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NYC judge refuses to sign off on new bail terms reached between Sam Bankman-Fried and the feds

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge rejected a request Tuesday from embattled crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried to modify the conditions of his $250 million bail.

Tribune News Service

Anthony Scaramucci says his experience with FTX and its ‘sociopathic’ founder Sam Bankman-Fried was ‘extremely disappointing.’ So why is he investing in a company run by a former executive of the imploded exchange?

Scaramucci accused the FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of intentionally duping many people, but said he had faith in former FTX exec Brett Harrison.

Fortune

FTX’s in-house coach helped employees with stress, depression, and…dating

The medically trained psychiatrist George Lerner coached FTX and Alameda employees on issues including their dating lives.

Fortune

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Bankrupt FTX exchange asks for its political donations to be returned

Cryptocurrency exchange and its debtors seek refund of money donated by company’s founder Sam Bankman-Fried

The Guardian - US

FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried spent $93 million on political donations. Now the company wants them back

The debtor estate of the bankrupt exchange is seeking to claw back campaign contributions.

Fortune

FTX asks for its political donations back

FTX's debtors are confidentially contacting "political figures, political action funds and other recipients."

Axios

DOJ questions Silvergate for dealings with FTX, Alameda

The fraud probe follows the crypto-focused bank’s announcement two weeks ago of a net loss of $1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022.

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Scammed: why the rich, famous and experts get duped more often than you think

The typical reaction to learning about how people have lost money to a con artist is “how could anyone be so gullible?” But it’s the wrong question. Fraudsters fool even the most clever and admired experts by playing on their psychological vulnerabilities.

The Conversation

Judge rules that Sam Bankman-Fried must stop contacting former employees of FTX, Alameda Research

The decision is pending a hearing on Feb. 7.

Fortune

Sam Bankman-Fried's family has been dragged into FTX's bankruptcy proceedings

In a court filing last week, lawyers for FTX’s new management team asked the judge overseeing the bankruptcy to issue subpoenas to SBF’s family.

Fortune

A sunny place for shady people: Were FTX billions on an Australian odyssey?

Could the trail to more than $10 billion missing from Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapse FTX crypto exchange lead through Australia?

The New Daily

Battle of the bankrupts as FTX sues Voyager for $446 million

FTX initially had planned to acquire Voyager after it filed for bankruptcy, but those plans fell through when the firm then entered administration itself

Evening Standard

People who posted Sam Bankman-Fried's bail should be named, U.S. judge rules

A U.S. judge on Monday said the names of two people who helped guarantee bail for indicted FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried should be made public, but put his ruling on hold pending an expected appeal.

Reuters

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents used their house to bail him out. But they rent the land from Stanford

Shortly before Christmas, FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried, indicted on federal charges of fraud and money laundering, was released on a $250 million bail bond that was secured by his parents’ Palo Alto-area home.

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It’s time to talk about male mediocrity at work

Why men weaponize "strategic incompetence"—and how I learned to stop doing that.

The Guardian - AU

Australian regulator had FTX under surveillance at time of collapse, documents reveal

Exclusive: Asic had concerns about crypto platform six months before spectacular failure

The Independent UK

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, DOJ tussle over his communications

Federal prosecutors are trying to prohibit FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from privately contacting current and former employees of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange to prevent potential witness tampering in a criminal case accusing him of bilking investors and customers

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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried must stop contacting former employees, prosecutors say

New bail conditions would restrict the FTX founder’s use of messaging platforms.

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Bankman-Fried sought to influence witness, prosecutors say

FTX co-founder Samuel Bankman-Fried sought to influence a witness in the U.S. government’s criminal fraud case against him, prosecutors said in a filing, asking a judge to stop him from contacting former employees at the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange.

Fortune

FTX owes money to Apple, Google, Netflix, Yahoo, and Gisele Bündchen’s charity

On Wednesday, a federal judge released a comprehensive list of FTX’s creditors, excluding the names of individuals.

Fortune

Ritchie Torres went from crypto ‘newbie’ to key ally in Washington. Now he could shape the industry’s post-FTX future

The second-term Congressman from the Bronx is one of many who got donations from Sam Bankman-Fried. He's fighting for rules that could help crypto serve the "unbanked."

Fortune

Congressional Republicans have Gary Gensler in their crosshairs

Rep. Hill on his new digital assets subcommittee.

Fortune

Solana shakes off its death rattle with a 140% jump in value since the start of the year

The cryptocurrency’s underlying blockchain has also outpaced competitors in the number of developers contributing to it.

The Independent UK

Crypto firms acted like banks, then collapsed like dominoes

Over the past few years, a number of companies have attempted to act as the cryptocurrency equivalent of a bank, promising lucrative returns to customers who deposited their bitcoin or other digital assets

Axios

In the Elon Musk trial, fraud isn't just about false statements

A jury is being asked to decide Musk's state of mind when he tweeted "funding secured."

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