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Money reimagined

Crypto’s Very Human Fatal Flaw: Hero Worship

Misplaced admiration of Sam Bankman-Fried, prior to the FTX collapse, was a natural tendency. To move forward, we must recognize this vulnerability and safeguard with appropriate regulation.

By Michael J. Casey

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Nov 18, 2022 at 6:40 p.m. UTC

Nov 18, 2022

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Opinion

They Burned Down Crypto. Now They Want a Comeback

Sam Bankman-Fried thinks he can turn things around while his peers Su Zhu and Kyle Davies paint themselves as victims.

By Daniel Kuhn

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Nov 17, 2022 at 4:25 p.m. UTC

Nov 17, 2022

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Business

Crypto for advisors

Post-FTX Meltdown, Regulation-Abiding Companies Can Restore Trust

Adhering to stringent guidelines is less flashy, but will ensure safety and reduce risk.

By Christopher Robbins

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Nov 17, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. UTC

Nov 17, 2022

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The FTX Collapse Looks an Awful Lot Like Enron

Alameda and FTX were built on false asset values driven by deceptive self-dealing. So was America's most notorious corporate fraud.

By David Z. Morris

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Nov 16, 2022 at 6:20 p.m. UTC

Nov 16, 2022

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Tech

Valid points

4 Key Takeaways from the FTX Fiasco

The real reason why the FTX failure hits so hard is not because the crypto industry was duped, but because it proved that the industry was vulnerable to being duped.

By Sam Kessler

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Nov 16, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. UTC

Nov 16, 2022

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Let’s Talk About the New York Times' ‘Puff Piece’ on Sam Bankman-Fried

How complicit is the media in the FTX and Alameda Research co-founder's rise and fall?

By Daniel Kuhn

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Nov 15, 2022 at 7:33 p.m. UTC

Nov 15, 2022

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Policy

Regulations

The Long Arm of FTX

It's hard to overstate how much FTX embedded itself into the broader world. That could drive some of the response to its collapse.

By Nikhilesh De

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Nov 15, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. UTC

Nov 15, 2022

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How Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘Effective’ Altruism Blew Up FTX

The Alameda Research and FTX founder believed he had singular insight into how to fix the world's problems. Instead, he wound up exemplifying them.

By David Z. Morris

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Nov 11, 2022 at 5:06 p.m. UTC

Nov 11, 2022

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Opinion

The Role Regulators Played in the FTX Fiasco

The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's blockchain empire is a direct result of crypto’s centralized development and lack of U.S. regulations.

By Daniel Kuhn

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Nov 10, 2022 at 7:33 p.m. UTC

Nov 10, 2022

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Business

Crypto for advisors

What Bitcoin’s Inflation Hedge Narrative Needs: More Time

Whether or not Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are long-term inflation hedges and a store of value or simply a “risk-on” speculative assets preferred in times when bond yields are unattractive is yet to be perfectly understood.

By Jackson Wood

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Nov 10, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. UTC

Nov 10, 2022

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