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Changpeng Zhao – CEO of the world’s leading crypto exchange Binance – advised Sam Bankman-Fried to refrain from dropping misleading messages on Twitter and instead focus on his colossal problems with FTX. In one of his announcements, SBF referred to a mysterious “sparring partner” who could have played a role in the exchange’s collapse, and some estimated this might be Zhao. The latter said only a “psychopath” could come up with such a tweet, claiming the industry is not a...

Michael Burry, the fund manager and investor who became popular from the “The Big Short” movie, believes gold will shine as investors seek safety from crypto risks due to the catastrophic collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX.  Burry is notoriously famous for shorting the U.S. housing market and profiting from the 2008 financial crisis. He also netted millions from investing in GameStop in 2019 before the Reddit frenzy and meme stock season in January 2021.  Big Short Investor:...

The revelations surrounding FTX’s downfall continue with full force. Now, according to the most recent court filings, Alameda Research – SBF’s trading firm, had some privileges. The trading firm of Sam Bankman-Fried, Alameda Research, was secretly exempted from some aspects of the auto-liquidation protocol of FTX. It’s worth noting that SBF was also the acting CEO and founder of FTX. This is just a drop in the stream of information that was made public through the recent...

John J. Ray III may have unwounded major corporate failures, but in over four decades of legal and restructuring experience, he claims to have never seen such “unprecedented” management failures as in the case of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange under Sam Bankman-Fried’s tenure. In the latest filing to federal bankruptcy court, FTX’s new chief restructuring officer said, “Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete...

FTX is trying to do damage control in the midst of a bankruptcy process that has sent shockwaves throughout the whole crypto industry. In a small Twitter thread, the official account of FTX spoke out regarding their relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried following the bankruptcy. The account attributes the words to John Ray, Chief Restructuring Officer and new CEO of the company following the resignation of Sam Bankman-Fried. (2/3) As previously announced, Mr. Bankman-Fried...

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) suspended the FTX Australia license until May 15, 2023, following the exchange’s recent fiasco. The crash has affected around 30,000 Aussie consumers who are exploring how to retrieve their funds. The Latest Strike on FTX Despite the termination of its license, FTX’s Australian subsidiary will be able to provide limited services to local customers until December 19, 2022. The ASIC reminded that the crypto exchange...

The unforgivable mishandling of customer funds has left millions of users with trapped funds, crippled years of constructive industry reputation, and triggered new credit contagion risks. Amidst this chaos, the native token of the decentralized crypto derivatives exchange, dYdX, has risen by more than 50% over the past week. According to prominent crypto analytic firm, Santiment, DYDX has a chance to become a strong narrative in the coming weeks. Aiding the price appreciation...

The American billionaire investor Charlie Munger reiterated his negative tone on the crypto sector, saying bitcoin stimulates child prostitution, kidnappings, and other criminal affairs. He also argued that the FTX crash resulted from a “bad combination” between fraud and delusion. Munger’s Latest Attack Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s right hand – is undoubtedly among the biggest critics of the digital asset industry. In a recent...

FTX investors have sued the company’s ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried for illegally offering yield-bearing crypto accounts at the now insolvent exchange.  The lawsuit, filed in Miami on Tuesday, alleges that FTX’s crypto-yield-bearing accounts were unregistered securities illegally sold in the U.S, according to Reuters.  Now that the exchange has failed to honor withdrawals, investors claim to have sustained $11 billion in damages.  The lawsuit also seeks damages from numerous...

Amidst speculation over Sam Bankman-Fried’s whereabouts, the authorities are mulling over extraditing the former CEO of the bankrupt crypto exchange, FTX, back to the United States. According to the latest Bloomberg report, law-enforcement officials in the US and Bahamas have been engaged in talks over SBF as they investigate his role in FTX’s implosion. People familiar with the matter said that Bankman-Fried has been cooperating with Bahamian authorities. The Bahamian...