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Did the FTX Bankruptcy Kill the Crypto Star?

Brian DeChesare

Mainstream news sources have already covered the story extensively, so I want to take a different angle and comment on how “the smart money” fell for this scam and what it could mean for careers in finance. Sam Bankman-Fried’s net worth grew to ~$26 billion earlier in 2022 but had fallen to only “only” $16 billion by October.

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A Zomato 2022 Update: Value, Pricing and the Gap

Musings on Markets

74 per share and soared into the stratosphere, peaking at ? 169 per share in late 2021. The last few months have been rocky, as the price has been marked down, partly in response to disappointing results from the company, and partly because of macro developments. At close of trading on July 26, 2022, the stock was trading at ? 76 per share.

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The Venture Capital Partner: The King of Tech and Finance?

Brian DeChesare

The VC Partner is arguably the best “senior job” in finance: you sit on a private island atop a pile of cash, altcoins, and NFTs…. and you summon Founders and CEOs who desperately need your money to grow their companies. Or, more specifically, they want to become Venture Capital Partners.

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Davis Polk Discusses Recent SEC and CFTC Enforcement Actions

Reynolds Holding

The SEC further alleged that the Company lacked policies or controls concerning related party transactions, including what constituted a related party transaction or how such transactions should be disclosed by the Company. July 5, 2023, settled) In the Matter of Dwight H. July 5, 2023, settled) In the Matter of Andrew B.

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2022 Mid-Year Investment and Market Update: How to Survive When Clowns Are Running the World

Brian DeChesare

I looked at it and said, “How are they doing this if interest rates are currently 0% or negative? I stayed far away from this service, while he presumably put in some money. And he probably did earn a 15% yield – right up until the market for crypto lending, NFTs, and other risky “assets” crashed in the first half of 2022.

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In Search of Safe Havens: The Trust Deficit and Risk-free Investments!

Musings on Markets

In every introductory finance class, you begin with the notion of a risk-free investment, and the rate on that investment becomes the base on which you build, to get to expected returns on risky assets and investments. What is a risk free investment? For an investment to be risk-free, you have feel certain about the return you will make on it.

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NFTs explained: Hear from the expert

ThomsonReuters

If you’ve been paying attention to market news lately, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain technology are dominating headlines. As tax and accounting professionals, your clients turn to you for advice on how to navigate these modern financial trends and changes. Let’s say you want to buy a Picasso painting.