Bahamas

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Bahamas Securities Regulator Says It Didn't Order FTX to Reopen Local Withdrawals
FTX said last week it had allowed Bahamas-based customers to withdraw funds at its regulators' request.
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Roommates in the Bahamas Ran His Crypto Empire – and Dated
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Roommates in the Bahamas Ran His Crypto Empire – and Dated
A new CoinDesk report reveals that Sam Bankman-Fried and his roommates, who shared a luxury penthouse in the Bahamas, ran his now-struggling crypto exchange FTX and trading gi...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Roommates in the Bahamas Ran His Crypto Empire – and Dated

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Bankman-Fried’s Cabal of Roommates in the Bahamas Ran His Crypto Empire – and Dated. Other Employees Have Lots of Questions
“The whole operation was run by a gang of kids in the Bahamas,” a person familiar with the matter told CoinDesk on condition of anonymity.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis speaks during Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk).
OKX Expands to the Bahamas With New Registration and Regional Office
The crypto exchange has officially registered as a Digital Asset Business in the Bahamas under the country’s crypto-friendly DARE Act.
Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis speaks during Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk).

Bart Smith, Susquehanna global head of digital assets strategy, speaking at a conference in the Bahamas in May. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Trading Firm Susquehanna Plots Bahamas Crypto Expansion: Sources
Call it the "SBF Effect": Crypto traders and market makers are opening outposts on FTX's home island en masse.
Bart Smith, Susquehanna global head of digital assets strategy, speaking at a conference in the Bahamas in May. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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The Bahamas’ ‘Sand Dollar’ Needs Improved Cybersecurity, IMF Says
The CBDC represents just a tiny fraction of the available currency in the Caribbean nation, the international organization noted.
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Coming or already here? (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Wall Street Goes Crypto in the Bahamas
The inaugural Crypto Bahamas conference was a four-day flex of FTX’s expanding empire – with a new era of “corporate crypto” firmly on display.
Coming or already here? (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Bahamas Prime Minister on Embracing Crypto
Bahamas Prime Minister on Embracing Crypto
Speaking from the Crypto Bahamas conference, Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis and Attorney General Ryan Pinder discuss how the country’s digital asset regulatory framework...
Bahamas Prime Minister on Embracing Crypto

Deltec Bank CEO on Crypto Boom in the Bahamas
Deltec Bank CEO on Crypto Boom in the Bahamas
Deltec Bank & Trusting Limited CEO Odetta Morton discusses the tremendous growth of the crypto industry in the Bahamas, explaining the advantages of the country’s regulatory f...
Deltec Bank CEO on Crypto Boom in the Bahamas

Nassau, The Bahamas
Bahamas to Allow Citizens to Pay Taxes With Digital Assets
Residents will also be able to access digital assets with the sand dollar, the country's official digital currency.
Nassau, The Bahamas