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Nov 2022
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TX Empire Goes Bankrupt in Sudden Fall

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Bloomberg News Crypto Reporter Olga Kharif discusses Sam Bankman-Fried’s digital-asset empire filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Technology and Venture Capital Reporter Priya Anand provide the details of Priya's Businessweek Magazine story One of Gaming’s Most Hated Executives Is Crashing the Metaverse. Timothy Tully, CEO of ZelCore, shares his thoughts on the collapse of FTX and what it means for the future of crypto. And we Drive to the Close with Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at The Carson Group.
Hosts: Katie Greifeld and Alix Steel. Producer: Paul Brennan.  

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