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Sam Bankman-Fried sticking his tongue out while at Crypto Bahamas earlier this year. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried's Self-Incrimination Tour
The disgraced man-child’s media apology tour may sway the underinformed. But it can only hurt Bankman-Fried where it counts – in the courtroom.
Sam Bankman-Fried sticking his tongue out while at Crypto Bahamas earlier this year. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Why Do Crypto Lenders Keep Blowing Up?
Liquidity issues at BlockFi, Genesis, Celsius and other lending firms have tarnished this once-promising growth sector. But not all crypto lenders are created equal.
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The Bitcoin Obituary Obituary
And why one Harvard economist thinks bitcoin could end up on central bank balance sheets.
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Mansplaining Your Way Through the Crypto Crash at Thanksgiving
No, you don’t have to accept any personal responsibility for suggesting Anchor was just like a savings account.
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What Is a Crypto Exchange Token and How Did It Help Blow up FTX?
Exchange tokens do not represent a claim on a centralized crypto businesses, but they can have utility.
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Decentralized Social Media – Has the Moment Come?
With Elon Musk's Twitter seeing a backlash, users are flocking to Web3 alternatives like Lens, Minds and Mastodon. Will the trend last?
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AI Artwork Sam Bankman-Fried SBF in Prison concept (Midjourney/CoinDesk)
They Burned Down Crypto. Now They Want a Comeback
Sam Bankman-Fried thinks he can turn things around while his peers Su Zhu and Kyle Davies paint themselves as victims.
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Enron founder and longtime CEO Kenneth Lay, in a mugshot taken July 2004. Lay was convicted of fraud in 2006, but died before being sentenced. (Photo courtesy Bureau of Prisons/Getty Images)
The FTX Collapse Looks an Awful Lot Like Enron
Alameda and FTX were built on false asset values driven by deceptive self-dealing. So was America's most notorious corporate fraud.
Enron founder and longtime CEO Kenneth Lay, in a mugshot taken July 2004. Lay was convicted of fraud in 2006, but died before being sentenced. (Photo courtesy Bureau of Prisons/Getty Images)

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Let’s Talk About the New York Times' ‘Puff Piece’ on Sam Bankman-Fried
How complicit is the media in the FTX and Alameda Research co-founder's rise and fall?
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Sam Bankman-Fried garnered immense praise and influence based on his purported philanthropy. In reality, he stole billions from customers. (Nas Daily/YouTube)
How Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘Effective’ Altruism Blew Up FTX
The Alameda Research and FTX founder believed he had singular insight into how to fix the world's problems. Instead, he wound up exemplifying them.
Sam Bankman-Fried garnered immense praise and influence based on his purported philanthropy. In reality, he stole billions from customers. (Nas Daily/YouTube)