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February 20, 2023
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Libby Lewis
Why Did FTX Fail? A Judge Is Letting FTX Itself Decide.
The government’s request for an outsider examiner to explore what led to the company’s downfall was shot down.
December 13, 2022
Prem Thakker
Brad Sherman Tears Into FTX, Calls Cryptocurrency a “Garden of Snakes”
Representative Sherman said the problem isn’t just FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried. The problem is all of crypto.
December 1, 2022
Prem Thakker
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Media Tour to Explain How Everything Is Just a Mistake
The FTX founder and former CEO says that he’s as shocked as everyone else.
November 23, 2022
The Soapbox
Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
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Timi Iwayemi
Don’t Fall for FTX’s Final Con
Embracing the bitcoin industry’s regulatory agenda is not the answer to the crypto crash.
November 22, 2022
Prem Thakker
FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Bought $121 Million Worth of Bahamas Property
Meanwhile, the failed cryptocurrency company owes billions of dollars to creditors.
November 18, 2022
Apocalypse Soon
Kate Aronoff
Effective Altruism Is Bunk, Crypto Is Bad for the Planet, and Other Basic Truths of the FTX Crash
The overarching lesson of Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall is that the gauzy philosophical natterings of CEOs are just meant to distract us from their real goal: accumulating cash without interference.
November 17, 2022
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Matt Ford
The Twilight of the Crypto Celebs
Celebrities such as Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen, and Shohei Ohtani face a class-action lawsuit for their roles touting the now wiped-out FTX.
November 16, 2022
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Alex Shephard
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Downfall Is a Cryptocurrency Warning for Democrats
Ditch the crypto bros and push forward with regulation.
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