2 Years Ago

Op-ed: why FTX does not spell the death of crypto

By Philipp Pieper and Timo Lehes, co-founders of Swarm

 
Sam Bankman-Fried, the once poster boy for crypto regulation by appearing before congress and allegedly donating hundreds of millions of dollars to the Democrat Party, lost his crown and $51 billion worth of collateral from FTX’s balance sheet, leading to the collapse of the world’s second largest centralised crypto exchange in November this year. The dramatic demise of the beleaguered exchange has irrefutably eroded confidence in crypto. The episode was a cruel reminder of how light touch regulation and lack of governance will...


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Bitcoin reminds us to question where is, and how safe is, my money?

Life, as we know, is a constant lesson. Strangely, some lessons, no matter how painful, seem hard for many of us to grapple, learn and change our behaviour. However, maybe, just maybe, the collapse of FTX (estimated to have left a $8billion liablity) is making investors question: “Where is, and how safe is, my money?” There has been a surge in the number of digital wallets owning more than one Bitcoin i.e., organisations or individuals that have more that $16,000 in this cryptocurrency. In theory, these holdings could...


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