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Is Sam Bankman-Fried a bad ‘man’ or a good ‘boy’? Lawyers swap opening statements before first witnesses take the stand

A former FTX developer, a French commodities trader, and Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, all came to court.

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Sam Bankman-Fried trial: Billion dollar crypto fortune was ‘built on lies’, prosecutors say

Fallen crypto billionaire has gone on trial accused of stealing billions in cash and cryptocurrency from FTX investors

The Independent UK

Sam Bankman-Fried trial: ‘I may have unwittingly contributed to a crime’, FTX developer tells court – as it happened

Second witness Adam Yedidia also tells trial the pair were close friends; defense says Bankman-Fried was ‘math nerd who acted in food faith’

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Sam Bankman-Fried built empire on ‘lies’, prosecutor says in fraud trial

Second day of trial featured prosecutors’ first witness as defense presented Bankman-Fried as ‘math nerd’ with good intentions who got in over his head

The Guardian - US

Trial of former cryptocurrency star Sam Bankman-Fried to start in Manhattan

Prosecutors allege entrepreneur embezzled customers to buy luxury properties

Evening Standard

First Thing: Matt Gaetz introduces motion to oust Kevin McCarthy

Far-right congressman files motion after expressing outrage at speaker’s bipartisan effort to avoid government shutdown. Plus, what do we really know about non-surgical cosmetic treatments?

The Guardian - UK

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is about to start. Here's what you need to know

Sam Bankman-Fried faces seven criminal charges, including for defrauding investors. His blockbuster trial is set to begin on Tuesday, and he could face an over 100-year prison term if convicted.

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Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in Manhattan court as fraud trial kicks off

FTX founder shed his signature T-shirt and shorts look to don a suit with freshly cut hair as day one of fraud trial commencedExplained: what to know about Sam Bankman-Fried trial

The Guardian - US

What is FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial about?

Bankman-Fried, who had his bail revoked in August, faces multiple charges of money laundering and fraud.

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Sam Bankman-Fried must now convince a jury that the former crypto king was not a crook

For a while, Sam Bankman-Fried tried to convince politicians and the public that he was the next J

The Independent UK

Sam Bankman-Fried will have to face FTX victims at his upcoming trial, including a man in Ukraine who lost nearly everything

A court filing from Saturday offers further details on the Department of Justice's case against the disgraced FTX founder.

Fortune

‘Dark’ donations, free love and the fall: the Sam Bankman-Fried trial is here

The FTX founder’s day in court comes on Tuesday. Where did it all go wrong – and what can we expect in the high-profile trial?

The Guardian - US

Sam Bankman-Fried’s day in court is nearly here. Who are the key players in the blockbuster trial of the former CEO of FTX?

From Bankman-Fried to his parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, meet the cast of the crypto news event of the decade.

Fortune

A timeline of Sam Bankman-Fried, who could go down as one of history’s most notorious fraudsters

Sam Bankman-Fried, 31, is facing fraud and conspiracy charges linked to FTX, which was once valued at $32 billion.

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FTX and Genesis avoid 'costly and uncertain litigation' by reaching $175 million settlement

The two giants had hundreds of millions of dollars worth of claims against each other.

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Caroline Ellison paid herself $22.5M bonus around the time she estimated a $10 billion cash shortfall at FTX—lawsuit

She allegedly used some of that 'bonus' to invest in an unnamed A.I. safety and research firm.

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Caroline Ellison, ex-girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, kept a Google Doc about working for the CEO

“It doesn’t really feel like there’s an end in sight,” Ellison wrote.

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SBF's brother planned to buy an island nation with FTX funds to build apocalypse bunker - lawsuit says

The lawsuit also alleges that Bankman-Fried is using customer funds for his own defense.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Lessons from the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX

Former cryptocurrency king Sam Bankman-Fried has grown quieter as he approaches his federal fraud and conspiracy trial this fall.

Fortune

Who is Caroline Ellison? 9 associates’ impressions of the FTX-linked Alameda CEO

As a woman among crypto bros, Ellison has earned the most press coverage of all FTX coconspirators.

Fortune

FTX execs ‘joked internally’ about losing track of millions in assets, misused customer funds, and ‘stifled dissent’ before the exchange’s collapse, new debtors’ report says

SBF and a team of top execs also “stifled dissent,” “commingled and misused” funds, and “lied to third parties,” a new debtors’ report alleges.

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Sam Bankman-Fried charged in US with bribing Chinese officials

Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with bribing Chinese officials, adding a new dimension to the U.S. government’s case against the FTX co-founder.

Fortune

Sam Bankman-Fried bribed Chinese officials to the tune of $40 million as he got desperate about frozen Alameda funds, new DOJ charge claims

Prosecutors unveiled the charge in a new indictment filed on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Caught in the FTX storm: how a crypto high-flyer fell to Earth

The Maps payments app run by British-educated cryptocurrency tycoon Alex Grebnev, who was backed by Sam Bankman-Fried, has lost its Mastercard partnership amid a row over Russian users

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