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The Crypto Comeback
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This month, customers of FTX — Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange, which collapsed in 2022 — were told that they would get their money back, with interest.
David Yaffe-Bellany, our technology reporter, explains what was behind this change in fortune and what it says about the improbable resurgence of crypto.
Guest: David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter for The New York Times, covering the crypto industry from San Francisco.
Background reading:
- Is crypto back? Here’s a guide.
- And here’s a guide to the risks of Bitcoin E.T.F.s.
- This is how The Times covered Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing.
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