FTX US Resigns From the Crypto Council for Innovation
In a statement to Cointelegraph on Nov. 10, CCI CEO Sheila Warren said the council had accepted FTX US’ resignation as an associate member of the group. The firm’s departure came amid crypto exchange FTX reporting liquidity issues, leading to volatility across the market and concerns from global regulators and lawmakers.
FTX Crisis Spurs and Sam Bankman-Fried Is Under Fire
Sam Bankman-Fried lost US$15 billion and control of one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges in under 24 hours.
GSR has been Actively Managing Exposure Across All Exchanges and is Prepared for High Volatility.
GSR is operating as normal and remains focused on maintaining liquidity for our clients despite the disappointing news that has come out this week. Supporting our clients, partners and the wider crypto community in the coming weeks and months will remain our top priority.
The FTX Incident: Follow-up on the Market and Forecasting
The impact of the FTX incident may exceed the Luna and 3AC collapse and affect the institutions implicated by 3AC but not filed for bankruptcy.
Singapore’s State Investor Temasek Is Engaging With FTX as Binance Drops Bid
Temasek Holdings, the Singaporean state-holding company
owned by the government of Singapore is allegedly engaging with FTX amid
Binance’s plans to bail out the crypto trading firm. Singapore’s state investor
has been known to have invested in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry
for quite some time now.
FTX Faces US Justice Department Probe After Collapse
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into crypto exchange FTX after its apparent collapse.
DeFi Exchange Platform dYdX Places Solana in “Close Only” Mode
The move comes after Solana has plummeted 40% in 24-hours
due to its link with the beleaguered Sam Bankman-Fried empire.
Genesis Reports Losses of Around $7 Million After Hedging Against Market Volatility
Crypto trading and lending firm Genesis Trading reported
losses of around $7 million "across all counterparties" that include
Alameda Research after it hedged and sold collateral on Tuesday in anticipation
of market volatility following a liquidity crunch at FTX.
$800M SOL Tokens Set to Be Unstaked, Approximately 15% Of Its Circulating Supply
SOL’s funding rates sharply dropped as low as -4% on Wednesday in anticipation of the unlock
FTX Investors Are Warned Bankruptcy Likely Without Cash Injection
Sam Bankman-Fried told FTX.com investors on Wednesday that without a cash injection, the company would need to file for bankruptcy, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.