Fraud


Opinion

10 Questions for FTX CEO John J. Ray III From a Securities Lawyer

In his recent media tour, disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried claims he did not commit fraud. Someone that still has access to FTX and Alameda Research’s accounts could prove otherwise.

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Finance

Crypto Hedge Fund BKCoin Fired Co-Founder Kang Over Misappropriated Investor Funds

An ongoing case in a Florida district court alleges Kang misused $12 million in investor assets.

BKCoin co-founder Kevin Kang (BKCoin)

Policy

Blockchain Entrepreneur Arrested in California on Fraud Charges

The Justice Department has accused Rikesh Thapa of bilking his startup firm of over $1 million in U.S. currency, cryptocurrency and utility tokens.

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Opinion

Be Patient: Sam Bankman-Fried Could Go to Prison for a Very, Very Long Time

The former wonder boy could be behind bars for life, according to U.S. federal sentencing guidelines.

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Policy

OneCoin Co-Conspirator Frank Schneider Faces Money-Laundering Charges

The charges were revealed in an indictment that was unveiled this week.

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Videos

CoinDesk Op-Ed: FTX Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident

CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris unpacks his latest opinion piece that argues Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of troubled crypto exchange FTX, is a fraud.

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Opinion

What a Securities Lawyer Would Ask FTX’s Bankman-Fried

New York Times columnist Aaron Ross Sorkin will interview Sam Bankman-Fried at the DealBook Summit. Here are 10 questions a practiced fraud lawyer would ask the former chief executive.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Crypto Fraud Climbs by a Third to Over $270M: Report

The country is in a recession and the cost of living has increased, making some people vulnerable to fraudsters.

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Videos

Worse Than Enron? Examining the FTX Collapse

"The Hash" panel discusses the parallels and differences between the implosions of crypto exchange FTX and the fall of the most infamous business fraud in American history – the Texas-based energy trading con Enron (ENE).

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Opinion

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)