Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty in Manhattan for stealing FTX funds to cover Alameda Research losses.
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Updated Jun 12
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What happened
Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty in Manhattan for stealing FTX funds to cover Alameda Research losses.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- The article reports on the initial collapse of FTX, detailing that founder Sam Bankman-Fried was responsible for the exchange's operations, used stolen customer funds to prop up the fund, and the creditor status was reported by the New York Times on February 6, 2023.Sub-event
SBF found guilty in Manhattan; seeks pardon from Donald Trump.1 source
SBF faced fraud conviction regarding the diversion of FTX funds to Alameda Research.1 source
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FTX collapsed in Manhattan, leading to Bankman-Fried using FTX to cover Alameda losses and seeking a pardon from Donald Trump.Also in this story
- Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang are implicated in the FTX fraud, with Wang writing code to drain funds and Ellison running Alameda Research.
- Government seized assets from FTX and Alameda Research, transferring them to Coinbase, while Trump issued an executive order restricting sales.
- A court ruling in Manhattan addressed trading losses related to FTX and Alameda Research involving Sam Bankman-Fried.
- Bankman-Fried founded FTX and a federal appeals court ruling took place in Manhattan.
The entities involved
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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FTX
Bahamian digital asset exchange company
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Alameda Research
quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm
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Sam Bankman-Fried
American cryptocurrency entrepreneur convicted of fraud (born 1992)
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