King cuts cake at event to mark organisation’s 40th anniversary As Prince of Wales, Charles was the royal founding patron of Business in the Community. The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
The fate of Sam Bankman-Fried's investments Sam Bankman-Fried invested billions into startups. Those companies are wondering what happens next. Axios · Dec 7, 2022
FTX held talks with Taylor Swift over $100mn sponsorship deal Negotiations between singer-songwriter and Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto group collapsed this spring Financial Times · Dec 7, 2022
Cathie Wood Keeps Buying These 2 Crypto Securities – Should You? Following the FTX debacle, the crypto universe was hard hit. However, popular investor Cathie Wood keeps buying stocks from the crypto space despite the rising interest rates and recession risks. As investors access the macroeconomic risks, their risk-off approach will keep the cryptocurrency market under pressure. Therefore, it could be… StockNews.com · Dec 6, 2022
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says SBF's messy accounting excuse for FTX collapse doesn't explain $8 billion loss: 'Even the most gullible person should not believe Sam's claim that this was an accounting error' “I don't care how messy your accounting is (or how rich you are)—you're definitely going to notice if you find an extra $8B to spend." Fortune · Dec 5, 2022
How a deeper crypto crash in 2023 could spark a gold rush Gold could be about to take off in 2023 should the collapse in crypto assets, including Bitcoin, continue Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2022
The IRS is coming for crypto — but it’s complicated The agency wants to make sure those who dabble in digital assets pay their fair share of taxes Axios · Dec 5, 2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx axes 90 jobs with CEO blaming aftershocks of FTX collapse Company expects further significant drops in trade and ‘the potential for more black swan-type events’ The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2022
FTX’s Bankman-Fried says he will testify before US Congress FTX founder says he will testify when he has ‘finished learning and reviewing’ collapse of cryptocurrency exchange. Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2022
Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘I screwed up’ messaging is about lawsuits and penalties vs. jail, says U.S. securities lawyer FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried “steered clear of anything that sounded like intentional misconduct,” said U.S. securities lawyer James Murphy. Fortune · Dec 4, 2022
Crypto's path to deep crisis is well-worn Swiftly rising interest rates have punctured the cryptocurrency bubble, exposing fragility, bad governance and even fraud in many corners, most notably at the crypto exchange FTX. And FTX's spectacular collapse comes on the heels of other recent failures in the cryptosphere, such as Terra-Luna, Three Arrows Capital or Voyager Digital.… Bangkok Post · Dec 4, 2022
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried: "I screwed up" "I had a responsibility here and a responsibility to be on top of what was going on the exchange. I wish I had done much better at that." Axios · Dec 4, 2022
Crypto's Enron-sized scandal threatens to undermine its core reason to exist The crypto industry was already facing a trust deficit, and this has set it back far. Axios · Dec 3, 2022
Former FTX users say the failed crypto exchange was a 'Ponzi scheme.' Here's how Ponzis work SBF, as Bankman-Fried was often called, says he didn’t commit fraud. But bankruptcy specialists say the findings so far are ‘pretty devastating.’ Fortune · Dec 3, 2022
ABC News · Dec 2, 2022 Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX empire was meant to revolutionise cryptocurrency and save the world. It didn't By the time his bank account hit zero, the man who insisted he would one day be the "world's first trillionaire" had left only a trail of destruction in his wake.
Fortune · Dec 2, 2022 Crypto billionaire Mike Novogratz says Sam Bankman-Fried ‘should go to jail,' as the ex-FTX billionaire worries about paying his lawyers “The problem was, he took our money. And so he needs to get prosecuted,” says Novogratz, whose Galaxy Digital disclosed $76.8 million exposure to FTX.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022 Boris Johnson hails blockchain ‘possibilities’ at Singapore conference On post-No 10 lecture circuit, former PM says there must be ‘measures to protect public from Ponzi schemes’
Bangkok Post · Dec 2, 2022 Crypto exchange Zipmex set for $100m buyout The embattled cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex Asia is poised to be acquired by a venture capital fund for about US$100 million in digital coins and cash, one of the first rescues in Asia since a wave of defaults ripped through the sector.
Businessweek · Dec 2, 2022 11 Hours With Sam Bankman-Fried: Inside the Bahamian Penthouse After FTX’s Fall Billions of dollars of customer money is missing, investigators are circling, and the 30-year-old ex-CEO admits his company broke its own rules.
Axios · Dec 2, 2022 U.S. Trustee moves for independent examiner in FTX bankruptcy The examiner would likely produce a large and independent report from a perspective the trustee describes as a "true neutral."
The New Daily · Dec 2, 2022 Superannuation is no gamble – and there is no place for crypto So would you like to gamble with your superannuation savings? Go down to the casino and put it all on red?
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2022 Ex-FTX CEO Bankman-Fried says he didn’t ‘knowingly’ misuse clients’ funds “I didn’t ever want to commit fraud on anyone. I was shocked at what happened this month,” Sam Bankman-Fried says.
Fortune · Dec 1, 2022 BlackRock's Fink predicts most crypto firms will go under BlackRock CEO Larry Fink thinks that most crypto companies won't survive in the wake of Bankman Fried's FTX collapse.
France 24 · Dec 1, 2022 Founder of collapsed crypto exchange insists he 'didn't ever try to commit fraud' Once a darling in the business and tech world, Sam Bankman-Fried has become a pariah. The founder of crypto exchange FTX, which declared bankruptcy last month, has given his first media interview since his platform collapsed. He denied any intention to commit fraud and pleaded ignorance at the mismanagement of…
Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2022 Sam Bankman-Fried: Former boss of collapsed cryptocurrency scheme FTX denies fraud Sam Bankman-Fried, the man formerly behind failed US cryptocurrency scheme FTX, has denied committing fraud.