Venture capitalists and investors are rethinking what it means to invest in crypto companies after a possible deal between two of the world largest crypto exchanges, FTX and Binance, collapsed Read more
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A ‘cascade of margin calls’ deleveraging, crypto failures and bitcoin at $13,000 are likely amid FTX fallout
A “new wave of crypto deleveraging” is likely under way, with bitcoin itself poised to drop another 25% amid a “cascade” of margin calls. That was the grim assessment JPMorgan Read more
Crypto and tech are the first dominoes to fall as stimulus liquidity dries up, says this money manager. Here’s what could happen next.
Markets probably didn’t need another more brick on the 2022 wall of worries, but got one anyway as FTX, the world’s third largest crypto exchange, is teetering on a collapse Read more
SEC, Justice Department investigating beleaguered crypto platform FTX
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department are investigating cryptocurrency platform FTX following its sudden implosion this week, a person familiar with the matter said. Staff at the two law-enforcement Read more
Investors fear potential FTX bankruptcy spilling over to reeling crypto, stock markets
Investors are concerned that a potential bankruptcy of FTX, once the world’s third largest digital asset exchange by trading volume, will spill over to the already battered crypto and stock Read more
‘Is there anything about crypto that is as it seems?’ FTX failure threatens industry’s reputation in D.C.
The failure of crypto exchange FTX and a midterm U.S. election that saw the more regulation-friendly Democratic Party overperform expectations could spell trouble for a digital-asset industry that was hoping Read more
Crypto investors rattled as Binance abandons its proposed acquisition of rival FTX
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is abandoning its proposed acquisition of the non-U.S. assets of rival FTX, amid the latter’s liquidity crunch. “As a result of corporate due diligence, Read more
Crypto investors rattled as Binance reportedly leans against completing its acquisition of rival FTX
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is reportedly unlikely to follow through with its proposed acquisition of the non-U.S. assets of rival FTX, amid the latter’s liquidity crunch. After about Read more
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried net worth: Crypto mogul’s wealth to drop by $13 billion
Sam Bankman-Fried, crypto billionaire and chief executive at digital asset exchange FTX, could see his net worth shrink by more than $13.6 billion if Binance’s proposed acquisition of FTX is Read more
Crypto companies shares closed sharply lower, as bitcoin fell briefly to a 2-year low
Crypto company shares and funds closed sharply lower on Tuesday as bitcoin dropped briefly to a two-year low, even though the three major U.S. equity indexes ended higher. Bitcoin BTCUSD, Read more