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Is Sam Bankman-Fried a Sociopath?
[Oct 12, 2023 12:59 PM]
Did Caroline Ellison and SBF Cook Alameda’s Books to Save the World?
[Oct 12, 2023 4:00 AM]
The Protocol: Bitcoin Might Get Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts Under ‘BitVM’ Plan
[Oct 11, 2023 2:51 PM] ZeroSync's Robin Linus has ignited excitement in the Bitcoin community by introducing the "BitVM" paper, proposing a straightforward method for incorporating smart contracts into the original blockchain, a feature predominantly associated with…
Jim Cramer Doesn't Know Bitcoin
[Oct 11, 2023 12:31 PM]
Ellison Was CEO But SBF Was Still Boss at Alameda, Her Testimony Suggests
[Oct 11, 2023 4:00 AM] The testimony of Caroline Ellison, the former business, romantic – and by her estimation, criminal – partner of Sam Bankman-Fried, whom she identified upon prosecutors’ request – began in the vaguest of ways.
Defending the Indefensible? Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Deserve Better
[Oct 10, 2023 1:37 PM]
Key Points From the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial's First Week
[Oct 10, 2023 7:30 AM] It’s been less than a week since the federal government’s trial against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried began, but we’ve already heard from an FTX co-founder, a former developer, a customer and an investor.
Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison: Looking at Day 5 of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
[Oct 10, 2023 4:00 AM] FTX co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer Gary Wang began testifying in earnest last Friday in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial. Later on Tuesday, Caroline Ellison is expected to take the stand.
The DOJ Has Come Out Swinging in the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
[Oct 9, 2023 4:00 AM] The trial has started off strong for the Department of Justice. Some expected the DOJ to bring its most important witnesses – namely Sam Bankman-Fried’s former inner circle – toward the end of the trial – but oh how wrong we were.
What Happened During Sam Bankman-Fried's First Week in Court?
[Oct 6, 2023 2:03 PM]
Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers Test the Judge's Patience
[Oct 6, 2023 4:00 AM] It could take six weeks for prosecutors to make their case against Sam Bankman-Fried. But only three days were needed for the judge overseeing his trial to lose patience with the former crypto chief’s defense team.
Unpacking the First Day of Sam Bankman-Fried's Actual Trial
[Oct 5, 2023 4:00 AM] A Parisian cocoa trader told Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial jury that pricey ads and FTX’s confident CEO helped convince him the crypto exchange was a safe place to deposit over $100,000 so he could trade cryptocurrencies – but he never expected that…
The Protocol: Which Ethereum Layer-2 Project ISN’T Competing to Land Celo?
[Oct 4, 2023 11:41 AM] In this week’s issue of The Protocol, we highlight layoffs hitting key firms as well, and how blockchain projects are competing for new mandates – specifically big Ethereum layer-2 developers like OP Labs, Polygon and Matter Labs vying to provide…
Sam Bankman-Fried Shouldn’t Have Cut His Hair
[Oct 4, 2023 11:14 AM] If your defense is “I didn’t know what was happening,” don’t dress like a competent person.
No Jury Yet, but We're Getting There
[Oct 4, 2023 4:00 AM] Sam Bankman-Fried had a grin on his face as he entered court on Tuesday morning – clad in a black suit and an uncharacteristically tame (read: closely trimmed) mop of hair. After nine long months, the disgraced crypto founder will finally have the…
Could Sam Bankman-Fried's Saga Happen Without Crypto?
[Oct 3, 2023 3:29 PM] Is crypto "uniquely" responsible for the rise and fall of FTX?
There's a Lot of Thefts Happening
[Oct 3, 2023 7:30 AM] TKTK
The Collapse of FTX, in Sam’s Own Words
[Oct 3, 2023 4:00 AM] We may not know for weeks whether Sam Bankman-Fried will take the stand at his own trial. He may want the chance to explain himself to the jury, but his lawyers are surely wary of the withering cross-examination such a tactic would invite. No…
Is Michael Lewis Throwing Out His Reputation to Defend Sam Bankman-Fried?
[Oct 2, 2023 1:23 PM] The author’ latest book, “Going Infinite,” is an eyewitness account of the fall of FTX’s founder, who Lewis said is “misunderstood.”
Sam Bankman-Fried Goes on Trial Tomorrow
[Oct 2, 2023 4:00 AM] It is officially trial week, everyone – or as Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal would likely put it, “this is why we get up in the morning.” It’s been exactly nine months and 20 days since Sam Bankman-Fried got arrested in his then-home in the Bahamas
EmSam, Jury Questions and Another Denial for Bankman-Fried
[Sep 29, 2023 4:00 AM] In a rare display of candor – or as part of a calculated exercise in reputation management – Sam Bankman-Fried delved deep into his mental health struggles in a trove of unposted tweets obtained by CoinDesk’s Christine Lee and published for the…
2 Small Wins For Sam Bankman-Fried
[Sep 28, 2023 4:00 AM] After multiple consecutive setbacks for the former FTX CEO and his defense team, Judge Lewis Kaplan seemed to have been in a slightly more generous mood yesterday.
The Protocol: Google Pushes Deeper into Blockchain
[Sep 27, 2023 11:36 AM] Google's cloud-computing division is increasingly involved in blockchain, with plans to add 11 networks including Polygon, Optimism, and Polkadot to its 'BigQuery' program for public datasets.
Overcrowded, No Heat, Little Light: Inside SBF's Prison Digs
[Sep 26, 2023 4:00 AM] Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has traded his palatial Bahamas bunker for a bunk bed as he transitions from luxe to lockup.
Sam Bankman-Fried (Probably) Won’t Get a 115-Year Prison Sentence
[Sep 25, 2023 4:00 AM] If he’s convicted of wire fraud and/or conspiracy charges, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will probably spend quite a bit of time behind bars. But there’s a good chance the 31-year-old won’t spend the rest of his life in prison.
Americans (Seemingly) Aren't Allowed to Put This Economic Theory to the Test
[Sep 22, 2023 1:19 PM]
Sam Bankman-Fried Sort of Had a Rough Day
[Sep 22, 2023 6:00 AM] Yesterday was arguably not a great day for Sam Bankman-Fried. First, the judge overseeing his case rejected all seven of his proposed expert witnesses*, questioning at least one’s qualifications and saying some others really wouldn’t be relevant to…
Vote if You Want, but Remember 'Cypherpunks Write Code'
[Sep 21, 2023 4:20 PM]
Here’s How FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial May Play Out
[Sep 21, 2023 4:00 AM] FTX founder and onetime CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will stand trial in just under two weeks to defend himself against allegations he deliberately committed fraud and conspired to defraud crypto investors and customers in FTX and Alameda Research…