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An FTX lawyer told the Delaware bankruptcy court that SBF asked FTX cofounder Gary Wang to create a secret backdoor to let Alameda borrow $65B of clients' money (Pete Syme/Insider)
Pete Syme / Insider: An FTX lawyer told the Delaware bankruptcy court that SBF asked FTX cofounder Gary Wang to…
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Sources: Alameda invested $1.1B in bitcoin miner Genesis Digital, including $500M to buy co-founders' shares; Genesis is among FTX's largest bankruptcy assets (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Alameda invested $1.1B in bitcoin miner Genesis Digital, including $500M to buy co-founders’ shares; Genesis is…
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A look at the rise and fall of Alameda Research, whose troubles began well before the crypto crash as it took big gambles, winning some and losing plenty (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: A look at the rise and fall of Alameda Research, whose troubles began well before the crypto…
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Solana cofounders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal scramble to move past FTX's stain on their token, down 96% from November 2021; FTX and Alameda bought 58M+ SOL (Hannah Miller/Bloomberg)
Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: Solana cofounders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal scramble to move past FTX’s stain on their token,…
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A look at North Dimension, a little-known Alameda Research subsidiary, where the SEC says FTX told customers to wire funds to trade without disclosing the ties (Gretchen Morgenson/NBC News)
Gretchen Morgenson / NBC News: A look at North Dimension, a little-known Alameda Research subsidiary, where the SEC says FTX…
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Court transcript from plea hearing: Caroline Ellison said she and Sam Bankman-Fried knowingly misled lenders about how much Alameda was borrowing from FTX (Reuters)
Reuters: Court transcript from plea hearing: Caroline Ellison said she and Sam Bankman-Fried knowingly misled lenders about how much Alameda…
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A look at Modulo Capital, a mysterious multi-strategy hedge fund founded in 2022 and based in Albany in The Bahamas, which received $400M from Alameda Research (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)
Tracy Wang / CoinDesk: A look at Modulo Capital, a mysterious multi-strategy hedge fund founded in 2022 and based in…
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Despite SBF claiming he stepped away from running Alameda, shifting blame to CEO Caroline Ellison, the US government argues that SBF was still calling the shots (Justin Baer/Wall Street Journal)
Justin Baer / Wall Street Journal: Despite SBF claiming he stepped away from running Alameda, shifting blame to CEO Caroline…
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Court filing: FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame tipped Bahamas' security commission on November 9 that FTX customer funds were used to cover Alameda losses (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Court filing: FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame tipped Bahamas’ security commission on November 9 that FTX customer…
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SBF's "carelessness" fraud defense, after misrepresenting risk management and funneling customer money to Alameda, is a confession the SEC sees straight through (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
Matt Levine / Bloomberg: SBF’s “carelessness” fraud defense, after misrepresenting risk management and funneling customer money to Alameda, is a…
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