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“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.” Warren Buffett
Ahlan wa sahlan, and welcome to the 49th edition of CoinMENA's weekly newsletter, Kalam Crypto. This week, we continue our coverage of the FTX fallout, but we also highlight some positive developments that have gone under the radar, as well as announce new campaigns like discounted card fees and our World Cup campaign, #CoinMENA_Goal, where we will be giving away $1,500 of token airdrops as well as other prizes. All that and more, so let's dive into this week's letter, and talk crypto:
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FTX Fallout: Newly appointed CEO John Ray, who has 40 years of experience in restructuring companies and oversaw some of the biggest bankruptcies ever, including Enron's, said he's never seen anything as bad as FTX. "Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred here." and “Accounting, audit, cash management, cybersecurity, human resources, risk management, data protection and other systems that did not exist, or did not exist to an appropriate degree, prior to my appointment." Here are some of the other findings from the court filing documents:?
We will keep you updated with the latest information on a weekly basis. It is becoming more evident every day that FTX was criminally mismanaged. In the midst of all this, SBF gave an interview to VOX where he admitted that his “effective altruism” stance was never sincere and that it was only a PR move.
FTX Hack: As if the saga couldn’t get any worse, FTX was hacked, and around ~$400 million dollars was drained from FTX wallets. The hack occurred one day after FTX filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The hacker’s wallet has been identified and labeled as “FTX Accounts Drainer” on Etherscan. Initially, the hacker swapped several altcoins for ETH, and at one point was the 35th largest holder of ETH in the world. In the past 48 hours, he’s been dumping ETH on the market in exchange for renBTC. The identity of the FTX drainer remains unknown. However, his on-chain activity is being tracked.
Signal Beyond the Noise ??
In this new segment of Kalam Crypto, we will go beyond the “noise” (such as the FTX collapse the past two weeks) and look deeper to cover the developments that have gone under the radar:
Did You Know ??
Despite all the market turmoil in the wake of the FTX collapse, Bitcoin HODLers remain unfazed:
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??#CoinMENA_GOAL: To celebrate FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, we will be giving away $1,500 worth of token airdrops, exciting prizes, and dozens of CoinMENA merch! Make sure you follow our Instagram and Twitter accounts to learn how to participate.
Limited-time Combo Offers! Enjoy discounted card deposit fee: now only 2% instead of 3.5% until Thursday, November 24, 2022, 11 PM Bahrain/KSA time. In addition, you can also qualify to win $1,000 in ETH, $1,000 in USDT, or $1,000 in XRP when you trade for $25 or more before the end of November. Deposit and trade now!?
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Quiz Corner ??
Last week’s question: What is the name of the general ledger that tracks all bitcoin transactions? Answer: Blockchain
This week’s question: What is a cold wallet?
See the answer in next week’s newsletter.