Cryptocurrencies
‘Increasing dread’: The private thoughts of Caroline Ellison, star witness in the FTX case
As Sam Bankman-Fried’s sometime-girlfriend and one of his earliest hires, Catherine Ellison had unique insight into the FTX founder.
- by David Yaffe-Bellany and Matthew Goldstein
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‘Crocodile of Wall Street’ pleads guilty in billion-dollar Bitcoin hack case
A hacker and his social-media rapper wife pleaded guilty to a money-laundering conspiracy tied to the theft of billions of dollars of Bitcoin.
- by Sabrina Willmer
The ‘crypto sheriff’ made lots of enemies. Then someone came after him
When he arrived in London in late early 2022, 34-year-old Kyle Roche was riding high. But his life started to unravel after a fateful meeting.
- by John Carreyrou
Latest FTX allegations include plan to buy Nauru to survive cataclysm
Bankrupt FTX Trading’s latest lawsuit against co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his former top executives has revealed new details about the allegations of massive fraud at the fallen crypto conglomerate.
- by Hannah Miller
Disgruntled investor charged with kidnapping 24-year-old ‘Crypto King’
Aiden Pleterski lived a lavish lifestyle before declaring bankruptcy after crypto markets tanked. Late one night in December, he was kidnapped, then beaten and tortured over three days, according to court records.
- by Jesus Jiménez
Crypto kingpin charged with fraud after collapse that led to billions in losses
Alex Mashinsky is accused by US prosecutors of waging a years-long scheme to mislead customers before Celsius collapsed last year with more than $US1 billion in debt.
- by Ava Benny-Morrison and Allyson Versprille
The crypto star nobody’s heard of is shining
The smaller token litecoin has outstripped the broader crypto market.
- by Sidhartha Shukla
ASIC searches Binance Australia offices as part of derivatives probe
The financial markets watchdog conducted searches at several Binance Australia offices this week as governments around the world turn up the heat on the biggest cryptocurrency exchange.
- by Amy Bainbridge and Sunil Jagtiani
Australian-based Stake.com founders dodge $580 million claim
A US judge dismissed the case for jurisdictional reasons, but granted leave to the former business partner to amend his claim and refile it in the next 30 days.
- by Sarah Danckert
The Hollywood ‘super connector’ who built disgraced crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried’s celebrity world
A Hollywood agent turned investor played an unusual role in the business empire of crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried.
- by David Yaffe-Bellany and Erin Griffith
Crypto still popular among young, male investors
Gen Z investors are among those who are most interested in crypto as an emerging investment.
- by Jie Yee Ong