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Caroline Ellison testified that Sam Bankman-Fried once told her there was a five percent chance that he would become the president.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Delusions Included That He Could Become President, Former Girlfriend Says

By Victor Tangermann

Sam Bankman-Fried's old college roommate testified that the ex-FTX CEO would only take "occassional naps" on his Bahamian bean bag.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Friend Says He Was Exaggerating How Much He Slept on His Bean Bag Chair

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

FTX employees stumbled upon a line of code that gave the company special privileges — and then one of them got fired.

Months Before Collapse, FTX Employees Discovered a Mysterious Backdoor

By Noor Al-Sibai

A perfectly-timed SBF biography reveals strange stories about the disgraced crypto czar, including unknown details about his killer pup.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Dog Apparently Is Trained to Kill, But He Doesn’t Know the Command

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to American journalist Michael Lewis, FTX paid NFL quarterback legend Tom Brady "$55 million for 20 hours a year for three years."

Tom Brady Reportedly Made $55 Million From FTX From Doing Almost No Work

By Victor Tangermann

It looks like former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is doomed to come to face-to-face with some ghosts of the crypto exchange's destructive past.

Ukrainian Man Who Lost Everything in FTX Scheduled to Confront Sam Bankman-Fried

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

As Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial draws nearer, his mom, Barbara Fried, is holding the line that it's all just a government witch hunt.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mom Says the Government Is Being Super Mean to Her Beautiful Boy

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

FTX has sued Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, alleging that the couple either knew about (or ignored signs of) SBF's criminal behavior.

SBF’s Parents Sued for Ignoring “Bright Red Flags” About Son’s Crimes

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to new reporting, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried played much bigger roles in FTX's business proceedings than they've let on.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents May Have Been More Involved in FTX Than We Thought

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Jailhouse internet is so bad, apparently, that Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers say it should be grounds for his release.

Sam Bankman-Fried Complains That the Wi-Fi Is Bad in Jail

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sam Bankman-Fried is apparently having a really bad time in jail because they won't give him proper food or medication.

Sam Bankman-Fried Complains Jail Is Serving Him “Flesh Meals”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Former crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is officially heading to a Brooklyn jail to await trial after being accused of tampering with witnesses.

Sam Bankman-Fried Heads to Squalid Jail

By Victor Tangermann

Former FTX CEO Bankman-Fried and his brother Gabriel talked about buying a tiny island to conduct genetic experiments on humans.

FTX Considered Buying an Island to Conduct Human Genetic Experimentation

By Victor Tangermann

FTX appears to have made a $500 million dollar investment into the buzzy AI startup Anthropic — which might spell good news for customers.

FTX Made a Very Smart Investment That May Be Able to Pay Back Its Customers

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

If you thought Caroline Ellison's tumblr was salacious, just wait until the public gets a look at her personal diary.

We’re Obsessed With Caroline Ellison’s Diary Being Evidence in the FTX Case

By Noor Al-Sibai

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried joked with his collaborators about a "tendency to lose track of millions of dollars in assets," according to a new report.

SBF and Friends Apparently Joked About Their “Tendency to Lose Track of Millions of Dollars in Assets”

By Victor Tangermann

As a result of newly-tightened bail restrictions, Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is no longer allowed to play his favorite videogame. Brutal.

FTX Founder Suffers Personal Nightmare as Courts Cut Him Off From League of Legends

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

While it surely won't be fun for any of Sam Bankman-Fried's (SBF) friends to take the stand against him, for Nashad Singh, it might just sting the worst.

FTX Cofounder Who Was Allegedly in Groupchat Called “Wirefraud” Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Wondering if former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who's currently on house arrest awaiting criminal and civil trial, did something wrong? He is, too.

Sam Bankman-Fried Ponders Whether He Might Have Done Anything Wrong

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to Substack author Sam Bankman-Fried's excel docs — delivered by way of newsletter — FTX US is solvent. The new FTX CEO says otherwise.

Sam Bankman-Fried Posts Excel Docs That He Says Shows Nothing Was His Fault

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Sam Bankman-Fried's friend and colleagues turned on him to save themselves. So, his parents have apparently given him a dog — who doubles as security.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Reportedly Got Him a Dog So He Wouldn’t Be So Lonely

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to a former ranking FTX exec, the exchange's founder and disgraced CEO Sam Bankman-Fried — or SBF for short — was a terrible boss.

