Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives spent $8 billion worth of customer funds on real estate, venture capital investments, campaign donations, endorsement deals and even a sports stadium, […]
Alameda Research allegedly paid Chinese officials around $150M to regain $1B worth of exchange accounts
During the Sam Bankman-Fried trial on Wednesday, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison testified that the crypto trading firm paid Chinese officials to get their Alameda trading accounts […]
Alameda Research’s ex-CEO Caroline Ellison testifies, claims SBF directed her to commit crimes
Caroline Ellison, the ex-CEO of Alameda Research, took the stand as the fifth witness for the prosecution in Sam Bankman-Fried’s six-week trial, claiming that the former FTX CEO […]
As SBF’s trial heads into its second week, here’s what we know so far
As we gear up for week two of the Sam Bankman-Fried fraud trial, we pulled together some of the juiciest bits from witnesses who took the stand last […]
SBF Trial: The latest updates from the FTX collapse’s courtroom drama
Sam Bankman-Fried is in court for alleged fraud while leading crypto exchange FTX. Here’s our latest coverage as the case continues. Morgan Little Jacquelyn Melinek 17 hours Sam […]
‘Marked to zero’: Paradigm testimony at SBF trial points to investor fraud
The testimony of Matt Huang, co-founder and managing partner of crypto investment firm Paradigm, at Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial may help the prosecution convince jurors that the former crypto […]
Alameda had a $65B line of credit and ‘unlimited withdrawals’
The Sam Bankman-Fried trial gained steam after a somewhat sleepier first half of the day. That’s when prosecutors and the defense asked a witness and former FTX developer […]
SBF’s trial promises to be just as riveting as the rest of the FTX drama
‘The odds seem to be stacked against him at this point’ Jacquelyn Melinek 8 hours All eyes are on Sam Bankman-Fried this week as the former CEO of […]
SBF, riding high on FTX, wanted to buy off Trump to cancel a Presidential re-run
Come Tuesday, our eyes will be trained on the Manhattan Federal Court for the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur accused of orchestrating “one of the […]
SBF’s trial starts soon, but how did he — and FTX — get here?
The highly anticipated criminal trial for Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, begins Tuesday to determine whether he’s guilty of seven counts of fraud and […]