‘Maths nerd’ or calculated criminal? Prodigy accused of stealing billions to fund his lifestyle
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‘Maths nerd’ or calculated criminal? Prodigy accused of stealing billions to fund his lifestyle

The historic trial of Sam Bankman-Fried has opened,with two different pictures of the 31-year-old FTX founder being painted. And it became clear that his former girlfriend would be a focal point.

  • byBob Van Voris,Yueqi Yang andAva Benny-Morrison

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Sam faces his reckoning:The key questions as crypto’s trial of the century begins

A year ago,Sam Bankman-Fried was a fixture on magazine covers and in the halls of Congress,a crypto billionaire who hobnobbed with movie stars and bankrolled political campaigns. Now he faces decades in prison as his trial begins.

  • byDavid Yaffe-Bellany andMatthew Goldstein
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Forrest fights Facebook’s bid for files in crypto scam court stoush

Billionaire Andrew Forrest has been slapped with a subpoena by social media giant Meta,which is demanding private emails and details on how his crypto scam lawsuit against the company is being funded.

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Corporate watchdog Krakens it at cryptocurrency exchange

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‘Cryptoqueen’ sidekick sentenced over $6.2 billion Ponzi scheme

‘Cryptoqueen’ sidekick sentenced over $6.2 billion Ponzi scheme

The co-founder and main promoter of the OneCoin pyramid scheme,and the wingman of the most wanted crypto fugitive in the world,sentenced over “snake oil” fraud.

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Bread,water and peanut butter:Sam Bankman-Fried’s life in jail

Bread,water and peanut butter:Sam Bankman-Fried’s life in jail

As the 31-year-old prepares for the fraud trial over the collapse of his crypto exchange FTX,his cell is a far cry from the Bahamas penthouse he once shared with other billionaire executives.

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The paranoia of the tech plutocrats

The paranoia of the tech plutocrats

If you follow the world of tech billionaires,you’ll find a baffling mix of climate denial,COVID-19 vaccine denial and cryptocurrency cultism.

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried headed for jail after US judge revokes bail

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried headed for jail after US judge revokes bail

A US judge found probable cause that the indicted founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange tampered with witnesses at least twice.

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2022:A mother faces court for spending millions in incorrectly deposited crypto

A Dandenong North mother is facing court for using $10 million in crypto currency to purchase houses incorrectly deposited from a crypto company.

‘Increasing dread’:The private thoughts of Caroline Ellison,star witness in the FTX case

‘Increasing dread’:The private thoughts of Caroline Ellison,star witness in the FTX case

As Sam Bankman-Fried’s sometime-girlfriend and one of his earliest hires,Catherine Ellison had unique insight into the FTX founder.

  • byDavid Yaffe-Bellany andMatthew Goldstein