A timeline of Sam Bankman-Fried, who could go down as one of history’s most notorious fraudsters Sam Bankman-Fried, 31, is facing fraud and conspiracy charges linked to FTX, which was once valued at $32 billion. Fortune · Sep 28, 2023
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Accused Of Bribing Chinese Officials With $40M In New Indictment U Zenger · Mar 29, 2023
Embattled FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried bucks legal norms and keeps talking in fraud case Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX, has been unusually talkative following the November collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange and his subsequent indictment on fraud and other charges The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
‘I’ve read all the spy novels’: Judge and Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers spar over his use of messaging apps The latest hearing in the disgraced FTX founder’s criminal trial focused on his communication with potential witnesses. Fortune · Feb 9, 2023
FTX founder keeps talking, ignoring typical legal strategy Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX, has been unusually talkative following the November collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange and his subsequent indictment on fraud and other charges The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
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 · Feb 7, 2023
Bankman-Fried again claims FTX US crypto exchange was solvent Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen crypto entrepreneur who faces trial in the United States on fraud charges, reiterated his claim that the FTX US crypto exchange “was and is solvent.” Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023
Anthony Scaramucci Invests In Former FTX US CEO’s New Company Showing New Interest In Crypto Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci, who was among the featured speakers at Future Of Crypto event. Zenger · Jan 16, 2023
The 10 biggest crypto funding rounds of 2022 How much did Crypto Winter freeze venture funding? Fortune · Dec 29, 2022
Who Sam Bankman-Fried was going to blame for FTX’s collapse – until his arrest Founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange could not appear before Congress The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
The SBF media blitz's key messages The FTX collapse is the irresistible trainwreck story in business right now, but all the coverage of its instigator might be serving his purposes, as much as the public interest. Axios · Dec 8, 2022
FTX collapse leaves program to help formerly incarcerated Chicagoans in jeopardy The cryptocurrency giant pledged at least $1 million to help provide universal basic income to help people get back on their feet after time behind bars. Now, it has filed for bankruptcy without delivering most of the grant. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2022
In 2020 Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted about a VC ‘horror story.’ Now that investor reveals what he saw at Alameda Research—and why he walked Alexander Pack said he and his Dragonfly team met with Alameda executives, including Bankman-Fried, more than a dozen times over a five-to-six-month period from 2018 to 2019. Fortune · Nov 29, 2022
Crypto lender BlockFi goes bankrupt in aftermath of FTX BlockFi Inc. filed for bankruptcy, the latest crypto firm to collapse in the wake of crypto exchange FTX’s rapid downfall. Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022
Fortune · Nov 19, 2022 Scammers are targeting desperate FTX customers by pretending to be the DOJ and promising access to funds Police warned Saturday about a website pretending to help desperate FTX users recover their funds.
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022 Size, scope of FTX failure gets clearer as users fear worst Just days after cryptocurrency’s third-largest exchange collapsed, the public is starting to get a feel of how messy FTX’s bankruptcy case could be
Axios · Nov 15, 2022 Crypto businesses brace for FTX aftershock The knock-on effects of the exchange's unwinding are starting to show.
Fortune · Nov 14, 2022 Someone stole $400M from FTX over the weekend. Here’s what we know so far On Friday night, news began to filter in that hundreds of millions of dollars were flowing out of FTX wallets.
Bangkok Post · Nov 12, 2022 Huge sums missing from collapsed crypto exchange The collapsed crypto exchange FTX said on Saturday that it was moving funds into offline storage following a series of “unauthorised transactions”, with analysts saying millions of dollars worth of assets had been withdrawn from the platform.
The Texas Tribune · Nov 11, 2022 Crypto company that faces scrutiny from Texas regulators files for bankruptcy after competitor questioned its viability FTX’s collapse came after customers raced to cash out their deposits when a major competitor questioned its viability and declined to buy the company in a bailout deal.
Axios · Nov 11, 2022 FTX files Chapter 11, SBF resigns FTX’s filing is the culmination of a stunning week in cryptocurrency.
Fortune · Nov 10, 2022 VC giant Sequoia writes down $214 million investment in FTX to zero: 'We are in the business of taking risk' One of the most successful VC firms of all time invested in FTX in July 2021, when it was valued at $18 billion.
Axios · Nov 10, 2022 Inside Sam Bankman-Fried's call with investors FTX's founder and CEO was apologetic, but not terribly forthcoming.
Tribune News Service · Nov 10, 2022 Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX empire faces US probe into client funds, lending U.S. regulators are investigating whether beleaguered crypto-exchange FTX.com mishandled customer funds, and they’re looking into the firm’s relationships with other parts of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire.
Benzinga · Sep 27, 2022 Elon Musk Twitter Case Deposition Delayed, FTX US Goes Shopping, Spotify's Analyst Sees Audiobooks Immaterial: Top Financial Media Stories Tuesday, Sept. 27 Bloomberg