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FTX reportedly transferred $500 million of crypto onto a USB stick to stop it from being stolen by hackers

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FTX cofounder Sam Bankman-Fried faces charges of fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

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Caroline Ellison is a math whiz, trader, and shadow figure behind FTX's collapse. She's testifying this week in the criminal trial of her ex-colleague and boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Caroline Ellison was the CEO of Alameda Research, a trading firm launched by Sam Bankman-Fried. She expected to testify in SBF's trial this week.

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SBF's lawyers shouldn't be allowed to use his $500 million investment in AI firm Anthropic — which could used to pay back FTX customers — as evidence, prosecutors say

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Sam Bankman-Fried stands as he is introduced to prospective jurors for his fraud trial over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 3, 2023 in this courtroom sketch
A court sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried.

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A pair of Bahamian private jets said to be funded by a 'handshake deal' with Sam Bankman-Fried are set to be confiscated by the US government

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A blue and white Bombardier Global 5000 and Sam Bankman-Fried wearing a suit and tie.
The Bombardier Global 5000, and Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Michael Lewis is hitting back at critics who feel he's been too sympathetic to Sam Bankman-Fried: 'I think they're crazy'

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Michael Lewis (left) hits back at critics he was being too sympathetic to Sam Bankman-Fried (right).

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See inside the $35 million 'Orchid' penthouse Sam Bankman-Fried lived in, with floor-to-ceiling ocean views and a rooftop pool

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Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial started on Tuesday.

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FTX Workers Knew About Alameda’s Backdoor into Customer Funds: Report

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Last year, it took reporters digging into Alameda Research’s balance sheet to finally show that ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s big crypto house of cards was built on a shaky bedrock of customer funds.

Sam Bankman-Fried isn't the only one on trial. The entire crypto industry is.

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Sam Bankman-Fried viewed from the side through a glass window at the U.S. federal courthouse in New York City on March 30, 2023.
Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Sam Bankman-Fried decided at the last minute he didn't want to speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, leaving organizers scrambling

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A close-up of Sam Bankman-Fried.
Sam Bankman-Fried often canceled on meetings, according to his biographer.

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Michael Lewis says being around Sam Bankman-Fried was a downgrade from his more materialistic life: 'The food was worse. The company was worse.'

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Composite of Michael Lewis (left) and Sam Bankman-Fried (right).

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