A federal judge showed growing impatience Thursday with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s use of the internet while on bail, suggesting that incarceration might eventually be the most effective way to prevent him from communicating on electronic devices in ways that can’t be traced. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan did not immediately change a $250 million bail […]
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Who is Caroline Ellison, SBF’s Crypto partner
Over the past few weeks, a mushroom of secrets about the inner workings of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange, FTX, have come to light. From that, the once shadowy figure of Caroline Ellison has emerged as an important character behind FTX’s seeming success and surprising downfall. Ellison was the head of Alameda Research — the trading […]
Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in US to face charges
Sam Bankman-Fried, former boss of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has arrived by plane in New York from the Bahamas to face fraud charges. The 30-year-old was extradited on suspicion of committing “one of the biggest financial frauds in US history”, US authorities have said. Mr Bankman-Fried, who denies the allegations, may appear in court later […]
New FTX CEO says SBF engaged in ‘old fashioned embezzlement”
FTX’s bankruptcy-era CEO, John J. Ray III, appointed to shepherd the collapsed crypto exchange through Chapter 11 reorganization, testified on Tuesday that the company’s founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, made multiple misstatements about his companies’ financials. Ray, who oversaw Enron’s infamous corporate fraud, characterized FTX’s actions as “old fashioned embezzlement.” “This is just taking […]
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been arrested in The Bahamas, the country’s attorney general has said. He is scheduled to appear on Tuesday in a magistrates’ court in the Caribbean country’s capital, Nassau. Police said Mr Bankman-Fried, 30, was arrested for “financial offences” against laws in the US and The […]
Crypto trader exodus after FTX collapse
The wild-west days of crypto markets are back again as the large trading houses that once thrived on arbitraging price gaps pull back in the wake of FTX’s collapse. That’s opening up profitable opportunities for anyone that still dares to trade. Prices for essentially identical assets on various platforms are diverging in a clear sign […]
FTX investors fear they lost everything, they most likely have
FTX spent big money to make trading crypto popular and gain people’s trust. The company had an arena in Miami named after it and aired scores of TV commercials with superstars like Tom Brady and Steph Curry. “I’m not an expert and I don’t need to be,” NBA champion Curry says in one ad. “With […]