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The Latest Breaking News from Sam Bankman-Fried

City watchdog ex-chair says he faced ‘political pressure’ to let in crypto firms

Charles Randell says some of the exchanges the FCA was pressed to allow to trade in the UK are now being investigated in the US

The Guardian - UK

Bankman-Fried's lawyers wants to tell the jury about his ADHD—but prosecutors are suspicious

Prosecutors warn that the FTX founder has a history of using "behavioral eccentricity to his advantage."

Fortune

FTX sues Sam Bankman-Fried's parents for 'siphoning' millions of dollars for their own personal benefit

The lawsuit alleges that Bankman and Fried received $1,200 hotel rooms, Bahamas property, and a cameo in a Super Bowl commercial.

Fortune

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Sam Bankman Fried believes he is one of the 'most hated people in the world' as documents reveal his justification for FTX crash

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sent a 15,000-word document to crypto social media influencer Tiffany Fong.

Fortune

Sam Bankman-Fried's special treatment at a notorious Brooklyn jail: Lawyers say it's complicated

The trial of the decade is highlighting the injustices of the penal system.

Fortune

How Sam Bankman-Fried's parents enabled his criminal empire

A new exposé reveals how Barbara Fried and Joseph Bankman had a direct role in the massive fraud that was FTX.

Fortune

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried loses bid for release ahead of trial

US judge rules that any difficulties FTX founder has in reviewing evidence against him are ‘of his own making’.

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Sam Bankman-Fried denied pre-trial release by SDNY judge: ‘The premise is incorrect’

The FTX founder's trial is set for Oct. 3.

Fortune

Elon Musk Wasn’t A Blockchain Acolyte Despite The Fun He Had With Dogecoin, Reveals New Biography

Skeptical about using blockchain as Twitter's backbone, he felt it would be too sluggish for fast-paced postings on platform.

Zenger

Review: ‘Number Go Up’ is a funny if shallow look at the worst people in crypto

Bloomberg journalist Zeke Faux’s new book isn’t the most nuanced account of crypto—but it may be the funniest.

Fortune

Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers want to screen potential jurors for bias against crypto and effective altruism

The trial for the FTX founder is set to begin Oct. 3.

Fortune

Eight things we learned from the Elon Musk biography

Widespread access to world’s richest man allowed biographer Walter Isaacson to detail a number of illuminating anecdotes

The Guardian - UK

Sam Bankman-Fried insists on pre-trial release from detention center, citing internet access problems

The FTX founder's trial is set to begin on October 3.

Fortune

Pick of the podcasts: the best listens for your autumn commute

As the London Podcast Festival gets underway, here are our recommendations for some of the funny, thrilling and compelling podcasts that have kept us entertained this year

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The Independent UK

Former FTX crypto executive pleads guilty to making millions in illegal campaign contributions

A former top executive at the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange pleaded guilty Thursday to making tens of millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to U.S. politicians and engaging in a criminal conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transfer business

Fortune

Apple’s $5 million book payment shows Sam Bankman-Fried is big business

Hollywood's interest in grifter tales and celebrity criminals doesn't seem to be in decline.

Reason

Review: The Big Break Documents Trump's Washington

Washington Post reporter Ben Terris offers a fair treatment to both conservative and liberal activists in the Trump era.

The Independent UK

Former FTX crypto executive pleads guilty to making millions in illegal campaign contributions

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Sen. Hagerty says ‘terrible environment’ is forcing crypto companies ‘to look overseas’ and calls for more oversight hearings with SEC’s Gensler

The likelihood of digital asset legislation has diminished in the wake of FTX’s collapse.

Fortune

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame, who bought a private jet while working for the crypto exchange, to plead guilty

His plea follows similar deals for two other FTX executives, Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison.

Fortune

Exasperated judge wants any postponement request from Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team by the end of this week

Judge Lewis Kaplan said there's no evidence to suggest prosecutors aren't acting in "good faith."

Fortune

FTX customers can’t catch a break: Hackers are targeting those trying to recoup funds from bankrupt crypto exchange

The phishing attempts follow a recent hack of Kroll, the claims agent in FTX’s ongoing bankruptcy case.

Fortune

Sam Bankman-Fried wants to pay expert witnesses up to $1,200 an hour. Prosecutors are trying to block them

Bankman-Fried's lawyers argue that he can't adequately prepare his defense in confinement.

The Independent UK

Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers renew claim that the FTX founder can't prepare for trial behind bars

Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried say prosecutors have delivered another four million pages of documents on the FTX founder six weeks before trial

PC Gamer

Lawyer wails that jailed crypto king is 'subsisting on bread and water', judge says she's 'reasonably confident' that's not the case

Sam Bankman-Fried's bail was revoked earlier this month, and he's now being detained until his trial.

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