Sam Bankman-Fried

FTX Inquiry Sets Stage for Regulatory Turf War
FTX Inquiry Sets Stage for Regulatory Turf War
December 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) isn’t the only one going in front of an audience this week. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam appeared before...

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Senate Agriculture Committee To Grill U.S. Financial Regulator Over FTX
Senate Agriculture Committee To Grill U.S. Financial Regulator Over FTX
December 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The first congressional inquiry into what went wrong at FTX is happening today (Dec. 1). In what is sure to be just one of many such hearings investigating the...

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Why Can’t Bankman-Fried Stop Talking?
Why Can’t Bankman-Fried Stop Talking?
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX’s sullied ex-CEO, truly a trader at heart, won’t stop taking giant risks. Pleading the fifth may well be one of the best-known pieces of...

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Bankman-Fried Sidesteps Criminal Liability During Live Q&A 
Bankman-Fried Sidesteps Criminal Liability During Live Q&A 
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly answered questions at an event, despite his lawyers’ advice.  During the question-and-answer session at the DealBook Summit, Bankman-Fried said a...

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BlockFi Looks to Recoup $680M Lost in FTX Collapse
BlockFi Looks to Recoup $680M Lost in FTX Collapse
November 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

BlockFi reportedly will try to collect $680 million from Alameda Research.  The bankrupt cryptocurrency lender told a federal judge that Alameda, the bankrupt trading operation...

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Crypto Creditors Clamor as FTX Employees Get Paid
Crypto Creditors Clamor as FTX Employees Get Paid
November 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Insolvent cryptocurrency exchange FTX doesn’t just owe its million-plus creditors money. The once-heralded crypto platform, formerly helmed by the now disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), also...

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BlockFi Sues SBF to Reclaim Robinhood Shares
BlockFi Sues SBF to Reclaim Robinhood Shares
November 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

BlockFi has sued FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to reportedly recover shares in trading firm Robinhood. The suit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, came...

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FTX Collapse Was Old Tricks Powered by New Technology
FTX Collapse Was Old Tricks Powered by New Technology
November 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The collapse of FTX has spurred calls for greater oversight of the crypto industry. But the appropriate regulatory tools and methods may already exist, hidden...

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Turkey Investigates Sam Bankman-Fried, Seeks Seizure of ‘Suspicious’ FTX Assets
Turkey Investigates Sam Bankman-Fried, Seeks Seizure of ‘Suspicious’ FTX Assets
November 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Add Turkey to the list of countries investigating Sam Bankman-Fried — or SBF — founder of the failed cryptocurrency platform FTX. PYMNTS reported earlier this...

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