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Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail in the Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail in the Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, will be remanded into custody after a Bahamas judge ruled he should be denied bail on Tuesday. CoinDesk Globa...
Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail in the Bahamas

FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Understanding the Charges Brought Against Sam Bankman-Fried
The SEC, CFTC and DOJ treat the FTX founder as an ambitious and calculating criminal.
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried Is a 'Pathological Liar': US Congressman After FTX Hearing
Sam Bankman-Fried Is a 'Pathological Liar': US Congressman After FTX Hearing
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted that the crypto exchange was "fine" on Nov. 7, then subsequently deleted the statement. Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), who was in the room...
Sam Bankman-Fried Is a 'Pathological Liar': US Congressman After FTX Hearing

The Congressional Probe of the FTX Collapse Begins
The Congressional Probe of the FTX Collapse Begins
Bankrupt FTX's new CEO John J. Ray III describes the exchange as an ‘old-fashioned embezzlement.’ That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of...
The Congressional Probe of the FTX Collapse Begins

Founder and CEO of Binance crypto exchange Changpeng "CZ" Zhao in Italy, May 2022. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Binance Founder ‘CZ’ Insists We Can Trust His Crypto Exchange – but Can We?
After the arrest of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, some users fear that exchange behemoth Binance will be the next crypto domino to fall.
Founder and CEO of Binance crypto exchange Changpeng "CZ" Zhao in Italy, May 2022. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Bankman-Fried Lawsuits Expose FTX's 'Special Treatment' of Alameda Research
Sam Bankman-Fried’s “personal piggy bank” Alameda Research was deeply intertwined with his exchange, FTX.
Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

U.S. Attorney for SDNY Announces Charges Against Sam Bankman-Fried
U.S. Attorney for SDNY Announces Charges Against Sam Bankman-Fried
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was charged in an 8 count indictment that in...
U.S. Attorney for SDNY Announces Charges Against Sam Bankman-Fried

Bitcoin Above $17K as US CPI Report Shows Slower-Than-Expected November Inflation
Bitcoin Above $17K as US CPI Report Shows Slower-Than-Expected November Inflation
Verified Investing Crypto Chief Market Strategist Gareth Soloway discusses his outlook for the crypto markets as bitcoin (BTC) jumped above $17,000 after the U.S. consumer pri...
Bitcoin Above $17K as US CPI Report Shows Slower-Than-Expected November Inflation

FTX's New CEO: 'This Is Really Old-Fashioned Embezzlement'
FTX's New CEO: 'This Is Really Old-Fashioned Embezzlement'
John J. Ray III, FTX's replacement CEO said in testimony before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, "This is really old-fashioned embezzlement ... This is just taking...
FTX's New CEO: 'This Is Really Old-Fashioned Embezzlement'

New FTX CEO Outlines Findings Since Crypto Exchange Takeover
New FTX CEO Outlines Findings Since Crypto Exchange Takeover
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is heading into criminal-defense mode, but John J. Ray III is trying to make sense of the company as he seeks a recovery for damaged creditors...
New FTX CEO Outlines Findings Since Crypto Exchange Takeover