Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was sent to jail on Friday after a federal judge in New York revoked his bail, accusing him of trying […]
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Back to news homeCaroline Ellison Writes About Ex-Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried
Three months before the cryptocurrency market imploded last year, Caroline Ellison, the 27-year-old chief executive of the crypto hedge fund Alameda Research, was racked with self-doubt.“I have been feeling pretty […]
How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality
As the FTX cryptocurrency exchange imploded last fall, Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, made an urgent phone call.He dialed Sina Nader, FTX’s head of partnerships. The exchange’s staff […]
Mountain of FTX Evidence: Emails, Chat Logs, Code and a Notebook
Snippets of computer code. More than six million pages of emails, Slack messages and other digital records. And a small black notebook, filled with handwritten observations.For months, federal prosecutors building […]
The End of Faking It in Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO — Faking it is over. That’s the feeling in Silicon Valley, along with some schadenfreude and a pinch of paranoia.Not only has funding dried up for cash-burning start-ups […]
Do Kwon, Crypto Fugitive, Led a Very Public Life While on the Run
Do Kwon, the founder of the failed crypto company Terraform Labs, is facing charges by the authorities in both South Korea and the United States. Read More
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. Read More
Crypto Wants Its Shine Back
At a cryptocurrency conference in Denver this month, a group of singers clad in bright orange onesies took the stage to perform what one industry website later described as an anthem for […]
‘Effective Altruism’ Led Bankman-Fried to a Little-Known Wall St. Firm
To close observers of Wall Street, the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried carried a curious twist: The man whose unbridled recklessness may have led to one of the largest financial frauds […]
FTX Negotiates for Return of $400 Million From Obscure Hedge Fund
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have also seized assets they contend were acquired with money misappropriated from FTX’s customer accounts. Last month, the prosecutors disclosed that they had seized more than […]