Binance agrees to buy rival FTX in major crypto shake-up

Binance agrees to buy rival FTX in major crypto shake-up
The deal comes as FTX says it was facing a liquidity crunch
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/08/binance-buys-ftx/

FTX : Binance, une des plus grosses plates-formes de cryptomonnaies, renonce à sauver sa rivale en perdition
Jusqu’à il y a quelques jours, FTX était considérée comme un acteur solide du secteur. Depuis son avenir est plus qu’incertain, le site ayant besoin de 8 milliards de dollars. Le cours du bitcoin, lui, a dévissé.

Le Monde avec AFP
https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2022/11/10/plateformes-de-cryptomonnaies-binance-renonce-a-racheter-ftx_6149253_4408996.html

Ripple CTO Explains What Will Happen to Dave Portnoy’s Bitcoin in Case of FTX Bankruptcy
https://u.today/ripple-cto-explains-what-will-happen-to-dave-portnoys-bitcoin-in-case-of-ftx-bankruptcy

FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried resigns as crypto exchange giant collapses
Fox Business
4 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqAuK-JNvok

Crypto.com Sends $400 Million Worth of Ethereum to Wrong Address, Binance CEO Warns Users to Stay Away
Cryptonews
18 hours ago
https://cryptonews.com/news/cryptocom-sends-400-million-worth-of-ethereum-wrong-address-binance-ceo-warns-users-stay-away.htm

Crypto experts allege Gate.io and Crypto.com could collapse like FTX: Accident or proof-of-reserves?
FXStreet
Yesterday
https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/crypto-experts-allege-gateio-and-cryptocom-could-collapse-like-ftx-accident-or-proof-of-reserves-202211130653

Opinion: Crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried didn't lose a US$16bil fortune. His 'fortune' was never real
The Star Online
2 hours ago
Opinion
https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2022/11/15/opinion-crypto-tycoon-sam-bankman-fried-didnt-lose-a-us16bil-fortune-his-fortune-was-never-real

« C’était une façade » – Les hallucinantes révélations de Sam Bankman-Fried
https://cryptoast.fr/facade-hallucinantes-revelations-sam-bankman-fried/

The man who lost £27billion in a week! He's the Bitcoin whizz-kid feted by celebrities and politicians. But now his empire's crashed, along with his investors' savings – and may take the whole cryptocurrency economy down with it,
writes TOM LEONARD
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11436693/The-man-lost-27bn-week-cryptocurrency-writes-TOM-LEONARD.html

CRYPTO CHAOS Inside world of ‘polyamorous’ Crypto King Sam Bankman-Fried & Queen Caroline Ellison who lost £27billion in a week
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20454639/polyamorous-crypto-sam-bankman-fried-caroline-ellison/

"SEUL UN PSYCHOPATHE PEUT ÉCRIRE UN TEL TWEET": QUAND CHANGPENG ZAO TACLE SAM BANKMAN-FRIED
Pauline Armandet avec AFP
Le 17/11/2022 à 13:37
https://www.bfmtv.com/crypto/seul-un-psychopathe-peut-ecrire-un-tel-tweet-quand-changpeng-zao-tacle-sam-bankman-fried_AD-202211170398.html

FTX : un séisme de 240 milliards de dollars pour le bitcoin et les cryptos
https://www.lesechos.fr/finance-marches/marches-financiers/le-monde-du-trading-deboussole-apres-londe-de-choc-ftx-1879910

Shamed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sold $300 million stake in failed crypto company amid a 'meme' fundraising blitz that raised $420.69 million from 69 investors in Elon Musk-inspired joke about sex and weed
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11445317/FTX-s-Sam-Bankman-Fried-cashed-300-million-funding-spree-WSJ.html

CHUTE DE FTX : L’ENFER COMPTABLE DE SAM BANKMAN-FRIED
https://journalducoin.com/exchanges/chute-ftx-enfer-comptable-de-sam-bankman-fried/

Bahamas reels from FTX collapse: ‘Crypto was going to be our way out’
Country’s credibility as jurisdiction that properly monitors digital asset businesses has been shattered
https://www.ft.com/content/64e11ce1-c0c7-4663-a46c-2bd33ac1cbc6

Bankman-Fried's FTX, senior staff, parents bought Bahamas property worth $300 mln
By Koh Gui Qing
https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-bankman-frieds-ftx-parents-bought-bahamas-property-worth-121-mln-2022-11-22/?fbclid=IwAR35FzRZmckKp103VfvnX3Ni2tQsuGcTlO9g4aZQEuzFSkdRHytqLBThzdM

Cryptomonnaies : qui est Caroline Ellison, l'une des nouvelles figures du scandale FTX ?
Par Emma Confrere
https://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/cryptomonnaies-qui-est-caroline-ellison-l-une-des-nouvelles-figures-du-scandale-ftx-20221128

Les déclarations chocs de Sam Bankman-Fried sur la faillite de l'empire FTX
https://www.lesechos.fr/finance-marches/marches-financiers/les-declarations-chocs-de-sam-bankman-fried-sur-la-faillite-de-lempire-ftx-1884220

"Je ne sais même pas comment coder"... L'ancien patron de FTX tente de se défendre
BFM Crypto
Il y a 5 heures
https://www.bfmtv.com/crypto/je-ne-sais-meme-pas-comment-coder-l-ancien-patron-de-ftx-tente-de-se-defendre_AV-202211300292.html

Sam Bankman-Fried perd 17 milliards de dollars et n'aurait plus que 100 000 dollars en banque
https://fr.cryptonews.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-perd-17-milliards-de-dollars-et-naurait-plus-que-100-000-dollars-en-banque.htm

