Sam Bankman-Fried’s $500 Million Investment Still Haunts Anthropic
Sam Bankman-Fried funded Anthropic before FTX collapsed. Critics say his network still drives the AI safety debate.
Sam Bankman-Fried funded Anthropic before FTX collapsed. Critics say his network still drives the AI safety debate.
SBF's lawyer says the $11 billion FTX fine would leave him broke for life as the Supreme Court weighs his appeal.

Before the crypto exchange FTX collapsed, the company and several senior executives, including Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), poured tens of millions of dollars into Washington, recruited former government officials, and championed legislation billed as consumer protection. To this very day, some critics believe FTX’s broader ambition was regulatory capture, a strategy in which one of an […]

According to a Substack post written by Manifund co-founder and CEO Austin Chen, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison has been hired by the 501(c)(3) charity. Chen explained that Ellison spent two months quietly working under the name “Carol” when she started. Caroline Ellison Became ‘Carol’ The girl who had a relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried […]

Will the Supreme Court be able to give Sam Bankman-Fried a second chance or move ahead with their judgement?

Sam Bankman-Fried asks the Supreme Court to review his FTX fraud conviction, 25-year sentence and roughly $11 billion forfeiture in a petition.

The Supreme Court's decision will shape future legal standards for financial fraud cases and influence perceptions of justice in high-profile convictions.


Sam Bankman-Fried has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out his fraud conviction and the $11 billion forfeiture order attached to it. Two Asks, Not One The latest filing does two separate things, namely: First, the conviction: Bankman-Fried’s lawyers argue the trial court improperly barred him from presenting evidence that FTX and Alameda Research, […]

SBF’s lawyers say he was barred from arguing customers lost nothing, and call the $11 billion forfeiture an "crushing fine."

Bankman-Fried’s lawyers challenged the exclusion of evidence about customer losses and argued that his $11 billion forfeiture was excessive.

Sam Bankman-Fried has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review his fraud conviction, 25-year sentence and $11 billion forfeiture.

Bankman-Fried says he was unfairly barred from providing evidence that FTX had more than enough assets to cover losses from the collapse.
Sam Bankman-Fried asked the Supreme Court to review his FTX fraud conviction, the last legal door open to him.
The CFTC ends its FTX fraud cases against Ellison and Wang, giving the FTX insiders trading bans but no new fines.

The probe into SBF-linked donations highlights potential gaps in political funding transparency, raising questions about accountability in UK politics.

As the chairman of the Reform UK calls for an investigation into a FTX-linked political donation, the party’s leader prepares to face voters amid his own crypto-related scandal.

A federal appeals court has issued its mandate affirming Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud conviction, 25-year prison sentence and $11 billion forfeiture order. Second Circuit closes Bankman-Fried appeal The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit filed its mandate on Aug.…

Three circuit judges disputed the former FTX CEO’s claims that the defunct crypto exchange’s investors could have been made whole and wouldn’t have experienced any losses.

Labour's Wes Streeting reportedly received $50K from a think tank whose founder was gifted $610K by Sam Bankman-Fried.