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FTX Crypto Exchange Boss Says He Is Trying to Raise More Money

Sam Bankman-Fried told employees that he was trying to reinforce his company’s finances days after it collapsed from a bank run.

The Fall of FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Puts Crypto Industry on Edge

The rapid collapse of FTX, built by the billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, suggests that no company in the freewheeling, loosely regulated crypto industry is safe.

Binance to Buy FTX in Megadeal of Crypto Exchanges

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said it reached a deal to buy one of its biggest rivals, FTX, amid fears that the crypto industry...

British Soccer, Brought to You by American Crypto Optimism

A group of American cryptocurrency investors is trying to turn an obscure English soccer club into “the internet’s team,” with a global following of crypto...

Twitter Begins Offering $7.99-a-Month Verification Subscriptions

The new system for assigning check marks to users’ profiles is among a raft of changes the company has been discussing since Elon Musk’s takeover.

Bittrex Fined $24 Million for Breaking U.S. Sanctions

Bittrex allowed customers in Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria and the Crimea region of Ukraine to trade virtual currencies, according to the Treasury Department.

The Crypto World Is on Edge After a String of Hacks

More than $2 billion in digital currency has been stolen in hacks this year, shaking faith in the experimental field of decentralized finance known as...

C.E.O. of Celsius, the Crypto Bank, Resigns

Alex Mashinsky, the founder of Celsius, which filed for bankruptcy in July, said his role had “become an increasing distraction.”

Crypto’s Long-Awaited ‘Merge’ Reaches the Finish Line

Ethereum, the most popular cryptocurrency platform, completed its much-anticipated switch to a more energy-efficient infrastructure.

Celsius Network Plots a Comeback After a Crypto Crash

The chief executive of the experimental crypto bank Celsius has told employees about an audacious plan to revive the firm, which filed for bankruptcy in...