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Shaq distances himself from crypto, despite once being a paid spokesperson for FTX

“A lot of people think I’m involved, but I was just a paid spokesperson for a commercial,” O’Neal said, referring to his association with the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

Fortune

Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder's contributions

Lawmakers who eagerly accepted piles of cash from Samuel Bankman-Fried now can’t move fast enough to offload contributions from the disgraced crypto mogul to anywhere but their own campaign coffers

The Independent UK

FTX political contributions flowed to Texans in both parties in 2022 midterm elections

WASHINGTON — Two super PACs associated with disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Samuel Bankman-Fried pumped more than $2.7 million into a Dallas congressional race, helping Democrat Jasmine Crockett top a crowded primary field and coast to election last month.

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Seth Meyers on Sam Bankman-Fried: ‘A guy who looks the way Cheeto dust smells’

Late-night hosts discuss Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest for alleged FTX fraud, Ron DeSantis’s vaccine conspiracies and Elon Musk’s Twitter not paying rent

The Guardian - US

Crypto was meant to solve financial corruption. The FTX scandal shows it’s got worse

The collapse of FTX should provide a wake-up call to Rishi Sunak, who has been singing the praises of cryptocurrencies, says academic and author David A Banks

The Guardian - UK

Frost says he’ll give Bankman-Fried campaign contribution to charity

ORLANDO, Fla. — Maxwell Frost, Orlando’s Democratic congressman-elect, took to social media to explain his connection to Sam Bankman-Fried, the indicted founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

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FTX ally warned authorities days before Bankman-Fried arrest

Ryan Salame told the Bahamian securities commission that funds were being used improperly

The Guardian - UK

FTX charges may do little to bring law to crypto Wild West

Charges largely center on straightforward fraud allegations, rather than getting crypto specific.

Axios

VIDEO FOR YOU: Senate Democrats take aim at cryptocurrency

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The Independent UK

Investors desert Binance

Thai cryptocurrency pundits are recommending investors withdraw digital assets from Binance amid a run on the world's largest crypto exchange, moving their money to a safer crypto exchange in Thailand regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Bangkok Post

Senate crypto hearing yields big claims, possible regulation

Whether increased regulation would have prevented the spectacular collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX was fiercely debated at a hearing of the Senate’s banking committee Wednesday

The Independent UK

Star-studded Senate hearing illustrates massive divide over crypto in D.C.

Without Sam Bankman-Fried in attendance, senators focused on the future of the volatile industry.

Fortune

Bitcoin has rallied. What are crypto’s true believers still smoking?

FTX’s filing for bankruptcy was an existential event – and may signal the moment when grown-up thinking re-entered the room

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Evening Standard

Sam Bankman-Fried: the crypto pioneer behind one of the largest financial frauds in history

The 30-year-old is facing decades in jail after being found guilty of fraud. So how did the FTX founder end up here? Amy Francombe reports

Newsroom.co.nz

Explainer: cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency exchanges

Almost all cryptocurrencies have declined significantly this year but this doesn’t seem to be putting people off, writes Alex Sims

The Guardian - US

Warren pushes bipartisan bill to regulate crypto firms after FTX collapse

Move co-sponsored by Republican Roger Marshall aims to crack down on money laundering after arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried

The Guardian - UK

Binance founder insists ‘business as usual’ after $1bn pulled out in a day

Changpeng Zhao calls withdrawals a ‘stress test’ as investors continue to react to FTX collapse

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Fortune

Everyone has had enough of Gary Gensler

The SEC chair’s publicity antics have worn thin. The industry deserves a real regulator.

Fortune

FTX’s venture investments in limbo with SBF in custody and prosecutors and lawyers circling crumbs of his crypto empire

The SEC claims Sam Bankman-Fried used FTX customer funds to make venture investments.

Salon

Crypto: The white male privilege scam

The downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried serves as a reminder of how many white male "geniuses" are just full of crap

Evening Standard

Sam Bankman-Fried: Arrested crypto exchange boss hugs parents as he is denied bail on fraud charges

Former cryptocurrency exchange entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried hugged his parents as he was denied bail after being charged with “one of the biggest financial frauds in American history”.

The Street

Stocks Edge Higher, Fed Dot Plots, Oil, Tesla And Binance - Five Things To Know

Stock futures bump higher ahead of Fed rate decision; Fed 'dot plots' in focus as markets lock bets on 50 basis point hike; IEA report sees firming oil demand in 2023 as China reopens; Tesla shares extend biggest drawdown on record and Binance says deposits returning but Bankman-Fried arrest rattles…

Evening Standard

Who is Sam Bankman-Fried and why was the FTX founder arrested in the Bahamas?

The former ’King of Crypto’ is currently behind bars

The Street

FTX Collapse: Bankman-Fried Remains in Jail

An extradition hearing has been set for February 8, 2023.

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