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The FTX trial, day seven: Sam, I guess
Recordings of the now infamous all-hands meeting capture Caroline Ellison admitting to conspiring with Sam Bankman-Fried to misappropriate FTX customer funds.
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The FTX trial, day six: A constant state of dread
"Alternate" balance sheets, bribes, Saudi financing, and a painfully intertwined personal and professional life were among the topics described by Sam Bankman-Fried's former employee and girlfriend.
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The FTX trial, day five: Sam Bankman-Fried for president
Caroline Ellison testifies about Sam Bankman-Fried's appetite for risk, involvement in Alameda Research, and even his presidential aspirations.
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The FTX trial, day four: The fraud was in the code
The jury got a taste of code review as they examined a falsified "insurance fund" and the infamous FTX → Alameda Research "backdoor".
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The FTX trial, days 2–3: "FTX defrauded its customers", says former employee
Meanwhile, the defense tries to argue that if Sam Bankman-Fried was a criminal, he would've bought a fancier car.
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The FTX trial, day one: Jury selected in Sam Bankman-Fried case
The death penalty is not on the table, the judge reassured one prospective juror.
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Review: Michael Lewis's Going Infinite
If Sam Bankman-Fried is convicted in the upcoming FTX fraud trial, Lewis’s admiring biography will take an awkward place on the shelves of history.
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A preview of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial
Key witnesses and the likely legal strategies about to unfold in the historic case ahead.
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Sam Bankman-Fried's jail conditions offer a glimpse at systemic failure
The fallen crypto billionaire's pleas for proper meals and medical care are an unlikely illustration of America's broken jail system.
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I asked Popehat: Why isn't SBF in jail?
A criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor shares his expertise.
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Sam Bankman-Fried is not a child
But the media is treating him like one.
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The FTX subpoenas
The team overseeing FTX's bankruptcy has a lot of questions.
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FTX hearing: Senate edition
A recap of the Senate hearing on "Crypto Crash: Why the FTX Bubble Burst and the Harm to Consumers", which featured witnesses both advocating for and critical of crypto.
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The charges against Sam Bankman-Fried and the first FTX Congressional hearing
An overview of the charges filed against SBF from three agencies today, and a recap of the Congressional hearing that featured four hours of testimony from FTX's new CEO.
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Everything Sam Bankman-Fried is doing is in singular pursuit of not going to jail
And it is critical that we all keep that at the forefronts of our minds.
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The FTX collapse: the latest revelations (part three)
Bankruptcy filings, private messages, and leaked balance sheets reveal some of the chaos at FTX. Here's what we know now.