Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested, Charged in the U.S.
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), co-founder and former CEO of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has been arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. federal prosecutors and regulators filed criminal and civil charges ...
13 Dec 202253min
Binance's "Audited Proof of Reserves" Raises Doubts
A report prepared for Binance by French accounting firm Mazars was meant to reassure investors that the crypto exchange’s reserves are what it claims they are. But now it’s raising some red flags, inc...
12 Dec 202254min
The Next Ethereum Upgrade: What & When
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is urging publicly traded companies to come clean about any sort of exposure or vulnerability they may have to the current crypto market turmoil. At the top...
9 Dec 202248min
Celsius Users Have Something to Cheer
A U.S. bankruptcy judge has authorized the return of funds to some users of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network - but there are big caveats. At the top of this Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Je...
8 Dec 202250min
3AC, Grayscale Face New Legal Challenges
Hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management is suing Grayscale Investments, the operator of the world's largest Bitcoin fund, for "potential mismanagement and conflicts of interest," according to a complai...
7 Dec 202248min
Circle's SPAC Is Down the Drain
USDC issuer Circle has abandoned its plan to go public via a “special purpose acquisition company” merger with Concorde Acquisition Corp, which is led by former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond. At the top of...
6 Dec 202248min
So, How Much Are We Talking Here?
Prominent among the casualties of FTX’s collapse is Genesis Global Capital, a lending arm of crypto empire Digital Currency Group. And, when Genesis halted redemptions in November, one of its victims ...
5 Dec 202245min
WSJ Raises New Questions About Tether Loans
Tether is discovering that, once asked, questions about its financial position will persist. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the largest stablecoin by market capitalization is “lendin...
2 Dec 202248min
