Sam Bankman-Fried

Serum

Serum Token Becomes Latest Project in Bankman-Fried Empire to Turn Heads

Muyao ShenApr 28, 2021

FTX-backed serum has surged to an all-time high price.

Solana

Solana Bucked Bitcoin Sell-Off; Upstart Blockchain Challenges Ethereum on Speed, Fees

Muyao ShenApr 20, 2021

Solana's SOL tokens have jumped 17-fold in price this year, for a market capitalization over $8 billion.

Video Games

Decentraland Founder Unveils Project of Bringing NFTs to ‘Big-Time’ Video Games

Ian AllisonMay 12, 2021

Decentraland co-founder Ari Meilich is teaming up with gaming industry heavyweights to launch Big Time Studios. Everyone from Ashton Kutcher to Sam Bankman-Fried is involved in the $10.3 million Series A round of funding.

Sam Bankman-Fried

FTX CEO Says Miami Heat Naming Rights Deal Is Partly Philanthropic

Daniel KuhnMar 29, 2021

Sam Bankman-Fried wants to do good by doing well.

OTC

$80M Deal Gone Wrong: Alameda Research, Reef Finance Spar Over Unloaded Tokens

William FoxleyMar 16, 2021

A scuttled deal between Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research and DeFi upstart Reef Finance offers an inside look at the wild world of OTC trading.

Sam Bankman-Fried

FTX

FTX in Talks to Sponsor Miami Heat’s NBA Arena: Report

Nikhilesh De

The talks are another sign that crypto is breaking into the mainstream in 2021.

Blockchain billionaires

CEOs of Coinbase, FTX and Binance Top Blockchain Billionaire’s List

Jamie Crawley

According to Hurun Report's 2020 ranking, there are 17 blockchain billionaires, 11 of whom were new additions in 2020.

Coinbase

Coinbase: DeFi Could Hurt Us and US Regulations Make It Hard to Fight Back

Brady Dale

Caught between megabanks and food-branded DEXs, how does Coinbase compete?

DeFi

The Smart Way to Talk About DeFi’s $22B

Brady Dale

"TVL isn't the best indicator when ETH and all other crypto is green for weeks," one observer said of DeFi's recent growth.

Long Read

Addicted to Crypto?

Jeff Wilser

Some trade crypto because they have to; some of us just can't stop. What it means to be addicted.

Election 2020

Cryptocurrency CEO Donated Second-Largest Amount to Joe Biden’s Campaign

Sebastian Sinclair

Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of cryptocurrency derivatives platform FTX, made the second-largest donation to Joe Biden's presidential campaign.

Uniswap

SushiSwap Will Withdraw Up to $830M From Uniswap Today: Why It Matters for DeFi

Brady Dale

It's perhaps the largest test to date of a growing mood in DeFi: that all major projects should be community-owned.