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Nikou Asgari

Digital Markets Correspondent
Nikou Asgari covers trading, traditional and crypto exchanges for the FT from London. She previously worked in New York, writing about US mergers and acquisitions and the US pharmaceutical industry during the coronavirus pandemic, and has also covered European markets and corporate finance from London. She joined the FT in 2018.
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  • Saturday, 3 December, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    Crypto broker Genesis owes Winklevoss exchange’s customers $900mn

    New York-based Gemini is trying to recover funds after FTX failure plunged market into turmoil

  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
    Binance
    Binance re-enters Japanese crypto market with deal for Sakura

    Purchase comes as sector faces heightened scrutiny following collapse of FTX

  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
    News in-depthFTX Trading Ltd
    ‘It just kinda went crazy’: FTX’s lavish spending highlights lack of controls

    Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto group showered employees with perks before collapsing into bankruptcy

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    Crypto lender BlockFi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Group had at least 100,000 creditors and liabilities of up to $10bn

  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    Crypto investor DCG reveals web of investments between units

    Dealings reflect complex links at Barry Silbert’s group, which includes struggling Genesis

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    Billionaire Barry Silbert seeks to reassure investors in his crypto conglomerate

    Digital Currency Group chief writes to shareholders amid fears for broker Genesis amid FTX fallout

  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    The Big Read
    FTX: inside the crypto exchange that ‘accidentally’ lost $8bn

    The chaotic collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s company has revealed a lack of basic security controls and bookkeeping

  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Crypto broker Genesis halts withdrawals

    Iraq reels from $2.5bn tax ‘heist of the century’

  • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    Crypto broker Genesis Trading halts withdrawals at lending unit

    Group blames ‘unprecedented market turmoil’ in wake of FTX collapse

  • Sunday, 13 November, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    Crypto exchanges race to soothe clients’ nerves after FTX collapse

    Binance and other trading venues vow to publish proof of reserves as crisis at Bankman-Fried’s empire reverberates

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    ‘Black box’: Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading firm posed big risks to FTX

    Alameda Research owed the vast crypto exchange billions of dollars before both went bankrupt

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    Sam Bankman-Fried’s $32bn FTX crypto empire files for bankruptcy

    Collapse comes after digital assets group failed to meet surge in customer withdrawals

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    Changpeng Zhao
    Binance chief warns of ‘cascading’ crypto crisis

    Head of world’s biggest digital asset trading venue says industry troubles echo 2008 crash

  • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    ‘Lightning fast’: Liquidity crisis hits Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire

    Abrupt fall marks reversal from billionaire’s role as a white knight during this summer’s industry crisis

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    FTX on brink of collapse after ‘liquidity crunch’ at crypto exchange

    Binance steps in with deal to rescue arch-rival after surge in withdrawals at Sam Bankman-Fried’s digital asset platform

  • Monday, 31 October, 2022
    EU energy
    Task to build new EU gas benchmark will be ‘demanding’, admits regulator

    Search for more ‘representative’ way to track prices to reflect replaced Russian gas proves tricky

  • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
    Bank for International Settlements
    London’s hold on global currency market weakens, BIS survey shows

    UK capital remains the most important hub for global interest rate derivatives trading

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    Capital markets
    Traders urge ECB to ease collateral shortage in repo market

    International Capital Market Association warns of ‘rising dysfunction’ in money markets

  • Friday, 21 October, 2022
    London Stock Exchange Group
    London Stock Exchange revenues boosted by surge in volatility

    Group benefits from market uncertainty triggered by outgoing UK prime minister Liz Truss’s mini-Budget

  • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
    Pensions
    EU urged to help pension funds on margin calls stress

    Derivatives trade body calls for access to central bank-backed facility to avoid fire-sales

  • Monday, 10 October, 2022
    ExplainerBank of England
    What is the new Bank of England short-term lending facility?

    The central bank is looking to steady UK financial markets with a new ‘repo’ programme

  • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
    Capital markets
    Renewed selling in UK bonds ricochets across global markets

    Debt yields rise from US to Germany and the S&P 500 hits its lowest level since November 2020

  • Monday, 26 September, 2022
    Capital markets
    Wall Street’s S&P 500 closes at lowest level since December 2020

    US government bonds sell off after tumultuous day in Britain’s gilt market

  • Friday, 23 September, 2022
    UK business & economy
    UK bonds in historic sell-off after Britain takes tax cut ‘gamble’

    Borrowing costs soar and equities sink as traders fret over government’s fiscal responsibility

  • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
    Currencies
    US stocks tumble after Fed raises rates again

    Dollar boosted by tighter policy and status as ‘safe haven’ after Russian troop mobilisation

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