Crypto regulation threat kills $1.5bn Aussie trading platform merger

Crypto regulation threat kills $1.5bn Aussie trading platform merger

Online trading platform Superhero and cryptocurrency group Swyftx have announced the end of their merger just six months after sealing the deal.

  • bySarah Danckert

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Musk’s Twitter antics are degrading what had become a useful resource,a place some of us went for information from people who actually knew what they were talking about.

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Former FTX chief set to reverse contesting US extradition

Former FTX chief set to reverse contesting US extradition

Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to appear in court in the Bahamas on Monday (US time) to reverse his decision to contest extradition to the United States,where he faces fraud charges.

  • byJasper Ward
ASIC sues Finder over crypto product

ASIC sues Finder over crypto product

The corporate regulator has taken court action against a subsidiary of comparison website Finder for allegedly offering a cryptocurrency product without a proper licence.

  • byNell Geraets
Australia ‘really falling behind’ on crypto protections after FTX collapse
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Australia ‘really falling behind’ on crypto protections after FTX collapse

Despite a year of high-profile crypto blow-ups,Australia finds itself ringing in another Christmas without any serious regulation for the sector in place

  • byDominic Powell
What the FTX is going on with crypto? It’s not all disastrous news
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What the FTX is going on with crypto? It’s not all disastrous news

Citing the FTX collapse as evidence of the failure of cryptocurrencies is as weak an argument as citing Lehman Brothers as evidence of the failure of currencies issued by governments.

  • byDaniel Schlagwein
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From Charles Ponzi to FTX,a brief history of financial skulduggery

From Charles Ponzi to FTX,a brief history of financial skulduggery

Sam Bankman-Fried,the disgraced founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX,is the latest in a line of white-collar executives to rock the business and financial world.

  • byJulian Mark andRachel Lerman
‘Where is Gary Wang?’ FTX’s other ex-billionaires lie low after SBF arrest

‘Where is Gary Wang?’ FTX’s other ex-billionaires lie low after SBF arrest

While Sam Bankman-Fried has been the public face of FTX,it is an ex-Google software engineer who has the reputation as the brains behind the crypto empire.

  • byAmanda Albright
Hey Silicon Valley,it’s time to wear a suit

Hey Silicon Valley,it’s time to wear a suit

Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s choices may signal an end to the schlubby mystique.

  • byVanessa Friedman
Crypto exchange Binance sees billions of dollars withdrawn in 24 hours

Crypto exchange Binance sees billions of dollars withdrawn in 24 hours

After the spectacular collapse of FTX there’s pressure on other crypto exchanges such as Binance,but CEO Changpeng Zhao says it’s “business as usual”.

  • byTom Wilson andElizabeth Howcroft
‘House of cards’:FTX’s Bankman-Fried denied bail after being hit with US government,SEC charges
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‘House of cards’:FTX’s Bankman-Fried denied bail after being hit with US government,SEC charges

The US government has charged the ex-CEO of FTX,with a host of financial crimes,alleging he intentionally deceived customers and investors to enrich himself and others.

  • byKen Sweet