Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency

Early Alameda Staffers Quit After Battling Sam Bankman-Fried Over Risk, Compliance Concerns

Years before Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire collapsed, a group of employees quit in a power struggle—after becoming concerned about what they say was his cavalier approach to risk, compliance and accounting. The employees worked at his trading firm, Alameda Research, and were some of his earliest ...Read More

SEC chair’s crypto oversight strategy in question as ecosystems collapse

While regulations are often aimed at protecting citizens from bad actors, the effectiveness of crypto regulations in the United States is in question owing to the colossal fall of major exchanges and ecosystems over the past year — FTX, Celsius, Voyager and Terra. Congressman Tom Emmer showed concerns about ...Read More

FINRA Targets Crypto Communications After FTX Collapse

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a U.S. self-regulatory body for brokerage services, is targeting crypto marketing practices in the wake of the collapse of industry juggernaut FTX. The assessment will require firms to provide all retail communication concerning crypto assets distributed between July ...Read More