Sam Bankman-Fried: Trust Is Everything
Economies are built on trust. Will the bank keep your money safe and accessible? Will the seller mail you those vintage action figures? Will eBay make you whole if the package never arrives? Trust is…
November 2022
The Best Ever Libertarian Gift Guide
“Eye-eye-eyeeeeee don’t want a lot for Christmas,” she said. “There is just one thing I need,” she said. It’s the secular holiday anthem for the ages. And it’s based on a lie. No shade to…
Did Sam Bankman-Fried's Millions Buy the Media's Loyalty?
The public is only beginning to understand the full extent of alleged crimes committed by Sam Bankman-Fried (better known as SBF), a cryptocurrency entrepreneur who lost billions of dollars after his exchange, FTX, was revealed…
New FTX CEO Describes 'Complete Failure of Corporate Controls' in Scathing Court Filings
The latest revelations about collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX show a company that was even more shambolically managed than was known or even thought possible. “Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure…
FTX Meltdown and the Future of Crypto: Live With Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell
When a cryptocurrency exchange holding $16 billion worth of customer deposits suddenly collapses, what does that portend for the future of the crypto industry? How did Sam Bankman-Fried, the 30-year-old founder of the company and…
Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Under Investigation
What’s going on with FTX? The cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for bankruptcy amid revelations that it lent billions in customer assets to an affiliated trading firm called Alameda Research. Now its owner—a prominent Democratic…