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One of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX allies is going to prison too

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Ryan Salame, right, leaving a Manhattan federal courthouse in September.

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The new king of crypto

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Crypto.com slime covering a globe
Crypto.com is balancing between notability and infamy. It's walking softly but carrying a big ad budget.

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I was a director at Goldman Sachs and quit to work in crypto. People questioned me, but I wanted to build something great.

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Hong Yea quit his director role because he felt like working for a company was limiting his dreams.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Will Move From New York Jail to California

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Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, the disgraced cryptocurrency executive who was

Wisconsin Becomes the First State to Buy Bitcoin

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Wisconsin has officially become the first state to buy bitcoin, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. And while $98 million isn’t considered a lot of money for a state pension fund, it’s still a notable move given how notoriously volatile cryptocurrency investing can be.

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Sam Bankman-Fried has a new currency to trade in prison: rice

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Left: Sam Bankman-Fried in a blue suit with red striped tie. Right: Pile of white rice.
Sam Bankman-Fried gave his first in-person interview from prison to Puck. He said his rice has become a prison commodity.

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FTX plans to give customers their money back — with one painful caveat

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, Thursday, Feb. 16
Sam Bankman-Fried.

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FTX Customers Will Get Back All the Money They Lost in the Collapse

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Nearly all of FTX’s former customers will get back almost 100% of the money they lost at the time of the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse — if not more.

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‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Charged in $50 Million Tax Fraud

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Early crypto investor Roger Ver, a.k.a. ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ has been charged with a tax fraud, with the Department of Justice saying he evaded nearly $50 million in taxes.

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A crypto bigwig dropped $1.5M on a watch from the Titanic as a gift for his wife

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A closed gold pocket watch emblazoned with the initials JJA.
It's the most expensive piece of Titanic memorabilia ever sold.

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