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The Royal Bahamas Police Force and Bahamas Securities Commission have launched a criminal investigation into the now-bankrupt crypto exchange giant FTX. The probe follows previous statements from the securities regulator noting potential mishandling of client funds.  Bahamas Regulators VS FTX RBPF spokesperson Chrislyn Skippings announced the probe on Sunday, without offering any details on exactly what crimes were being investigated.  However, the Bahamas Securities...

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The prominent bitcoin bull – Michael Saylor – opined that the FTX crisis will have certain benefits on bitcoin. In his view, the turbulence will eliminate thousands of useless digital assets while the primary cryptocurrency and a “handful” of other coins will be the only survivors. ‘Bitcoin Will be the Winner’ In a recent interview for CNBC, MicroStrategy’s Executive Chairman – Michael Saylor – argued that bitcoiners (like himself) are “trapped in a dysfunctional...

The US-based cryptocurrency exchange – Coinbase – reportedly reduced its team by 60 people following the FTX saga and the consecutive plunge of the market. Chief Financial Officer Alesia Haas said the company might lay off more people should the turmoil deepen in the future. According to recent coverage, one of the largest crypto platforms – Coinbase – dismissed 60 of its staff members as a result of the current crisis in the digital asset sector. CFO Alesia Haas described...

Despite the crash of the crypto exchange FTX, the Mercedes Formula One team vowed not to remove the company’s logo from its race cars. Still, the F1 squad said they are closely monitoring the situation with the trading venue, hinting it might terminate the partnership in the near future. FTX’s Logo Remains on the Runway One of the best-performing Formula One teams – Mercedes – said the emblem of FTX will still be visible on the cars driven by Lewis Hamilton and George Russel...

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has expressed his belief in the ability of the crypto market to heal itself once the full impact of FTX’s implosion is felt. Speaking at a conference in Indonesia, CZ said that more companies would be affected by FTX’s downfall, considering how big the crypto exchange was.  “With FTX going down, we will see cascading effects. Especially for those close to the FTX ecosystem, they will be...

The past couple of days have been a complete rollercoaster in the cryptocurrency field, and there are no signs of slowing down. Just yesterday, FTX officially filed for voluntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy proceedings in the US, sending the markets into another meltdown. Bitcoin Plunges Toward $16K Bitcoin’s price can’t catch a break. After attempting a recovery following positive CPI numbers Thursday, the cryptocurrency experienced another meltdown on Friday. BTC plunged from...

The problems with FTX don’t seem to stop. After failing to honor customer withdrawals, revealing a multi-billion hole in its balance sheet, and ultimately declaring bankruptcy, the exchange is suffering another major exploit. Millions of dollars seem to have been drained from FTX addresses. Upwards of $400 million in crypto left the exchange wallets late Friday night with little to no explanations as to why that happened. The company’s General Counsel, Ryne Miller, took to...

FTX has lost several potential rescuers after shady details of the internal workings continue to emerge. The biggest setback was Binance pulling out of the deal. But according to the crypto giant’s CEO, the deal with FTX did not make sense. While speaking at the Indonesia Fintech Summit, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao weighed on the takeover that never materialized and the reason behind it. “From a financial perspective, there is a big hole. From new users, we have very high overlaps....

FTX’s collapse has significantly dented the confidence of investors in centralized crypto exchanges. Amidst the subsequent financial turmoil and reports about the troubled crypto exchange tapping customer funds to fund risky bets, the golden rule of crypto – “not your keys, not your coins” has taken a center stage in popular discourse once again. Abdicating control over users’ coins has cost many dearly. As a result, mass withdrawals from exchanges have now been reported....