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Ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas. What happens next?

The U.S. is "likely" to make a request for the former FTX CEO's extradition back to the U.S., the Bahamas said on Monday.

Fortune

Why did we need cryptocurrency?

It's deeply surprising that investing in money that isn't money, at a bank that isn't a bank, didn't go well

Salon

The SBF media blitz's key messages

The FTX collapse is the irresistible trainwreck story in business right now, but all the coverage of its instigator might be serving his purposes, as much as the public interest.

Axios

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The fate of Sam Bankman-Fried's investments

Sam Bankman-Fried invested billions into startups. Those companies are wondering what happens next.

Axios

Commentary: What Sam Bankman-Fried’s grungy T-shirt reveals about genius and gender

Is slovenliness an index of genius? This is one of the questions raised by the downfall of “crypto wunderkind” Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, as he is known.

Los Angeles Times

The crypto billionaire who helped expose SBF's insolvency calls him 'one of the greatest fraudsters in history' and accuses media and thought leaders of being manipulated

Binance CEO CZ is speaking out against SBF after FTX’s collapse and arguing he had nothing to do with his rival’s downfall.

Fortune

Commentary: Sam Bankman-Fried is not an effective altruist

It’s an unfortunate thing that the fiery collapse of the crypto exchange FTX is giving many people their first look at one of the most promising charitable movements of the last decade. It’s called effective altruism, or EA, and in recent years, disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, known as SBF,…

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says SBF's messy accounting excuse for FTX collapse doesn't explain $8 billion loss: 'Even the most gullible person should not believe Sam's claim that this was an accounting error'

“I don't care how messy your accounting is (or how rich you are)—you're definitely going to notice if you find an extra $8B to spend."

Fortune

Musk supports idea of SBF going to jail over FTX collapse

Both the Department of Justice and the SEC are reported to be investigating FTX's downfall.

Fortune

Don't call FTX's collapse a 'run on the bank'

Some media outlets are echoing SBF's claim that FTX's collapse was like a "run on the bank." Don't buy it.

Fortune

Meet the power players trying to make FTX customers whole

Rishi Jain, a managing director at a private equity consulting company, has been placed in charge of what’s left of FTX Ventures.

Fortune

Former FTX users say the failed crypto exchange was a 'Ponzi scheme.' Here's how Ponzis work

SBF, as Bankman-Fried was often called, says he didn’t commit fraud. But bankruptcy specialists say the findings so far are ‘pretty devastating.’

Fortune

3 takeaways on SBF, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Fink from DealBook’s buzzy Summit

The former FTX CEO took the lawyerly route, while the Meta chief blasted Apple and the BlackRock leader forecasted change in tech.

Fortune

Even by crypto standards, that New York Times interview with SBF was a disaster

The notorious Bankman-Fried interview showed the FTX's sociopathy on full display.

Fortune

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SBF defends his actions and distances himself from Alameda in first live interview since FTX's collapse

Sam Bankman-Fried said he was "excited" about the prospects of his crypto exchange FTX just a month before its collapse, but admitted he made mistakes in a new interview.

Salon

FTX's SBF: I'm the 3rd-biggest GOP donor

The FTX founder says he kept donations private because "reporters freak the f--k out if you donate to Republicans"

Fortune

Sam Bankman-Fried says he donated just as many millions to Republicans as Democrats

The former FTX CEO discussed in greater detail donations he made as Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon called on crypto exchanges to be more transparent.

Reason

Sam Bankman-Fried: Trust Is Everything

Ironically, the FTX meltdown is the best illustration yet of why the world needs bitcoin.

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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

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

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

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.

Reason

Did Sam Bankman-Fried's Millions Buy the Media's Loyalty?

The mainstream coverage of SBF and FTX is more than a little blasé.

Fortune

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.

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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.

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