Sam Bankman-Fried Almost Tweeted About His Depression, Drafts Show
“I don’t really know what ‘happiness’ means”: FTX founder would have defended himself against the internet.
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EnSam, Jury Questions and Another Denial for Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried drafted a set of tweets discussing his use of an antidepressant.
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Bitcoin Traders Eye $28K; Solana, Cardano and Tellor Lead Altcoin Bump
Traders at Japanese exchange Bitbank said in a daily note that they expect bitcoin prices to move towards the $28,000 level, citing ETF optimism.
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Fireblocks Acquires Tokenization Firm BlockFold for $10M
The acquisition will expand Fireblocks’ capabilities in tokenization including token customization, orchestration, distribution and advisory
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Coinbase Attempts to Plug Void in Crypto Perpetuals Left by FTX
An analyst says Coinbase is “well positioned” to capture derivatives market share.
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Ether Bears Lose $11M as ETF Hopes Lift ETH Prices
There’s a “90% chance” an ether futures ETF will be traded in the first week of October, one analyst said.
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Circle Intervenes in Binance’s SEC Case, Argues Stablecoins Aren’t Securities
Stablecoin buyers don’t expect a profit so it’s not an investment contract, argues the USDC issuer, supported by former commodities regulator Heath Tarbert.
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Sam Bankman-Fried Scoops Help CoinDesk Win Major Journalism Award
FTX, an industry titan, ended up in bankruptcy court nine days after a November 2022 scoop from CoinDesk’s Ian Allison.
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Valkyrie Gets Approval to Start Buying ETH Futures For its Existing Bitcoin ETF
The fund’s new strategy to combine ether and bitcoin will be effective formally on Oct. 3.
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U.S. House Bill Seeks Centralized Record of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions
A Democrat in Congress is waging a lonely crusade against off-chain secrecy by calling for exchanges’ internal records to be shared with central repositories.