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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

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

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

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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

What crypto 'staking' really means

Misusing crypto terms like "staking" shows how much words matter—and how ignoring that harms the industry.

Fortune

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

Central banks going crypto. Is it a good idea?

Across the world, these sober institutions are exploring digital currencies — and clashing with crypto aficionados

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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

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

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

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

Robinhood and Coinbase shares end February on down note

Robinhood and Coinbase ended the month down 6.6% and 1.3%, respectively.

Fortune

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

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

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Robinhood received SEC subpoena shortly after FTX collapsed

The subpoena is another potential threat to Robinhood's struggling crypto business.

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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

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

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.

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Roll Call

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

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

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

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.

Roll Call

FTX leaders' political donations topped $1M weeks before bankruptcy - Roll Call

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and others gave $1 million in contributions across the political spectrum before the company’s bankruptcy.

Fortune

Solana stores were called 'an experiment that we think a lot of people will love.' They're already closed

The locations opened last year to help promote Solana and give tutorials to new users.

Fortune

The enduring mystery of Moonstone Bank

Could Federal Reserve oversight have prevented the FTX catastrophe?

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