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The Latest Breaking News from Sam Bankman-Fried

The big idea: is it OK to do wrong for the greater good?

Jailed tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried believed altruism justified his actions. Was he right?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame is not pleased with his prison sentence

Despite pleading guilty, Sam Bankman-Fried's former lieutenant received a harsher sentence than prosecutors asked for—and took to X to voice his displeasure.

Fortune · May 29, 2024

Former FTX Executive Sentenced To 90 Months In Prison

Former FTX executive sentenced to 90 months in prison for unlawful campaign donations linked to embezzlement case.

Ryan Salame, part of the 'inner circle' at collapsed crypto exchange FTX, sentenced to prison

A federal judge has sentenced former FTX executive Ryan Salame to more than seven years in prison

The Independent UK · May 28, 2024

Top FTX executive jailed over connections to collapsed crypto empire

Ryan Salame, 30, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty

The Independent UK · May 28, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried and his crew overpaid for real estate, Bahamas listings show

Property prices are soaring in the island paradise but the liquidator selling them off the FTX crew's 52 properties is unlikely to recover what they paid.

Fortune · May 24, 2024

Collapsed FTX exchange plans to repay investors - this could be a fresh start for crypto

Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX recently announced that the majority of creditors who lost money in its bankruptcy scandal will be repaid their missing funds. This has become possible now – 18 months after the business filed for bankruptcy – because FTX and sister company Alameda Research have raised cash by…

The Conversation · May 22, 2024

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Wytham Abbey put up for sale for £15m by effective altruism group EVF

Effective Ventures Foundation puts 27-bedroom house visited by Queen Elizabeth I on sale after paying nearly $27m to FTX creditors

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024

FTX says it will return money to most of its customers

FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that.

WEKU · May 9, 2024

FTX customers to get paid "in full", plus interest; but still stand to lose

Customers still don't stand to recover what they lost in the cryptocurrency exchange's collapse — not even close.

Axios · May 8, 2024

FTX Customers To Receive Over 100% Of Owed Funds

FTX cryptocurrency exchange announces reimbursement plan for customers and creditors after collapse, aiming to repay .2 billion with available funds of ...

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX says it will be able to repay creditors full $11bn

CEO confirms once company has sold off remaining assets it will have more than amount required

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024

Ex-Binance Chief Jailed For Four Months In US

The founder of cryptocurrency firm Binance was sentenced to four months in US prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to money laundering charges, in the most high-profile crypto case since Sam Bankman-Fried was jailed.

International Business Times · May 1, 2024

Binance founder sentenced to four months for money laundering

Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty and stepped down as CEO of the crypto trading company last year

The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024

‘Eugenics on steroids’: the toxic and contested legacy of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute

Founded in 2005 and lauded by Silicon Valley, the Nick Bostrom’s centre for studying existential risk warned about AI but also gave rise to cultish ideas such as effective altruism

The Guardian - US · Apr 19, 2024

Oxford shuts down institute run by Elon Musk-backed philosopher

Nick Bostrom’s Future of Humanity Institute closed this week in what Swedish-born philosopher says was ‘death by bureaucracy’

International Business Times · Apr 16, 2024

Crypto-Critical Senators Warren, Grassley Pressure CFTC To Explain Past FTX Communications

Warren and Grassley have given CFTC's Behnam up to the end of the month to produce documents of the agency's correspondence with FTX and jailed Sam Bankman-Fried.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 12, 2024

FTX crypto exchange founder appeals fraud conviction, 25-year prison sentence

Former billionaire crypto trader Sam Bankman-Fried has filed an appeal against his fraud conviction and 25-year jail sentence for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded in one of the biggest financial frauds in the history of the United States, which impacted victims all…

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Al Jazeera · Apr 12, 2024

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction and 25-year sentence for fraud

Bankman-Fried faces steep odds in bid to overturn conviction stemming from the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange.

International Business Times · Apr 11, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Fraud Conviction, 25-year Jail Term

Fallen cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed his federal conviction and 25-year jail sentence in a sweeping fraud case, according to a legal filing made public Thursday.

The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried appeals FTX fraud convictions and 25-year prison sentence

Ex-CEO and former crypto mogul, 32, was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy to launder money in November

International Business Times · Apr 3, 2024

Paradigm Reportedly In Talks To Raise Up To $850M For Crypto Venture Fund

Paradigm, which invested $278 million into the collapsed FTX, is reportedly in talks to raise up to $850 million for a new crypto fund that could further propel the web3 ecosystem forward.

International Business Times · Apr 1, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried Expresses Remorse Over 25-Year Fraud Sentence

Bankman-Fried reportedly hinted at plans for an appeal, citing trial testimony that he claimed misrepresented events and the exclusion of crucial evidence.

Reason · Mar 29, 2024

What Do We Owe the Kids?

Plus: Gun detection in the subway system, Toronto's rainwater tax, goat wet nurses, and more...

WEKU · Mar 29, 2024

Baltimore bridge collapse threatens jobs; Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25-year sentence

Cleaning up the Baltimore bridge collapse won't be quick, easy or inexpensive. Disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 24 years for fraud.

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