MYSTERIOUS: 36 - What They Never Told You

Disgraced crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried to walk back decision to fight extradition, report says

Bankman-Fried potentially faces prison sentence of over 100 years

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Sen. Sherrod Brown leaves possibility of crypto ban open as momentum builds for stronger regulation

"Crypto doesn’t get a free pass because it’s bright and shiny," said the Senate banking chairman Sunday.

Fortune · Dec 18, 2022

Ira Winderman: FTX fiasco has Heat’s Haslem feeling pain of others

This was not an interview Udonis Haslem wanted to be having, making that clear immediately.

Tribune News Service · Dec 18, 2022

Crypto's ties to sports raise ethical questions

Sports fans who view their favorite players as role models might think twice before taking their financial advice, too

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

In balmy Puerto Rico, diehards shrug off the crypto winter: ‘We’re not worried’

Blockchain aficionados have long flocked to the island for its favorable tax laws. But as the industry wobbles, local residents are pushing back

The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2022

Fraud, cons and Ponzi schemes: did Sam Bankman-Fried use Madoff tactics?

The fallen crypto mogul is fighting off accusations he followed a similar playbook to Madoff – and deceived investors in the process

The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2022

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 17 December 2022

This man needs little introduction. He's a scoundrel who drank his own bath water. A gambling exemplar of modern techno-capitalism. And if we lived in a just society, Sam Bankman-Fried would be TIME magazine's Person of the Year.

inkl Originals · Dec 17, 2022

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest is bingeing on Bitcoin, Coinbase, and Tesla even as other investors have fled all three this year

She believes that the FTX fiasco will strengthen Coinbase and Bitcoin, and that Tesla is on “automatic pilot” toward huge growth.

Fortune · Dec 16, 2022

More Texans give away campaign donations from Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX affiliates

Earlier this month, The Texas Tribune reported that Beto O’Rourke had given back a $1 million donation that Bankman-Fried had donated to his campaign.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 16, 2022

Democrats set aside donations from ex-FTX CEO Bankman-Fried

The three primary committees charged with electing Democrats are setting aside more than $1 million in donations from disgraced crypto mogul Samuel Bankman-Fried this election cycle

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022