Is Cryptocurrency Dead? Will the FTX Fallout Kill Crypto?

Is Cryptocurrency Dead? Will the FTX Fallout Kill Crypto?

How the bankruptcy of FTX, the world's third-largest crypto exchange, undermines trust in cryptocurrency and decentralized finance, making it even more difficult for crypto to ever be taken seriously as a monetary alternative.

Topics covered include:

  • How FTX squandered its customers' deposits
  • How FTX is another example of a private money bank run
  • How traditional securities lending works and why it is very low risk compared to the highly speculative nature of cryptocurrency lending platforms
  • How FTX's demise is impacting numerous entities including Voyager, BlockFi, Bitcoin miners, venture capitalists, and many others
  • How should individual investors store cryptocurrency, and does it even make sense to continue to own it


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Show Notes

Don't Miss Out on Crypto: Larry David FTX Commercial

The spectacular implosion of crypto’s biggest star, explained by Emily Stewart—Vox

Divisions in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Blur on His Trading Titan Alameda’s Balance Sheet by Ian Allison—CoinDesk

FTX held less than $1bn in liquid assets against $9bn in liabilities by Antoine Gara, Kadhim Shubber, and Joshua Oliver—Financial Times

FTX balance sheet, revealed by FT Alphaville—Financial Times

FTX Tapped Into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Setting Up Its Downfall by Vicky Ge Huang, Alexander Osipovich, and Patricia Kowsmann—The Wall Street Journal

After FTX: Rebuilding Trust in Crypto’s Founding Mission by Noelle Acheson—CoinDesk

How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Collapsed by David Yaffe-Bellany—The New York Times

Exclusive: At least $1 billion of client funds missing at failed crypto firm FTX by Angus Berwick—Reuters

Investors Who Put $2 Billion Into FTX Face Scrutiny, Too by Erin Griffith and David Yaffe-Bellany—The New York Times

FTX signs deal with option to buy BlockFi for up to $240 mln by Niket Nishant and Aditya Soni—Reuters

Voyager Digital and Voyager Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors Provide Update on Reorganization Plan—Cision

Crypto lender BlockFi says it has significant exposure to FTX by Manya Saini and Shailesh Kuber—Reuters

Coinbase Quarterly Earnings

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