Category: Virtual Currency

The Crypto Crowd Holds a Glittery Awards Night, Despite Fiascoes

The Crypties was intended as a gala evening in Miami to celebrate the currencies of the future. It turned out to be more of a roast.
How the Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Has Disrupted A.I.

Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence. Now those efforts are reeling.
Sam Bankman-Fried Interview: Read the Transcript

In a discussion with Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times, Sam Bankman-Fried blamed “huge management failures” and sloppy accounting for the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange.
Sam Bankman-Fried Blames ‘Huge Management Failures’ for FTX Collapse

Mr. Bankman-Fried spoke at The New York Times’s DealBook conference, in his first public appearance since his crypto exchange imploded.
What Is The Relationship Between Almeda Research and FTX?

The relationship between Alameda and FTX — and how the two propped each other up — is coming under scrutiny as prosecutors and regulators investigate the exchange’s collapse.
Watch a Live Interview With Sam Bankman-Fried.

Register for a free live interview on Nov. 30 with Mr. Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive of the failed crypto exchange FTX, by Andrew Ross Sorkin.
‘No Cooperation’: How Sam Bankman-Fried Tried to Cling to FTX

Emails and text messages show how lawyers and executives struggled to persuade the 30-year-old entrepreneur to give up control of his collapsing crypto exchange.
The Latest on the FTX Crisis

The collapse of FTX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency companies, is still sending shock waves through the crypto world.
U.S. Crypto Exchange Kraken Settles With Treasury Dept.

The crypto exchange, which had been under investigation for violating U.S. sanctions, agreed to pay $360,000 to settle the allegations.
BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy as FTX Fallout Spreads

BlockFi was financially entangled with FTX, and its stability was thrust into uncertainty after FTX collapsed.
Crypto Firm FTX’s Ownership of a U.S. Bank Raises Questions

Through a subsidiary, FTX invested $11.5 million in the parent company of Farmington State Bank, which has a single branch and, until this year, just three employees.
Caroline Ellison Was a Little-Known Crypto Trader. Then FTX Collapsed.

Caroline Ellison, who ran the cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research, has found herself at the center of Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed crypto empire.