Sam Bankman-Fried delivers his first interview since the fall of FTX!
Jerome Moreau
Last update:November 30, 2022
https://cryptonaute.fr/sbf-interview-effondrement-ftx/

FTX VENDAIT DE FAUX BITCOINS À SES CLIENTS
Pauline Armandet
Le 06/12/2022 à 12:44
https://www.bfmtv.com/crypto/bitcoin/ftx-vendait-de-faux-bitcoins-a-ses-clients_AV-202212060336.html

BITCOIN-BACKED LOANS
Bitcoin lending is the future of DeFi, settled in the most robust blockchain. Here’s how it works and what you can do to get a bitcoin-backed loan.
BITCOIN MAGAZINE6 HOURS AGO
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/guides/bitcoin-backed-loans?fbclid=IwAR1xqMULcP5N4ztCqXx2_tXzDw7yhgtkUihLrHz2IN4tHVoC4DGqmXZsi0g

HOW BITCOIN HELPED ME ESCAPE A DOOMSDAY CULT
“Bitcoiners are people who, like me, have escaped a cult: the cult of fiat.”
JONATHAN LEGER56 MINUTES AGO
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-helped-me-escape-a-doomsday-cult?fbclid=IwAR2KSs1xWMfT-TVuUyjRV9z96R3JBSElyYac8pais9e2J3TH9IXJDbnjC7A

Bankman-Fried ‘would give anything’ to start new business to repay FTX users
Former boss of collapsed crypto-exchange says he has duty to try to recoup investors’ lost money
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/10/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-cryptocurrency-exchange

FTX says it has $1 billion in cash, as new management team tries to track down funds to pay back creditors
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/ftx-exchange-crypto-1-billion-cash-bankruptcy-creditors-bankman-fried-2022-12?utm_campaign=sf-markets-insider&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1SfjVOdlbSeF_XbjdEzPXeyplgBUHlvUu9jmgLEvcx_9i9vrVnIt_9nss

Associates of Sam Bankman-Fried plead guilty to fraud charges after FTX collapse
Carolyn Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, co-founder of FTX, said to be cooperating with investigators
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/21/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-associates-plead-guilty-fraud

Kryptowinter: Wer heuer zu den größten Verlierern zählt
116 Milliarden US-Dollar versenkt: Forbes-Ranking listet Gründer und Investoren der Kryptoszene mit den höchsten Verlusten

26. Dezember 2022, 11:26
, 160 Postings
https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000142097865/kryptowinter-wer-heuer-zu-den-groessten-verlierern-zaehlt

FTX assets worth $3.5bn held by Bahamas securities regulator
Authority says it is holding digital assets until they can be returned to creditors and former customers
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/30/ftx-assets-held-bahamas-securities-regulator


Regulators in the Bahamas Are Holding $3.5 Billion in FTX Customer Assets
Concerns over the security of assets in FTX custody prompted the Bahamian regulator to step in, a statement says.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/30/regulators-in-the-bahamas-are-holding-35-billion-in-ftx-customer-assets/

TECH
Bahamian regulator says it seized $3.5 billion of FTX crypto assets for ‘safekeeping’
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/30/bahamas-regulator-seized-3point5-billion-of-ftx-crypto-assets.html

Bahamas regulator holds FTX assets pending delivery to customers, creditors
https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/12/30/fintech-cryptocurrency-ftx-bahamas

CoinDesk
Bahamian Regulator Takes Custody Of $3.5 Billion in FTX Customer Assets
22 minutes ago
https://www.coindesk.com/video/bahamian-regulator-takes-custody-of-dollar35-billion-in-ftx-customer-assets/

FTX used $200 million of customer funds for venture capital investments, SEC complaint shows
Zahra Tayeb Dec 29, 2022, 12:20 PM
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/ftx-200-million-customer-funds-venture-capital-investments-2022-12

TECH
FTX diverted $200 million of customer money for two venture deals that caught the SEC’s attention
PUBLISHED WED, DEC 28 20225:34 PM ESTUPDATED WED, DEC 28 20226:15 PM EST
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/28/ftx-used-200-million-of-customer-funds-for-two-venture-investments.html

FTX paid $12M retainer to a New York law firm before bankruptcy filing
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (S&C), a law firm headquartered in New York City, received $12 million from West Realm Shires Services Inc. on behalf of FTX for legal services.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-paid-12m-retainer-to-a-new-york-law-firm-before-bankruptcy-filing

Today At 11AM ET: Forbes’ Streaming Interview With FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2022/12/12/today-at-11am-et-forbes-streaming-interview-with-ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried/?sh=50eaa36c4638&fbclid=IwAR1hQWzCLBTLwcCHOw_YzoaFpNc24Bd6LDKANvGFh_lkTXPt8J-T2V1p1EU

Bankman-Fried Met With Biden Aides on Crypto Policy
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/sam-bankman-fried-biden-administration-officials-ftx/2022/12/30/id/1102439/?fbclid=IwAR2AJ0swPKZQ-fxv_RW2c8zjeaXE9AgDBTRCEljlNhOuWFKGhEjHUZvv9N8

TECH
Collapsed crypto exchange FTX has about $1.24 billion of cash in total — but still owes at least $3.1 billion
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/22/collapsed-crypto-exchange-ftx-has-about-1point24-billion-of-cash-in-total-but-still-owes-at-least-3point1-billion-.html#:~:text=Investing%20Club-,Collapsed%20crypto%20exchange%20FTX%20has%20about%20%241.24%20billion%20of%20cash,owes%20at%20least%20%243.1%20billion&text=Alvarez%20%26%20Marsal%2C%20which%20is%20advising,balances%E2%80%9D%20than%20were%20initially%20known.

TECH
FTX will sell or restructure global empire, CEO says
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/19/-ftx-will-sell-or-restructure-global-empire-ceo-says.html