The $17 billion surprise:Customers of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX are set to get all their money back

The $17 billion surprise:Customers of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX are set to get all their money back

Two years after the dramatic implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange,customers have received some welcome news. But it is not as good as it sounds.

  • byMichelle Chapman

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‘I failed’:Crypto king with a $62b fortune sent to jail
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‘I failed’:Crypto king with a $62b fortune sent to jail

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao will become the world’s richest prisoner after being sentenced for allowing money laundering.

  • byGene Johnson
The existential threat to bitcoin
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Bitcoin

The existential threat to bitcoin

Last week’s halving of the supply of new bitcoins and the consequential halving of revenue to the cryptocurrency’s miners raises big questions for its future.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Bitcoin’s ‘halving’:What is it and does it matter?

Bitcoin’s ‘halving’:What is it and does it matter?

The halving,which happens roughly every four years – the latest of which is expected this week – is a change in bitcoin’s underlying blockchain technology designed to reduce the rate at which new bitcoins are created.

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Eager investors push Australian ETF market to near $200 billion
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Eager investors push Australian ETF market to near $200 billion

The Australian-listed ETF market has almost doubled in value during the past three years,partially due to a strong showing from bitcoin-linked funds.

  • byJohn Collett
Up to $150 million at risk as two Australian bitcoin schemes go bust

Up to $150 million at risk as two Australian bitcoin schemes go bust

Hundreds of local investors are chasing their investments in two separate schemes,including one run by a man who says he’s a former NASA scientist.

  • bySarah Danckert
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‘Mango’ puzzle:The maths whiz accused of stealing $167 million

‘Mango’ puzzle:The maths whiz accused of stealing $167 million

A jailed trader who majored in maths is accused of stealing millions. His criminal trial touches on a big argument within the world of crypto.

  • byDavid Voreacos andChris Dolmetsch
Crypto casino billionaire Ed Craven’s dad buys trophy beach house for $16m cash
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Crypto casino billionaire Ed Craven’s dad buys trophy beach house for $16m cash

When seller Nathan Tinkler bought the estate north of Coffs Harbour he was ranked Australia’s youngest billionaire,just as Ed is now.

  • byLucy Macken
Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in jail for multibillion-dollar FTX fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in jail for multibillion-dollar FTX fraud

The judge said the former crypto mogul had lied during his testimony and shown no remorse for stealing $US8 billion from customers.

  • byLuc Cohen andJody Godoy
‘Crypto kings’ scamming fortunes from Australians to fuel lives of luxury
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‘Crypto kings’ scamming fortunes from Australians to fuel lives of luxury

Drug empires,life-destroying scams and extravagantly lavish lifestyles have been fuelled by a spike in cryptocurrency crime as criminals exploit its anonymity to manipulate extraordinary amounts of cash.

  • byClare Sibthorpe andPerry Duffin
This Australian scientist says he invented bitcoin. A judge disagrees

This Australian scientist says he invented bitcoin. A judge disagrees

Craig Wright has for eight years claimed that he was the man behind “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the pseudonym that masked the identity of the creator of bitcoin.

  • byPan Pylas