Caroline Ellison

Caroline Ellison Seeks No Jail Time in FTX Case

Caroline Ellison Seeks No Jail Time in FTX Case
Caroline Ellison Seeks No Jail Time in FTX Case
September 11, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

Caroline Ellison hopes to avoid prison time for her role in the FTX collapse. Ellison, the former CEO of FTX sister company Alameda Research, should...

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For Sam Bankman-Fried, Pointing Fingers Never Goes Out of Style 
For Sam Bankman-Fried, Pointing Fingers Never Goes Out of Style 
October 27, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

Four of Sam Bankman-Fried’s closest friends have testified against him in his criminal trial.  Over the better part of four weeks, U.S. prosecutors have brought...

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FTX Trial: The Adults Are Tanking ‘Cool Kid’ Bankman-Fried’s Defense
FTX Trial: The Adults Are Tanking ‘Cool Kid’ Bankman-Fried’s Defense
October 20, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

It is the end of the third week of Sam Bankman-Fried’s multibillion-dollar criminal fraud trial. The trial itself is approaching halftime, with the prosecution expected...

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FTX Criminal Trial: Nishad Singh Sweats Under Cross-Examination 
FTX Criminal Trial: Nishad Singh Sweats Under Cross-Examination 
October 17, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

Sam Bankman-Fried’s multibillion-dollar criminal financial fraud trial is nearing its halfway point.  And Nishad Singh, the former engineering director at the since-imploded FTX cryptocurrency exchange,...

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Nishad Singh’s Turn: Ex-Deputy Details Bankman-Fried’s Lavish Spending 
Nishad Singh’s Turn: Ex-Deputy Details Bankman-Fried’s Lavish Spending 
October 16, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

One billion dollars is a lot of money to spend. But it reportedly took FTX’s 31-year-old co-founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, barely two years...

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Bankman-Fried Asks for Access to Medication in Ongoing Trial
Bankman-Fried Asks for Access to Medication in Ongoing Trial
October 16, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

Disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded for access to his long-release Adderall in a late-night plea to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan Sunday, per a CNBC...

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Ellison’s Closing Testimony — FTX Was ‘a Bad Idea’
Ellison’s Closing Testimony — FTX Was ‘a Bad Idea’
October 12, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

The biblical hero Samson and modern anti-hero Sam Bankman-Fried have more in common than expected.   For one, they both considered their hair to be key to...

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It’s Not Just FTX: Businesses Are Giving Anthropic Billions for Safer AI
It’s Not Just FTX: Businesses Are Giving Anthropic Billions for Safer AI
October 12, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

On the surface, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence (AI) don’t have much in common.  But there is a quiet connection between the firm responsible for possibly...

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