Sam Bankman-Fried: Trust Is Everything Ironically, the FTX meltdown is the best illustration yet of why the world needs bitcoin. Reason · Nov 28, 2022
Miami-Dade County will add millions to FTX bankruptcy claim unless the arena naming rights deal with the crypto exchange is terminated If the agreement isn’t terminated by Jan. 1, the county said it will add $5.5 million to its $16.5 million claim in bankruptcy court. Fortune · Nov 28, 2022
Inside FTX’s crypto empire in the Bahamas A Fortune reporter lays out details from his week in the Bahamas, uncovering the collapse of FTX. Fortune · Nov 23, 2022
Inside Sam Bankman-Fried's extravagant penthouse lifestyle in the Bahamas, where the T-shirt-clad FTX founder lived like royalty The FTX founder created a gilded and connected life in the island paradise. Fortune · Nov 22, 2022
What will happen to nearly a third of SkyBridge Capital? Here's how 'The Mooch' could get back his company Less than two weeks ago SBF and Scaramucci embarked on a fundraising trip together in the Middle East. Now, nearly a third of Scaramucci's firm is tied up in bankruptcy proceedings. Fortune · Nov 21, 2022
Did Sam Bankman-Fried's Millions Buy the Media's Loyalty? The mainstream coverage of SBF and FTX is more than a little blasé. Reason · Nov 21, 2022
Congress will be taking a closer look at Sam Bankman-Fried’s political spending spree The former FTX CEO became the Democratic party’s top donor apart from George Soros during the last election cycle. Fortune · Nov 21, 2022
The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 19 November 2022 We're loathe to kick someone while they are down but this story has gone from ludicrous to fever-dream. Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to tweet through it. FTX's bankruptcy specialists are rending their garments and ululating. inkl Originals · Nov 19, 2022
What's next for Sam Bankman-Fried Rumors are swirling that SBF is under criminal investigation. Here's how that could play out. Fortune · Nov 18, 2022
Editorial: Cryptocurrency stars can flame out. But they can’t take their customers with them Out of nowhere, 30-year-old Sam Bankman-Fried became a billionaire mover and shaker in the world of cryptocurrency. Careful to make friends of powerful Democrats and media columnists alike, he threw money around the halls of Congress — and everywhere else he went — while threatening to disrupt Chicago’s financial futures… Chicago Tribune · Nov 18, 2022
Kraken's incoming CEO labels FTX and SBF as 'thieves,' says acquisition rumors unfounded “I think, what it boils down to from all the information we have [and] this bankruptcy report that has now been released is that FTX and SBF are complete frauds—not just frauds, but thieves,” David Ripley, incoming CEO at Kraken, tells Fortune. Fortune · Nov 18, 2022
'We didn't even notice': Binance CEO CZ on alleged FTX battle Changpeng Zhao also said in a Thursday interview he hopes the blame for FTX’s failure falls squarely on SBF. Fortune · Nov 17, 2022
SBF is unraveling before our eyes, and it's not pretty The founder of FTX won't stop talking. Fortune · Nov 17, 2022
FTX latest: Bankruptcy lawyers accuse SBF of undermining case Sam Bankman-Fried is undermining efforts to reorganize his crumbling empire with “incessant and disruptive tweeting,” US lawyers for the bankrupt crypto platform FTX said in a court filing. Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022
Fortune · Nov 15, 2022 Politicians spurn contributions from bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried SBF had donated close to $40 million in the 2021–2022 cycle, according to OpenSecrets.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022 Why were so many smart people so dumb about FTX? Did they seriously just like Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘vibe’? The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange will cost investors billions. But why would anyone give money to a man who plays video games in important meetings?
Los Angeles Times · Nov 15, 2022 Michael Hiltzik: Crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried didn't lose a $16 billion fortune. His 'fortune' was never real The Greek tragedy unfolding in the financial press over the last week is the story of Sam Bankman-Fried, the would-be cryptocurrency tycoon and political kingmaker whose multibillion-dollar empire has sunk like the Titanic after its encounter with the iceberg.
Fortune · Nov 15, 2022 The biggest and fastest net-worth losses of our time While Sam Bankman-Fried lost his whole fortune last week, he's not the first billionaire to see a dramatic drop in net worth.
Fortune · Nov 15, 2022 How is SBF coping with losing $16 billion and the possibility of prison? He’s playing video games and posting cryptic tweets The disgraced founder of FTX was “surprisingly calm” in a recent interview.
Fortune · Nov 15, 2022 Sam Bankman-Fried's effective altruism may have been his downfall “I wanted to get rich, not because I like money but because I wanted to give that money to charity,” Sam Bankman-Fried once said.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022 TechScape: Inside the $8bn FTX crypto scandal – and its real-world impact Sam Bankman-Fried was what everyone wanted a crypto billionaire to be – until things began to go very, very wrong
Pedestrian.tv · Nov 15, 2022 Allow Me, A Bimbo Who Can’t Count, To Explain How A Crypto Dweeb Lost $24 Billion In Days Because tea from the crypto world isn't just for nerds.
Fortune · Nov 14, 2022 The writing was on the wall for the FTX and crypto collapse, a top DC financial reform advocate says The writing was on the wall for the FTX and crypto sector crash.
Fortune · Nov 14, 2022 Binance’s CZ says he never shorted FTX’s crypto token—and the decision to stop selling it was ‘very expensive’ Binance has emerged as one of the biggest winners from the FTX collapse, but its CEO says he didn’t short his rival.
Fortune · Nov 14, 2022 The rise and fall of FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried: The 30-year-old who built a $30 billion empire in 3 years—and burned it down in 48 hours The demise of the founder, who was seen as a benevolent and stabilizing force in crypto, has left his supporters and enemies with unanswered questions.