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News Articles: digital currencies

Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried leaves a Manhattan federal court in New York on Jan. 3. The ramifications of the collapse of FTX continue to be felt across the crypto industry.

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3 events that will determine the fate of cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies are reeling after a miserable year that saw the collapse of companies such as FTX. A look at what lies ahead.

January 18, 2023
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  • David Gura
At the beginning of the pandemic, Michelle Milkowski started investing in penny stocks. A few months later, she bought cryptocurrency for the first time.

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Amid the hype, they bought crypto near its peak. Now, they cope with painful losses

Many first-time investors bought Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as they neared all-time highs, and crypto companies spent millions on marketing. Today, they are coping with painful losses.

July 26, 2022
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  • David Gura
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and chief executive officer of FTX, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021.

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Crypto billionaire says Fed is driving current downturn

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried says that, until investors get used to higher interest rates, risk assets, including cryptocurrency, won't recover.

June 19, 2022
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  • David Gura
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and chief executive officer of FTX, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021.

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  • Business

Crypto billionaire says Fed is driving current downturn

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried says that, until investors get used to higher interest rates, risk assets, including cryptocurrency, won't recover.

June 19, 2022
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  • David Gura
A Bitcoin ATM is seen at a subway station in Brooklyn Heights in New York City on June 13. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have plunged in value in recent days.

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Why cryptocurrencies have gone from the next hot thing to a full-on meltdown

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging. Here's what to know about a market that just a few months ago was being touted as the future of finance.

June 17, 2022
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  • David Gura
A Bitcoin ATM is seen at a subway station in Brooklyn Heights in New York City on June 13. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have plunged in value in recent days.

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  • Business

Why cryptocurrencies have gone from the next hot thing to a full-on meltdown

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging. Here's what to know about a market that just a few months ago was being touted as the future of finance.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura

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