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Tracking the Rise of Digital Currencies

Regulation in the Crypto Space with Sam Bankman-Fried

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Duration: 16 Minutes
Original Date: March 02, 2022

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On March 2nd, Bloomberg is joined by Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange, founder of Alameda Research trading, and highlighted by Forbes as one of the most successful people in the industry. Passionate about the need for government to step in and regulate the crypto markets, Sam most recently testified in front of congress on February 9th, 2022. Sam's views represent growing segment among top industry voices that the CFTC should intervene, while some believe regulation counters the origins of the DeFI movement. Register now to join us for a discussion on cryptocurrency regulation, hosted by Michael Briody, Cryptocurrency Market Specialist, at Bloomberg. View the full crypto series

Speakers

Sam Bankman-Fried

Founder and CEO

FTX

Sam Bankman-Fried is an MIT graduate with a degree in physics who started his career in financial markets with Jane Street. He traded a variety of ETFs, futures, currencies, and equities, and designed their automated OTC trading system. After Jane Street, he founded the quantitative trading firm Alameda Research. During his time at Alameda, he and his colleagues noticed that the technology from cryptocurrency exchanges for institutional investors could be better. As a result, he created FTX in 2019, which is now the largest crypto trading exchange outside China. Beginning during his time at MIT and continuing throughout his professional career, Sam has been a believer in effective altruism in which he has dedicated his time to maximizing his earnings in order to affect as much positive change in the world as possible. Over the past decade, Sam has donated to initiatives that focus on animal rights, climate change and more.

Michael Briody

FX & Crypto Market Specialist

Bloomberg

For over 10 years Michael has been a Foreign Exchange Market Specialist working with international investment banks and multinational corporations, assisting clients to understand FX market trends. Recently Michael has taken on a specialty in cryptocurrencies to help clients navigate this new frontier. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Michael worked as a Senior Foreign Exchange Dealer with 20 years of FX trading experience in New York at U.S and International investment banks, including Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers and BNP Paribas. Michael holds a BBA in Finance from Hofstra University and currently resides in Lattingtown, N.Y.

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