2026-03-04
I've reflected on this morning's bitcoin news for a couple hours. The combination of Kraken getting a Federal Reserve master account and Morgan Stanley filing for a Bitcoin ETF with Bank of New York Mellon as custodian feels like just another “institutional adoption” news day,
Wall Street Journal
Kraken says its banking unit won “master account” access to the US Fed's core payment systems, making it the first crypto company that can move money like banks
‘Master account’ approval gives firm access to the same payment rail as thousands of banks and credit unions
2022-12-03
SBF will eventually be charged, though it might take time. The fraud impacted too many people and too much money was stolen. Good scoop from @KenzieSigalos https://www.cnbc.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources: FTX's derivatives exchange LedgerX is for sale, attracting interest from Blockchain.com, Gemini, and others; Nov. 17 filing: LedgerX had ~$303M in cash
LedgerX, one of the few solvent pieces of Sam Bankman-Fried's crumbled FTX empire, is for sale and attracting interest …
SBF will eventually be charged, though it might take time. The fraud impacted too many people and too much money was stolen. Good scoop from @KenzieSigalos https://www.cnbc.com/...
CNBC
Filing: DOJ requests the appointment of an independent examiner to probe “substantial and serious allegations of fraud, dishonesty” that led to FTX's bankruptcy
2022-11-11
Several housemates, including Bankman-Fried and Ellison, are active participants in effective altruism, a movement that “aims to find the best ways to help others,” possibly through philanthropy. WTF https://www.coindesk.com/...
Financial Times
A look at Sam Bankman-Fried's rise and fall in DC: becoming the face of crypto regulation, proposing bills, and testifying to Congress before FTX collapsed
Sam Bankman-Fried sought digital asset legislation and donated heavily to Democrats — In less than four years …
Several housemates, including Bankman-Fried and Ellison, are active participants in effective altruism, a movement that “aims to find the best ways to help others,” possibly through philanthropy. WTF https://www.coindesk.com/...
CoinDesk
Current and former FTX and Alameda staff describe rampant conflicts of interest, nepotism, and a lack of oversight while SBF ran the companies with housemates
“The whole operation was run by a gang of kids in the Bahamas,” a person familiar with the matter told CoinDesk on condition of anonymity.