Tag Archives: Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)

Brett Harrison, who stepped down from his role as President of the US branch of FTX just weeks before the implosion, finally broke the silence and shed some more light on his relationship with SBF. He added that neither he nor any of the other execs at FTX US knew about the fraud that SBF and his closest partners were perpetrating in the Bahamas. It Took Only a Few Months Harrison explained that he knew Sam Bankman-Fried from his days at Jane Street and had “fond memories” of...

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has released a written statement detailing his account of FTX and Alameda Research’s collapse, including approximations of each firm’s financials before it took place.  The former CEO maintains that FTX could have made customers “substantially whole” within a few weeks, had he not been pressured to file for bankruptcy.  The Pre-Mortem The document, titled “FTX Pre-Mortem Overview,” began by pinning Alameda’s collapse on three causes. These included a...

The NFL legend Tom Brady and his ex-wife Gisele Bundchen collectively own nearly 1.8 million FTX shares. Their investment will most likely be entirely wiped out due to the exchange’s demise in November. Other prominent people and companies who invested in the former crypto giant include the likes of Kevin O’Leary, Robert Kraft, Thoma Bravo, and Sequoia Capital. Who Has FTX Shares? One of crypto’s most catastrophic events – the crash of FTX – caused multi-billion financial...

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and his former right-hand, Gary Wang, are unable to retain ownership of almost half a billion dollars worth of Robinhood shares, according to a court document dated January 6th.The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized the executives’ holdings in response to charges of wide-ranging fraud against Bankman-Fried and FTX, with which the equity investments may be involved.  No More Robinhood Shares The document, filed in a New Jersey bankruptcy court,...

Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow announced she will abandon her post in January 2025. The politician was one of the creators of cryptocurrency legislation that could empower the CFTC with exclusive jurisdiction when overseeing the market. Interestingly, the former CEO of FTX – Sam Bankman-Fried – was a vocal supporter of the bill, which received the nickname: “the SBF crypto bill.” Passing the Torch Senator Stabenow – the first woman from Michigan elected to the United States...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly asked some FTX investors whether they conducted proper research on the cryptocurrency exchange before becoming its clients. Recall that the platform (considered among the giants in its field) crashed in November, causing multi-billion losses and shaking the entire market to its core. As reported by Reuters, the American financial regulator sought information from several firms regarding their due diligence policies...

The total cryptocurrency market capitalization managed to increase by around $17 billion in the past seven days. Interestingly enough, the gains came mostly on the back of altcoins. This is highlighted in the declining Bitcoin dominance – a metric that’s commonly used to gauge BTC’s share relative to that of the rest of the market. At the time of this writing, the BTC dominance sits at 38.1%, having peaked at over 38.4% last week.  Bitcoin’s price increased by a total of...

Daniel Friedberg – the former leading lawyer of crypto exchange FTX – has reportedly given vital information to American prosecutors that could help the authorities during the lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried. The attorney is expected to appear in SBF’s trial in October to shed more light on the actions of the 30-year-old while being in charge of the bankrupt platform. According to a recent Reuters report, Friedberg met with over 20 US investigators (officials part of the...

The crypto market behaving erratically is nothing new, but absolutely no one saw such epic levels of fund mismanagement coming from established giants. The young industry’s turn to a more sordid state of affairs hit everyone by surprise, especially after the heady rush of the bull run last year. 2022 was marred by corruption and fraudulent activity. An industry that claims to have traceable and public transactions saw big bucks being funneled maliciously with much audacity...

Although the disgraced founder of both FTX and Alameda Research is currently on bail under strict rules, there were multiple suspicious transfers of crypto assets from wallets linked to him or his former empire. Despite refuting any connections, Bloomberg reported that the US authorities plan to investigate the matter. CryptoPotato reported at the end of last week when several Alameda wallets (marked as such on Etherscan) started moving ERC-20 tokens and bridging them to BTC....