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The SEC is struggling to hire crypto experts—partly because the agency’s employees can’t own cryptocurrency

The federal regulator has continued to double down on crypto enforcement actions, most recently suing the company SafeMoon and its executives.

Fortune · Nov 6, 2023

Was crypto on trial with Sam Bankman-Fried?

Binance and Coinbase are under investigation – but bitcoin was trading at highest value in a year as FTX founder convicted of fraud

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2023

Dramatic fall for Sam Bankman-Fried and ‘unkempt visionary’ persona

Jury did not believe T-shirt, cargo shorts and messy hair could prevent someone defrauding people out of billions of dollars

The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried’s guilty verdict should be a lesson for us all

SBF’s enormous fraud was made possible with venture capital dollars.

Fortune · Nov 3, 2023

Up First briefing: Voices from the West Bank; Sam Bankman-Fried convicted

Palestinians in the West Bank give their perspective on Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is convicted of fraud.

WEKU · Nov 3, 2023

What to know about the Sam Bankman-Fried trial verdict

The FTX founder has been found guilty on seven charges, and he may face decades in prison.

Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2023

First Thing: Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv to meet Netanyahu

The US secretary of state is expected to call for localized pauses in fighting to allow aid into Gaza. Plus: Nicolas Cage and the power of dreams

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023

Disgraced 'crypto king' Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty over his role in the collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange he founded. He's been convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy and will be sentenced in March 2024. Also, Apple is suffering its most prolonged sales slump in more than a decade.…

France 24 · Nov 3, 2023

FTX is bankrupt and SBF was on trial, so why are people still buying FTT tokens?

Experts say the coin likely has no long-term value, but it could prove lucrative for professional traders who can quickly flip it.

Fortune · Nov 3, 2023

From crypto king to convicted fraudster: Sam Bankman-Fried’s spectacular fall from grace

The once-hailed ‘boy wonder’ of the crypto industry rose to prominence after founding trading firm Alameda Research in 2017 at the age of 25. So what went wrong? Bevan Hurley looks back at Bankman-Fried’s remarkable rise – and even more dramatic fall as he begins his 25-year prison sentence

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023