The implosion of Three Arrows Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund, devastated the industry. Its two founders spent the next year surfing, meditating and traveling the world. Story Published at: June 9, 2023 at 04:06PM Continue Reading…
Their Crypto Company Collapsed. They Went to Bali.
The Younger Brother Caught in the Middle of the FTX Investigation
The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire has led federal prosecutors to scrutinize his brother, Gabe, who ran a pandemic-prevention group. Story Published at: March 24, 2023 at 07:00AM Continue Reading…
Selling Trump Isn’t What It Used to Be
Donald Trump has reunited with a former business partner to sell online trading cards, hoping to recreate a once-profitable mix of hype and celebrity. Initial sales hint at how difficult that will be in 2023. Story Published at: February 4, 2023 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
Tom Brady’s Last Season Didn’t Go as Planned. Was It Worth It?
He thrilled his fans by announcing that he would come out of retirement to play one more season in 2022, but things soon went sour, on and off the field. Story Published at: February 1, 2023 at 10:49PM Continue Reading…
Tom Brady’s Last Season Didn’t Go as Planned. Was It Worth It?
He thrilled his fans by announcing that he would come out of retirement to play one more season in 2022, but things soon went sour, on and off the field. Story Published at: February 1, 2023 at 10:49PM Continue Reading…
Bomani Jones Calls an Audible
“Game Theory,” his HBO talk show, has pulled off the difficult feat of mixing sports and comedy with a political bite. Now he’s trying to up his game by going unscripted. Story Published at: January 18, 2023 at 03:02PM Continue Reading…
To Buff a Balkan Leader’s Image, a Filmmaker Calls In Kevin Spacey
A director cast the beleaguered actor as Franjo Tudjman, the late Croatian leader, whom some call a patriot and others revile as an ethnonationalist zealot. Story Published at: January 2, 2023 at 04:13PM Continue Reading…
He’s the Bad Boy of Chess. But Did He Cheat?
An American teenager, Hans Niemann, defeated Magnus Carlsen, the world’s best chess player. Then Mr. Carlsen accused his opponent of cheating. It’s either overdue justice or paranoia. Story Published at: December 4, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…
She Was a Little-Known Crypto Trader. Then FTX Collapsed.
Caroline Ellison, who ran the cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research, has found herself at the center of Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed crypto empire. Story Published at: November 23, 2022 at 07:23PM Continue Reading…
The Crypto Ponzi Scheme Avenger
From his home in New Zealand, the YouTuber Danny de Hek assails what he calls a dangerous and deceptive scheme, one rant at a time. Story Published at: November 11, 2022 at 10:00AM Continue Reading…