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.
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Nov 16, 2022 at 6:20 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?
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Nov 15, 2022 at 7:33 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Nov 11, 2022 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Nov 10, 2022 at 7:33 p.m. UTC
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Why Did FTX Pause Withdrawals if It Wasn't Trading Customer Funds?
The exchange's own terms of service dictate customer balances shouldn't have moved. So what really happened?
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Nov 9, 2022 at 4:31 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2022
The Story of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Backroom Deal With Binance’s CZ
Binance, after exacerbating a bank run on rival crypto exchange FTX, offered to buy out the jewel in SBF's crown.
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Nov 8, 2022 at 7:13 p.m. UTC
Nov 8, 2022
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Why NFT Artists Shouldn't Expect 'Royalties'
In crypto, code is law. Has OpenSea found an on-chain solution to the problem of paying token creators in secondary sales?
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Nov 7, 2022 at 6:25 p.m. UTC
Nov 7, 2022
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Don’t Mistake Tech Layoffs for a Recession
If job numbers are so strong, why is Elon Musk slashing Twitter’s workforce?
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Nov 4, 2022 at 5:01 p.m. UTC
Nov 4, 2022
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With Hacks at a Record High, Crypto Needs to Find Better Ways to Keep Users Safe
Nearly $3 billion has been lost to protocol exploits so far in 2022, more than double last year’s total, according to blockchain security firm Peckshield.
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Nov 3, 2022 at 4:19 p.m. UTC
Nov 3, 2022
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The Missing CryptoQueen Has Friends in (Very) High Places
With evidence of complicity at the very highest levels of government, the BBC’s years-long investigation into the OneCoin pyramid scheme returns.
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Nov 2, 2022 at 4:12 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2022