The founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, who was released on a $250 million bond, returned to New York to appear in court on Tuesday. Story Published at: January 3, 2023 at 07:11PM Continue Reading…
Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud and Other Charges
Restaurateur, Political Donor, Tipster: The Many Roles of FTX’s Ryan Salame
The co-chief executive of an FTX unit who told regulators about wrongdoing at the exchange was a big Republican donor. He also bought restaurants. Story Published at: December 17, 2022 at 08:00AM Continue Reading…
The Parents in the Middle of FTX’s Collapse
The FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s mother and father, who teach at Stanford Law School, are under scrutiny for their connections to their son’s crypto business. Story Published at: December 13, 2022 at 01:01AM Continue Reading…
Inside the Frantic Texts Exchanged by Crypto Executives as FTX Collapsed
A group chat including crypto leaders shows Binance’s Changpeng Zhao accusing FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried of orchestrating trades to destabilize the industry. Story Published at: December 9, 2022 at 06:04AM Continue Reading…
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Market Manipulation Inquiry
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Sam Bankman-Fried and his hedge fund orchestrated trades in a way that led to the collapse of two cryptocurrencies in May. Story Published at: December 8, 2022 at 12:24AM Continue Reading…
Ordinary Investors Who Jumped Into Crypto Are Saying: Now What?
Many small investors who piled into cryptocurrencies on FTX, BlockFi and other platforms are recognizing the perils of investing in an unregulated industry. Story Published at: December 5, 2022 at 06:33PM Continue Reading…
The Crypto Industry Struggles for a Way Forward
The implosion of the exchange FTX shows how an industry built in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis has drifted far from its original ideals. Story Published at: December 5, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
How the Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Has Disrupted A.I.
Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence. Now those efforts are reeling. Story Published at: December 1, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
Transcript of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Interview at the DealBook Summit
In a discussion with Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times, Sam Bankman-Fried blamed “huge management failures” and sloppy accounting for the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Story Published at: December 1, 2022 at 06:30AM Continue Reading…
Sam Bankman-Fried Blames ‘Huge Management Failures’ for FTX Collapse
Mr. Bankman-Fried spoke at The New York Times’ DealBook conference, in his first public appearance since his crypto exchange imploded. Story Published at: November 30, 2022 at 11:44PM Continue Reading…