dump all its ETH holdings. On Sunday, the attacker dumped 50k ETH on-chain, with ETH's price dipping by almost 7%.  https://twitter.com/chainalysis/status/1594349583416840199?s=20&t=pgvQHeVytI20eKQ1ls9bxw Hacker Moves 50,000 ETH to New Address Over the past week, the perpetrator had been steadily swapping the cryptocurrencies they had carted off for Ether tokens. This…

During a recent interview, leading exchange Kraken’s incoming CEO David Ripley shared his thoughts about last week’s FTX saga. Ripley did not hold back in his criticism of the exchange, as he blasted the team alongside Sam Bankman-Fried calling them thieves. This comes after outgoing CEO, Powell, had branded SBF “sociopathic”. Ripley said on Friday: I think, what it boils down to from all the information we have [and] this bankruptcy report that has now been released is that FTX…

John Ray, III, the new CEO of FTX, has filed his declaration of support in the defunct exchange’s bankruptcy proceedings.  The new executive revealed numerous details about the internal operations of FTX, and the true state of its financials. Abysmal Accounting at FTX Within the filing, Ray cited experience in legal restructuring for some of history’s largest corporate failures, including Enron and Nortel. Both companies were well-known for their financial mismanagement and fraudulent accounting practices among executives.  However, even he…