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Sam Bankman-Fried sentence: After years of ‘hubris, incompetence and greed’, crypto king’s jail term is end of an era | Business News
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Sam Bankman-Fried was breathlessly described as a wunderkind – a boy wonder transforming the world of finance. Renowned for his messy hair and unkempt appearance, he graced the covers of Forbes and Fortune, who pondered whether he could become the next Warren Buffett. The 32-year-old was the founder of FTX, which had quickly become the…
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Sam Bankman-Fried: Disgraced ‘crypto king’ jailed for 25 years after stealing billions of dollars from FTX customers | Business News
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Disgraced crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of stealing billions of dollars from his customers. He was the chief executive of FTX, which suddenly went bankrupt in November 2022 – leaving millions of users frozen out of their accounts and unable to make withdrawals. The 32-year-old…
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Bitcoin hits another new high as UK regulator paves way for more crypto trading | Business News
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The value of Bitcoin has reached a new high, just days after the previous record was broken. On Monday morning one Bitcoin, the best-known cryptocurrency, could buy $72,219 (£56,303). Money blog:Major lenders increase mortgage rates – what’s going on? The price of the digital asset has grown 51% in the last month alone as the…
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Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of defrauding FTX crypto customers out of billions of dollars | US News
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Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of defrauding customers of his cryptocurrency exchange out of billions of dollars. The 31-year-old could be sentenced to more than 100 years in prison after stealing money from clients of FTX. A Manhattan jury convicted him on all seven counts after a month-long trial. FTX collapsed last November, shocking…
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Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty – and the crypto industry may never recover | Science & Tech News
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It took just four hours for a jury to find fallen “crypto king” Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of fraud. The 31-year-old has been convicted of stealing billions of dollars from customers of FTX, which was the world’s second-largest crypto exchange before its dramatic collapse last year. To this day, FTX users – at least 80,000 of…
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Football clubs should be stopped from using crypto tokens for fan engagement, say MPs | UK News
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Football clubs should be prevented from selling crypto-based “fan tokens” as part of engagement with supporters by the sport’s incoming regulator, according to a cross-party committee of MPs. In its report, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMS) warns about the volatility of prices and the risk of financial harm to supporters who are convinced…
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Sam Bankman-Fried: Fallen crypto king wanted to be US president, star witness Caroline Ellison tells fraud trial | Science & Tech News
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A star witness has given evidence at the trial of fallen crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried – telling the court he directed her to commit fraud. Caroline Ellison was the CEO of Alameda Research – a hedge fund linked to the doomed FTX exchange – and used to be the one-time billionaire’s girlfriend. She told the…
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Who is Sam Bankman-Fried, the former ‘King of Crypto’ on trial for fraud? | Science & Tech News
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Sam Bankman-Fried, also known by the initials SBF, has tumbled from crypto king to courtroom defendant. The trial of the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange is due to start on Tuesday 3 October. The fraud charges against him – which he denies – stem from the November 2022 collapse of his now-bankrupt business. But…
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Sam Bankman-Fried: FTX founder and ‘crypto king’ has bail revoked for alleged witness tampering | US News
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Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has had his $250m (£197m) bail revoked and has been sent to jail after alleged witness tampering. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan made the decision after prosecutors said Bankman-Fried had tried to harass a key witness in his fraud case last month. The 31-year-old was charged with defrauding investors in…
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Biggest year ever for crypto hacking – with North Korea the suspected culprit | Science & Tech News
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2022 was the biggest year ever for cryptocurrency hacking, with more than £3.2bn stolen worldwide, according to new research. October alone saw £629m taken – the most recorded in a single month. It helped the overall year dwarf 2021’s previous high of £2.7bn, although the total number of hacks fell slightly. The annual report by…