Sam Bankman-Fried

Accounting Witness Testifies Bankman-Fried Treated Customer Billions as Piggy Bank  
Accounting Witness Testifies Bankman-Fried Treated Customer Billions as Piggy Bank  
October 18, 2023  |  Legal

In the 11th day of Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial, the prosecution brought out an accountant. University of Notre Dame Professor Peter Easton, a forensic accountant,...

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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

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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FTX Proposes Returning 90% of Customer Funds
FTX Proposes Returning 90% of Customer Funds
October 17, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX has proposed a settlement that gives creditors more than 90% of their funds. The proposal, announced late Tuesday (Oct. 16), is set to be filed with the...

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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

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

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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Friends Become Foes: Prosecution Wraps Second Week of Bankman-Fried Trial
Friends Become Foes: Prosecution Wraps Second Week of Bankman-Fried Trial
October 13, 2023  |  Legal

The government is creating a clear narrative in the Sam Bankman-Fried case: He ran the ship, he called shots, and he is responsible for stealing...

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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

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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Things Sam Is Freaking Out About: Probably His Ex-Girlfriend’s Testimony 
Things Sam Is Freaking Out About: Probably His Ex-Girlfriend’s Testimony 
October 11, 2023  |  Legal

It was tears, not fireworks, for Caroline Ellison’s second day of testimony Wednesday (Oct. 11). The former Alameda Research CEO fought back sobs describing to...

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