FTX – SBF

• Bankman-Fried Praises Regulators Hours After Saying ‘F*** Regulators’ – CoinDesk
• Interview: Fallen crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried opens up about FTX, Alameda Research, and his regrets – Vox
• Sam Bankman-Fried steps down, FTX files for bankruptcy – CNBC
• FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Attempts to Raise Fresh Cash Despite Bankruptcy – WSJ- WSJ

FTX – Hack

• ‘FTX Has Been Hacked’: Crypto Disaster Worsens as Exchange Sees Mysterious Outflows Exceeding $600M – CoinDesk
• FTX Accounts Drainer Swaps Millions in Stolen Crypto, Becomes 35th-Largest Ether Holder – CoinDesk
• FTX Exploiter Swaps Thousands of Stolen BNB Crypto Tokens Into Ether, BUSD – CoinDesk
• FTX CEO John Ray Confirms Late-Night Hack, Says Company Is Working With Law Enforcement – CoinDesk

FTX – Chapter 11 / Chapter 15

• Over $400M worth of tokens FTX funds drained from company accounts – TheBlock
• Bahamas Securities Regulator Says It Ordered FTX Crypto Transferred to Government Wallets – CoinDesk
• Bahamian FTX Liquidators Cite ‘Serious Fraud and Mismanagement’ in Court Filings – CoinDesk
• Alameda Had ‘Secret Exemption’ From FTX Liquidation Protocols, New CEO Says – CoinDesk
• U.S. House committee to hold hearing on FTX collapse and crypto fall out – TheBlock
• FTX’s New Leadership Is in Touch With Regulators, May Have Over 1M Creditors, New Filings Say – CoinDesk
• New FTX Boss Condemns Management of the Crypto Exchange During Sam Bankman-Fried’s Tenure – CoinDesk

FTX – CZ

• Binance Starts Recovery Fund for Crypto Projects Facing Liquidity Crisis – CoinDesk
• Binance CEO ‘CZ’ Zhao Wants to Replace Sam Bankman-Fried as Crypto Savior – Bloomberg
• Binance’s US Arm to Relaunch Bid for Bankrupt Lender Voyager – CoinDesk
• Binance will launch a new ‘industry recovery fund’ – TheBlock

FTX – Contagion

• Crypto.com CEO Dismisses Speculation of Financial Trouble, Says FTX Exposure Is Minimal – CoinDesk
• BlockFi Prepares for Potential Bankruptcy as Crypto Contagion Spreads – WSJ- WSJ
• BlockFi says platform pause will continue – TheBlock
• Hedge fund admits half its capital stuck on FTX exchange – Financial Times
• JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo among potentially exposed FTX parties – TheBlock
• Jump Crypto says it remains ‘well capitalized’ following FTX downfall – TheBlock

FTX – Contagion: Genesis

• Crypto Lender Genesis Had Sought Emergency Loan of $1 Billion- WSJ
• Genesis’ Crypto-Lending Unit Is Halting Customer Withdrawals in Wake of FTX Collapse – CoinDesk

FTX – Contagion: DCG

• Inside a Once-$10 Billion Crypto Empire That’s Suddenly Cracking (DCG) – Bloomberg
• Biggest Crypto Fund (GBTC) Hits Record 42% Discount to Bitcoin Value – Bloomberg

FTX – Contagion: Gemini

• Winklevoss Faithful Have a $700 Million Problem in Genesis Halt – Bloomberg
• Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Crypto Platform Pauses Withdrawals on Lending Program – Bloomberg
• Crypto Exchange Gemini Suffers $485M Rush of Outflows Amid Contagion Fears – CoinDesk

FTX – Contagion: Solana

• FTX Fallout Wipes Out $700M From Solana DeFi – CoinDesk
• FTX Hack Sparks Revolution at Serum DEX as Solana Devs Plot Alameda’s Ouster – CoinDesk
• Binance halts Solana-based USDC and USDT deposits, in line with rivals – TheBlock
• Confusion Abounds As Binance and OKX Suspend Support for USDC, USDT on Solana, Then Backpedal – CoinDesk

Environment – Proof-of-Reserves

• Centralized exchanges are scrambling in attempts to prove their reserves – TheBlock
• Bank of America Says Crypto Exchanges’ Proof-of-Reserves Have Too Many Shortcomings – CoinDesk
• Proof-of-Reserves – CheckSig
• Custody Protocol – CheckSig

Environment – Self-custody

• Binance CEO Zhao Pushes for Crypto Self-Custody; Trust Wallet Token Soars 80% to Record – CoinDesk

FTX – Comments

• Wait, wasn’t bitcoin supposed to solve this? – Financial Times

Ecosystem – Binance and regulators

• Crypto exchange Binance helped Iranian firms trade $8 billion despite sanctions – Reuters

Regulation – EU

• EU Delays Vote on MiCA Crypto Legislation Until February – CoinDesk
• EU’s MiCA regulation vote deferred to February 2023: spokesperson – TheBlock
• Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans – CoinDesk

Tech – Silk Road

• US authorities seize $3.36 billion in bitcoin from decade-old Silk Road hack – TheBlock
• Crypto Seizure of $3.4 Billion From Silk Road Scammer Is Announced – Bloomberg

Ecosystem – Twitter

• Twitter Reportedly Halts Work on Crypto Wallet, Driving DOGE Down 8% – CoinDesk

Ecosystem – Coinbase

• Coinbase MTUs beat estimates, trading volumes miss – TheBlock
• Coinbase Cuts Q3 Losses in Half, Sees Crypto Headwinds Continuing Into 2023 – CoinDesk