Judge tells notorious crypto scammer ‘you have been bitten by the crypto bug’ in handing down 15 year sentence Do Kwon orchestrated a $40 billion fraud, leading to 2022 crypto crash Fortune · Dec 12, 2025
Crypto king Do Kwon jailed for 15 years over $40bn stablecoin fraud The co-founder of cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs was sentenced to 15 years in prison after a US court found that his $40bn stablecoin ecosystem was sustained by fraud. Euronews · Dec 12, 2025
Sam Bankman-Fried 'Glad; Trump Plans To Pardon Former Honduran President Who Was Once His Prison Inmate Convicted cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried defended former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, calling his arrest for drug-related crimes a “travesty.” Benzinga · Dec 1, 2025
Here’s how low Bitcoin is likely to fall Bitcoin nearly fell below $80,000 and it could get worse. But the fundamentals are different this time. Fortune · Nov 24, 2025
Ex-top prosecutor who resigned rather than drop Adams case defends her integrity in court testimony The former interim U.S. attorney who quit rather than drop the criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams defended her integrity during testimony in Manhattan federal court The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
You don’t hate AI because of genuine dislike. No, there’s a $1 billion plot by the ‘Doomer Industrial Complex’ to brainwash you, Trump’s AI czar says Remember “Effective Altruism?” The movement led by disgraced crypto kingpin Sam Bankman-Fried is back, lobbying against AI. Fortune · Nov 10, 2025
Appeals judges react skeptically to Sam Bankman-Fried's bid to overturn fraud conviction A federal appeals panel in Manhattan reacted skeptically to arguments by a lawyer for once high-flying cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried that his fraud conviction should be overturned The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
'FTX Was Fine Until They Took It': SBF's Explosive Letter Blames Lawyers, But Would Trump Really Pardon Him? Convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said in a new 15-page letter that FTX "was never insolvent" and blamed lawyers for destroying what he called a $136 billion enterprise. Benzinga · Oct 31, 2025
Dizzying deal delirium: How the AI bubble bursts At our Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute CEO Summit in June, we heard similar admonitions from over 150 top CEOs. They've seen this before. Fortune · Oct 7, 2025
Anthony Scaramucci Once Said Act 'Dead' When Making Decisions About Bitcoin — A Lesson He Learned The Hard Way While Working With Trump Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital and longtime Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bull, once said that the biggest mistake investors can make is letting pride and ego guide their decisions — a lesson he learned in politics and now applies to cryptocurrency. Benzinga · Oct 2, 2025
Sam Bankman-Fried Invested In Anthropic Early, Here's How Much His Stake Would Be Worth If It Wasn't Sold While He Was In Prison Former FTX CEO and co-founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is currently serving more than 20 years behind bars after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges in 2023. An investment made by Bankman-Fried on behalf of FTX could have turned into huge profits, but was sold while the former crypto figure was… Benzinga · Sep 4, 2025
Wytham Abbey’s asking price slashed by 60% after failure to find buyer Oxfordshire manor once planned as hub for global technologists and philosophers now offered at £5.95m The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2025
Five Drug Lords Now At Infamous Brooklyn Prison After Arrival Of 'La Tuta' The infamous population of Brooklyn MDC prison keeps stacking up with the arrival of a new drug lord: Servando Gomez Martinez, known as "La Tuta" and former leader of La Familia Michoacana Latin Times · Aug 15, 2025
Y Combinator Invested In The Likes Of Coinbase, Reddit And AirBnb, Now Its CEO Has A Serious Warning For Students With A 'Fake It Till You Make It' Motto Y Combinator chief executive Garry Tan says college entrepreneurs who adopt a "fake-it-till-you-make-it" playbook risk following Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and FTX creator Sam Bankman-Fried "straight to jail." Benzinga · Jul 11, 2025
Fortune · Jul 10, 2025 Tech CEO Garry Tan slams college entrepreneurship programs for 'teaching you to lie'—he warns Gen Z students that it could land them in jail Y Combinator boss Garry Tan warns against the “dangerous” embrace of Sam Bankman-Fried and Elizabeth Holmes by some education programs.
Fortune · Jul 2, 2025 The Mooch's second act: Anthony Scaramucci's improbable quest to transcend Trump and transform America The former White House communications director has parlayed his disastrous White House foray into a role as one of Trump’s most arch critics.
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025 What is Diddy’s life like in jail? Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is reportedly being held in a 20-person dormitory unit with fewer restrictions
Benzinga · Jun 27, 2025 Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Fate Sealed? Polymarket Crypto Bettors Foresee High Chances Of A Guilty Verdict In Sex Trafficking Trial Cryptocurrency bettors projected a guilty verdict for rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs on sex trafficking charges, despite prosecutors dropping serious charges against him.
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2025 Luigi Mangione, Diddy and SBF walk into a jail: Wild musical about UnitedHealthcare assassination debuts in San Francisco ANALYSIS: A sell-out musical about the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin has hit the stage before Mangione has even gone to trial. Josh Marcus was on hand at the premier of the wildest musical of 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025 Shaquille O'Neal to pay $1.8 million to settle FTX class action lawsuit Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal will pay $1.8 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to the demise of cryptocurrency exchange FTX
Total Film · May 30, 2025 Netflix is turning real-life $8 billion crypto fraud case into a TV series – and it's already found its leads in Fantastic Four and Masters of the Air stars Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle are set to play Caroline Ellison and Sam Bankman-Fried in The Altruists
The Guardian - US · May 29, 2025 TV series on Sam Bankman-Fried and crypto firm FTX heads to Netflix The Altruists, from Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions, to star Anthony Boyle as disgraced founder and Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison
Al Jazeera · May 28, 2025 How has Bitcoin performed since Trump took office? Bitcoin has surged 60 percent since Trump’s re-election in November 2024, reaching current highs of $111,000.
PC Gamer · May 9, 2025 Co-founder of crypto platform Celsius, which went bust with a billion-dollar hole in its finances, sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for 'orchestrating one of the biggest frauds in the crypto industry' Alex Mashinsky was known for characterising traditional banks as untrustworthy.
International Business Times UK · May 9, 2025 The Luigi Mangione Musical Featuring 'Diddy' and 'R. Kelly' Is Real And It's Sold Out: What We Know So Far Theatres Sold Out Weeks Before Opening: The Controversial 'Luigi the Musical' Features Diddy and SBF in Fictitious Prison Cell