Short-seller Jim Chanos talks bitcoin, Tesla, AI, and the 'dark side of finance' in new interview. Here are the 4 best quotes.

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Bitcoin just won't die

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Sam Bankman-Fried
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Bitcoin supply hits historic low as long-term investors hoard tokens at record levels

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FILE PHOTO: A token of the virtual currency Bitcoin is seen placed on a monitor that displays binary digits in this illustration picture, December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
FILE PHOTO: Bitcoin token is seen placed on a monitor that displays binary digits in this illustration picture

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Israel has frozen crypto accounts belonging to Hamas, with Binance helping to locate them

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A Hamas flag, left, and the Binance app on a phone, right, in a composite image.

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Michael Lewis says being around Sam Bankman-Fried was a downgrade from his more materialistic life: 'The food was worse. The company was worse.'

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Composite of Michael Lewis (left) and Sam Bankman-Fried (right).

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Short seller Jim Chanos slams Michael Lewis' defense of FTX and compares the failed crypto exchange to Enron

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Composite of Sam Bankman-Fried and Michael Lewis.
Composite of Sam Bankman-Fried and Michael Lewis.

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MicroStrategy purchased another $150 million in bitcoin since August as prices tumbled

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Michael Saylor is facing a $100 million lawsuit for tax evasion

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Citadel Securities is locked in a legal battle with 2 ex-staff who left to start a crypto firm and say they're victims of 'corporate bullying'

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Alex Casimo and Leonard Lancia of Portofino Technologies
Alex Casimo and Leonard Lancia founded Portofino Technologies.

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Crypto is growing up: Goodbye yacht parties and NFTs, hello regulation and practical tech

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No more yacht parties for the crypto scene.
Messari Mainnet 2023 did not feature the yacht parties and speculative hype of years past.

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About 93% of global central banks are exploring digital currencies - and that could boost de-dollarization, a report by IMF staff says

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