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Crypto billionaire says Fed is driving current downturn

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and chief executive officer of FTX, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Lam Yik/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Crypto billionaire says Fed is driving current downturn

June 19, 2022 • FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried says that, until investors get used to higher interest rates, risk assets, including cryptocurrency, won't recover.

In Bahamas, Officials Assess 'Generational Devastation' From Hurricane Dorian

The destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian is seen from the air in Marsh Harbour on the Bahamas' Great Abaco Island. The death toll from the hurricane, officially at 30, is expected to climb. Gonzalo Gaudenzi/AP hide caption

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In Bahamas, Officials Assess 'Generational Devastation' From Hurricane Dorian

September 5, 2019 • Some areas of the Bahamas are still only reachable by helicopter or small watercraft, like jet skis. The official death toll is 30, but it's expected to rise as search efforts continue.

Fyre Festival Hit With $100 Million Suit; Organizer Says 'We Were A Little Naive'

Tents and a portable toilet set up for attendees for the Fyre Festival on Friday, in the Bahamas' Exuma islands. Jake Strang/AP hide caption

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Fyre Festival Hit With $100 Million Suit; Organizer Says 'We Were A Little Naive'

May 1, 2017 • Admitting they were "unable to realize our dream on the first try," festival organizers are giving attendees the option to forgo a refund and instead receive VIP passes to Fyre Fest 2018.

Paradise Lost: Luxury Music Festival Turns Out To Be Half-Built Scene Of Chaos

Fyre Festival attendees walk around the event site on Thursday night in Grand Exuma, Bahamas. Festivalgoers had paid thousands of dollars for villas and lodges on the beach, but instead found a chaotic tent city. Miles Braun hide caption

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Paradise Lost: Luxury Music Festival Turns Out To Be Half-Built Scene Of Chaos

April 28, 2017 • Tickets cost thousands for what organizers were calling "the cultural event of the decade." But when visitors arrived on Grand Exuma, they found a tent city without enough power, security, or food.