Last Friday, the crypto company, FTX, filed for bankruptcy. Evidently, the business was investigating what they called “unauthorized transactions”. Last month, we reported about the vast amounts of layoffs many cryptocurrency companies ignited. Their founder and Chief Executive, Sam Bankman-Fried, has announced his resignation.
FTX has begun transferring their remaining income to a more secure storage avenue prior to the one they had been using. According to the New York Times, “But the full impact of FTX’s dramatic collapse is only beginning to take shape. In his relatively short time as a multibillionaire, Mr. Bankman-Fried built up an astonishingly broad business empire, with investments in dozens of smaller crypto firms and partnerships with businesses as varied as Anthony Scaramucci’s investment firm SkyBridge Capital and the N.B.A.’s Miami Heat. He also became an influential Democratic Party donor, promising to spend as much as $1 billion during the 2024 election cycle.”
An Uncertain Future for Crypto
In the past, cryptocurrency companies were seen as invincible to the inflation and setbacks that centralized banks experienced. But now, that’s no longer the case. These crypto firms and startups are now just as susceptible to inflation and stock fluctuation as the brick-and-mortar banks of yesterday experienced. Experts say this is because, unlike when crypto companies started, they are now tied to the market as a whole. As a result, the most susceptible companies will be those firms that created their own cryptocurrencies. Other experts have long warned that the crypto boom would not last and that the boom experienced over the past two years wouldn’t last forever.
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Kristen Burgess is the Marketing Specialist at Alliance of Professionals & Consultants, Inc. She has five years’ experience in curating content for digital platforms, social media contributions, and supporting marketing campaigns and strategies. Before joining the APC wolfpack, she worked in digital marketing for software as a service, giving her keen insight into the types of professionals APC hires today. In addition, she likes to stay up-to-date on the most relevant trends within the technology industry through thought-provoking podcasts and newsletters while paying attention to industry leaders’ trends. In her spare time, she serves on the Management Team and helps craft communications for the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties.
