News briefs Terror threat in N. Ireland up to ‘severe’ ahead of expected Biden trip Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried charged in US with bribing Chinese officials Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with bribing Chinese officials, adding a new dimension to the U.S. government’s case against the FTX co-founder. Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023
Bankman-Fried charged with bribing Chinese officials FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been charged in the United States with directing $US40 million ($A60 million) in bribes to one or more Chinese officials. The New Daily · Mar 28, 2023
Bankman-Fried charged with paying $40M bribe to China A new indictment charges FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried with directing $40 million in bribes to one or more Chinese officials to unfreeze assets relating to his cryptocurrency business The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried bribed Chinese officials to the tune of $40 million as he got desperate about frozen Alameda funds, new DOJ charge claims Prosecutors unveiled the charge in a new indictment filed on Tuesday. Fortune · Mar 28, 2023
Caught in the FTX storm: how a crypto high-flyer fell to Earth The Maps payments app run by British-educated cryptocurrency tycoon Alex Grebnev, who was backed by Sam Bankman-Fried, has lost its Mastercard partnership amid a row over Russian users The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023
China's super rich population drops as tech crackdown, global factors hurt wealth More than 400 people lost their billionaire status last year, most from China, as global monetary tightening, COVID-19 disruptions and Beijing's crackdown on major tech companies hurt the super wealthy, a ranking of the world's wealthiest showed. Reuters · Mar 23, 2023
What crypto 'staking' really means Misusing crypto terms like "staking" shows how much words matter—and how ignoring that harms the industry. Fortune · Mar 16, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried received $2.2bn from FTX-linked entities, say court filings Ex-crypto poster boy and five of his inner circle transferred $3.2bn into personal accounts, allege new management The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023
Central banks going crypto. Is it a good idea? Across the world, these sober institutions are exploring digital currencies — and clashing with crypto aficionados Financial Times · Mar 8, 2023
Silicon Valley’s Obsession With Killer Rogue AI Helps Bury Bad Behavior Sam Bankman-Fried made effective altruism a punchline, but the do-gooding philosophy is part of a powerful tech subculture full of opportunism, money, messiah complexes—and alleged abuse. Businessweek · Mar 7, 2023
Bankman-Fried might use flip phone under stricter bail plan Prosecutors and attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried are requesting the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur be allowed a flip-phone or another device that’s not a smartphone while on bail The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023
Judge ponders limits on FTX fraud suspect Sam Bankman-Fried’s phone and laptop Disgraced crypto currency trader Sam Bankman-Fried has been admonished by a judge for violating the terms of his house arrest The New Daily · Mar 4, 2023
Nishad Singh, Indian-origin engineer at FTX, pleads guilty to fraud charges NEW YORK: Nishad Singh, a 27-year-old engineer of Indian-origin, who previously served as the co-lead engineer of FTX Trading Ltd, has admitted to charges of committing fraud. The Times of India · Mar 2, 2023
Fortune · Mar 1, 2023 Robinhood and Coinbase shares end February on down note Robinhood and Coinbase ended the month down 6.6% and 1.3%, respectively.
Fortune · Mar 1, 2023 70% of dealmakers say that investment managers share culpability for FTX Investors have historically been made out to be victims in court when a startup implodes. But investors think VC firms share some responsibility.
Fortune · Feb 28, 2023 Another top lieutenant turns on FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried as Nishad Singh pleads guilty Singh was an early employee at Alameda and a prodigious Democratic donor.
Fortune · Feb 27, 2023 Robinhood received SEC subpoena shortly after FTX collapsed The subpoena is another potential threat to Robinhood's struggling crypto business.
WEKU · Feb 26, 2023 Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has another big problem: He won't shut up Most white-collar defendants lay low, but the ex-CEO of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been talking, tweeting, and sending email newsletters. Those comments could come back to hurt him.
Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023 Bankman-Fried fraud indictment cites 2 unnamed co-conspirators Fresh charges against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried include references to a pair of co-conspirators the U.S. says were involved in illegally seeking to influence the regulation of digital assets.
Fortune · Feb 23, 2023 Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX straw donors made tens of millions of dollars in illegal political contributions, DOJ alleges New counts were unsealed against the disgraced FTX founder on Thursday.
Roll Call · Feb 23, 2023 Bankman-Fried used customer funds for campaign largesse, charges say Customer money bankrolled millions in political donations made by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, federal prosecutors say.
Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023 FTX leaders’ political donations topped $1M weeks before bankruptcy WASHINGTON — FTX executives, including former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, spent at least $1 million on contributions across the political spectrum in the weeks before the company’s bankruptcy, including a large donation to Senate Republican leadership.
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023 FTX founder faces new charges in rewritten indictment FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces additional fraud charges in a rewritten indictment that was unsealed in New York federal court
Fortune · Feb 23, 2023 Announcing the FORTUNE CRYPTO 40. Which companies will make the cut? The inaugural FORTUNE CRYPTO 40 list will recognize leading companies in traditional finance, DeFi, and NFTs.