Sam Bankman-Fried Was a Horrible Boss, Former Exec Says

By Noor Al-Sibai

The rumors are true: Sam Bankman-Fried, currently on house arrest in California, has a Substack newsletter now. And according to him, nothing's his fault!

Sam Bankman-Fried, Bored on House Arrest, Starts a Substack

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

SBF reportedly used FTX money to support a lavish lifestyle for himself and his inner circle, spending tens of millions on luxury housing, hotels, and food.

Sam Bankman-Fried Reportedly Lived in Astonishing Opulence

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a seemingly chaotic court hearing on Monday, SBF "leaned back with his eyes closed" and had to be "awakened by a court official," according to Reuters.

Sam Bankman-Fried Caught Either Sleeping or Resting His Eyes in Court

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A Judas figure has emerged in the epic fall from grace of former cryptocurrency exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried: former co-CEO Ryan Salame.

Judas Identified in FTX Last Supper

By Victor Tangermann

Disgraced ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who was officially arrested Monday night in the Bahamas on US criminal charges, just had his first court hearing.

SBF’s Dad Kept Sticking His Fingers in Ears During Court Hearing

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

FTX's new CEO John Ray had an unusual explanation for what had happened, telling lawmakers that "this is really just old fashioned embezzlement."

FTX’s New CEO Says Company Did “Old Fashioned Embezzlement”

By Victor Tangermann

A new report alleges that ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison were in a secret groupchat called "Wirefraud."

SBF and Caroline Ellison Allegedly Had a Secret Groupchat Called “Wirefraud”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Disgraced cryptocurrency executive Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas and is facing US criminal charges.

Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas, Facing US Criminal Charges

By Victor Tangermann

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is speaking out, and he's sort of, kind of, taking responsibility — but also not really?

An Interviewer Asked Sam Bankman-Fried If He’d Been Honest and His Answer Was Bizarre

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In the early days of the FTX collapse, founder SBF was so stubborn about saving the exchange that people near him had to beg him to do the right thing.

Leaked Messages Show FTX Insiders Begging SBF to Step Down as Crisis Deepened

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sam Bankman-Fried — who Twitter owner Elon Musk has been heavily firing shots at left and right — is actually Musk's partner in the deal.

Elon Musk Vigorously Denies That SBF Secretly Owns Part of Twitter

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Quit Because of His “Incessant and Disruptive Tweeting”

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Quit Because of His “Incessant and Disruptive Tweeting”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Lawyer Explains Why He's Suing Celebs Who Shilled FTX Before Its Spectacular Meltdown

Behind the Lawsuit Against Celebs Who Shilled FTX Before Its Spectacular Meltdown

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In Twitter DMs, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried appeared to admit that his "effective altruism" bent wasn't as effective or altruistic as one would think.

Sam Bankman-Fried Admits the “Ethics Stuff” Was “Mostly a Front”

By Noor Al-Sibai

News of the fact that crypyto exchange FTX was short billions of dollars came as a huge shock to some, with one exec reportedly vomiting.

FTX Exec Vomited in Horror When He Learned the Truth

By Victor Tangermann

Sam Bankman-Fried bankrolled a lot of politicians before his crypto exhange FTX went belly up. But are those politicians going to return the money? Well...

Politicians Refuse to Say Whether They’ll Give Back Donations From Sam Bankman-Fried

By Frank Landymore

Disgraced cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried isn't feeling much remorse after his $32 billion exchange FTX collapsed in a matter of days.

Crypto Guy Says He’s Doing Fine After Losing Billions of Customers’ Money, Getting Plenty of Sleep

By Victor Tangermann

There are few things that wealthy people can do to get in trouble in the crypto-friendly tax haven of the Bahamas. But alas, Sam Bankman-Fried has done it.

The FTX Collapse Is So Egregious That Even the Bahamas Are Investigating

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Legal experts have pointed out a shocking loophole that may actually work in the favor of Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX's youthful head.

Experts Say Sam Bankman-Fried’s Best Legal Defense Is to Say He’s Just Really, Really Stupid

By Noor Al-Sibai