Robinhood to buy back Sam Bankman-Fried's stake in brokerage The decision follows a months-long fight over who owns the 7.6% stake in Robinhood after FTX declared bankruptcy. 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
‘Sam? Are you there?!’ The bizarre and brutal final hours of FTX How Sam Bankman-Fried and his band of millennial millionaires lost a $40bn crypto empire Financial Times · Feb 9, 2023
FTX founder heads to court after judge rejects bail request FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will be in a New York courtroom Thursday for a bail-related hearing despite his lawyers claims that they've settled their differences with prosecutors The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
NYC judge refuses to sign off on new bail terms reached between Sam Bankman-Fried and the feds NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge rejected a request Tuesday from embattled crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried to modify the conditions of his $250 million bail. Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 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
FTX’s in-house coach helped employees with stress, depression, and…dating The medically trained psychiatrist George Lerner coached FTX and Alameda employees on issues including their dating lives. Fortune · Feb 6, 2023
Bankrupt FTX exchange asks for its political donations to be returned Cryptocurrency exchange and its debtors seek refund of money donated by company’s founder Sam Bankman-Fried The Guardian - US · Feb 6, 2023
FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried spent $93 million on political donations. Now the company wants them back The debtor estate of the bankrupt exchange is seeking to claw back campaign contributions. Fortune · Feb 6, 2023
FTX asks for its political donations back FTX's debtors are confidentially contacting "political figures, political action funds and other recipients." Axios · Feb 5, 2023
DOJ questions Silvergate for dealings with FTX, Alameda The fraud probe follows the crypto-focused bank’s announcement two weeks ago of a net loss of $1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Fortune · Feb 3, 2023
Scammed: why the rich, famous and experts get duped more often than you think The typical reaction to learning about how people have lost money to a con artist is “how could anyone be so gullible?” But it’s the wrong question. Fraudsters fool even the most clever and admired experts by playing on their psychological vulnerabilities. The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023
Judge rules that Sam Bankman-Fried must stop contacting former employees of FTX, Alameda Research The decision is pending a hearing on Feb. 7. Fortune · Feb 1, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried's family has been dragged into FTX's bankruptcy proceedings In a court filing last week, lawyers for FTX’s new management team asked the judge overseeing the bankruptcy to issue subpoenas to SBF’s family. Fortune · Feb 1, 2023
The New Daily · Jan 31, 2023 A sunny place for shady people: Were FTX billions on an Australian odyssey? Could the trail to more than $10 billion missing from Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapse FTX crypto exchange lead through Australia?
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023 Battle of the bankrupts as FTX sues Voyager for $446 million FTX initially had planned to acquire Voyager after it filed for bankruptcy, but those plans fell through when the firm then entered administration itself
Reuters · Jan 31, 2023 People who posted Sam Bankman-Fried's bail should be named, U.S. judge rules A U.S. judge on Monday said the names of two people who helped guarantee bail for indicted FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried should be made public, but put his ruling on hold pending an expected appeal.
Los Angeles Times · Jan 30, 2023 Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents used their house to bail him out. But they rent the land from Stanford Shortly before Christmas, FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried, indicted on federal charges of fraud and money laundering, was released on a $250 million bail bond that was secured by his parents’ Palo Alto-area home.
Fortune · Jan 30, 2023 It’s time to talk about male mediocrity at work Why men weaponize "strategic incompetence"—and how I learned to stop doing that.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2023 Australian regulator had FTX under surveillance at time of collapse, documents reveal Exclusive: Asic had concerns about crypto platform six months before spectacular failure
The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023 FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, DOJ tussle over his communications Federal prosecutors are trying to prohibit FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from privately contacting current and former employees of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange to prevent potential witness tampering in a criminal case accusing him of bilking investors and customers
Fortune · Jan 28, 2023 FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried must stop contacting former employees, prosecutors say New bail conditions would restrict the FTX founder’s use of messaging platforms.
Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023 Bankman-Fried sought to influence witness, prosecutors say FTX co-founder Samuel Bankman-Fried sought to influence a witness in the U.S. government’s criminal fraud case against him, prosecutors said in a filing, asking a judge to stop him from contacting former employees at the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange.
Fortune · Jan 26, 2023 FTX owes money to Apple, Google, Netflix, Yahoo, and Gisele Bündchen’s charity On Wednesday, a federal judge released a comprehensive list of FTX’s creditors, excluding the names of individuals.
Fortune · Jan 26, 2023 Ritchie Torres went from crypto ‘newbie’ to key ally in Washington. Now he could shape the industry’s post-FTX future The second-term Congressman from the Bronx is one of many who got donations from Sam Bankman-Fried. He's fighting for rules that could help crypto serve the "unbanked."