He also ran a hedge fund called Alameda Research. The 31-year-old was one of the world’s wealthiest people on paper, with an estimated net worth of $32 billion, when his cryptocurrency businesses collapsed last November. Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges. (Reuters: /Eduardo Munoz/File )
Who is in the Sam Bankman-fried trial?
Sam Bankman-Fried trial: Here’s who’s who, from Caroline Ellison to Joseph Bankman, Barbara Fried, Gary Wang, and more. The mysterious rival. The law-professor parents. The ex-girlfriend hedge fund CEO turned star witness. And maybe Tom Brady? Photo illustration by Slate.
What did James Salame & James Bond do with FTX money?
Salame and Bond also co-owned a real estate company, Dogemewn LLC, which owned several condos in the crypto-loving state of Texas. Salame also bought a jet with FTX money while living with SBF and eight other roommates in the infamous FTX-Alameda Bahamas penthouse. Other items of note: See more at the Sullivan & Cromwell entry below.
