DARK SECRETS: 17 - The Real Truth

Star author Michael Lewis blasted for kid glove treatment of Sam Bankman-Fried

Lewis is the best business journalist of his generation—but his failure to see through Bankman-Fried could long damage his reputation.

Fortune · Oct 3, 2023

Historic Sam Bankman-Fried trial commences in New York

Today the prosecution and defense will narrow down the group of jurors who will decide the fate of the founder of FTX.

Fortune · Oct 3, 2023

Up First briefing: FTX fraud trial begins; how tech shapes our bodies

Sam Bankman-Fried heads to court on fraud and money laundering charges. Technology has made us more sedentary. Here's how to fix it.

WEKU · Oct 3, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in Manhattan court as fraud trial kicks off

FTX founder shed his signature T-shirt and shorts look to don a suit with freshly cut hair as day one of fraud trial commencedExplained: what to know about Sam Bankman-Fried trial

The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2023

Crypto in the courtroom: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried goes on trial for fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried, the 31-year-old founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, will go on trial in New York this Tuesday. He stands accused of defrauding millions of customers who traded on his platform by using their funds to prop up his hedge fund Alameda Research. Also in this edition, Evergrande shares start…

France 24 · Oct 3, 2023

Jury selection to begin in trial of fallen cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried once promoted his FTX digital coin exchange as a safe way for regular people to get into cryptocurrency

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

The insider: how Michael Lewis got a backstage pass for the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

The long read: As author of The Big Short and Moneyball, Michael Lewis is perhaps the most celebrated chronicler of his generation. Now he delivers an astonishing portrait of the fallen crypto billionaire. But did he get too close?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried on trial: Fallen crypto king faces 110 years in prison for alleged FTX fraud

SBF will have to convince a jury that he was ‘just a kid moving too fast in a young industry’ and had no intent to defraud investors in the FTX crypto exchange, a legal expert tells Bevan Hurley ahead of fraud trial in Manhattan

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

What is FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial about?

Bankman-Fried, who had his bail revoked in August, faces multiple charges of money laundering and fraud.

Al Jazeera · Oct 2, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried weighed paying Trump $5bn to stay out of 2024 race, author claims

‘Sam was not sure that number came directly from Trump,’ author Michael Lewis said

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023